Evidence and Practice
Migraine in primary care: myths, management and medication overuse
Role of family support in body image satisfaction and psychological distress among...
Why immunisation training matters
Clinical
Role of family support in body image satisfaction and psychological distress among...
This study explores the moderating role of family support on body image satisfaction and...
Why immunisation training matters
Vaccines are highly effective at reducing infectious disease and are recognised by the World...
Early detection of inherited cardiac conditions in primary care
Inherited cardiac conditions are a leading cause of sudden death in those under 40. A...
The role of asset-based approaches in community nursing
The population of the UK is changing – people are living longer and the number of people...
A community provider network model: the journey so far
This article showcases the role and positive effects that a community education provider...
Nursing student perspectives on a quality learning environment in general practice
General practice continues to increase in use as a placement area for nursing students in...
CPD articles
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...
Improving interpretation of spirometry for better diagnosis
Spirometry is the most widely used pulmonary function test. It is useful for identifying...
Insulin safety: avoiding mistakes and reducing risk
Insulin is a powerful glucose-lowering agent which can save lives and have a significant...
Research focus
Young people’s consumption of sugar sweetened beverages
Three papers look at the role health care practitioners can play in educating young people...
Chronic fatigue syndrome
This is a chronic debilitating illness and is, for many, a long-term condition. Our focus...
Research focus: end of life care for homeless people
Homeless people have a shortened life expectancy (Crisis 2012). This digest summarises three...
Advice on sleep position and foetal movement links to stillbirth
Links between sleep position and foetal movement prior to stillbirth
Blended feeds in children and young people
Aspects of blended feeds in children and young people are explored through the following...
The ‘Angelina Jolie effect’
Three studies evaluating the effect of the film star’s disclosure that she was a carrier of...