Evidence and Practice
Assessing the needs of young carers and young adult carers in a south west London borough
Social prescribing offers options and support
Care of children dependent on long-term ventilation
Clinical
Assessing the needs of young carers and young adult carers in a south west London...
A knowledge gap was identified in the Kingston Carers’ 2016 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment...
Use of a text messaging service for communication with parents and carers
This article looks at how parents and carers can use text messaging to have safe and secure...
Innovations in managing at risk and deteriorating adult patients at home
This article describes innovations in the recognition and management of at risk and...
Developing a course for primary care healthcare assistants in recognising and...
The acuity of patients being seen and treated in primary care is changing. This article...
The role of the practice nurse in assessing erectile dysfunction in men with type 2...
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common problem in men who have diabetes. However, ED...
Activities to encourage nurses to learn more about motivational interviewing
Good communication is vital in all health settings. If nurses are to support lifestyle and...
CPD articles
Understanding the health risks of varicella zoster virus in pregnancy
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a common illness that causes varicella (chickenpox) and...
Increasing use of long-acting contraception in primary care
Long-acting, reversible contraception is a safe and effective way to control fertility,...
Migraine in primary care: myths, management and medication overuse
This article is aimed at primary care nurses and covers the presentation of migraine across...
Managing patients with multimorbidity
Multimorbidity is becoming an increasing problem with more patients having two or more long-...
Improving outcomes for patients with irritable bowel syndrome in primary care, with...
Irritable bowel syndrome is a common disorder of gastrointestinal function with symptoms...
Skin infections
This article outlines the issues involved in assessing and managing people who present with...
Research focus
Social prescribing offers options and support
Three studies examine how social prescribing promotes a health and social care partnership
Care of children dependent on long-term ventilation
Three studies examine the rise in long-term ventilation to support respiratory function
Examining the effects of knife crime on health services
Three studies explore the prevalence of knife crime in London on children and young people
Diabetes self-management
Three articles investigate strategies to support the self-management of diabetes
Supporting carers as individuals to improve quality of life
Three recent studies observe the support given to carers
Young people’s consumption of sugar sweetened beverages
Three papers look at the role health care practitioners can play in educating young people...