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How a nurse-led GP liaison service helped streamline the patient journey
Sally Shaw explains how she helped develop a service to improve communication with local GPs
How to avoid the pitfalls when a patient needs the help of an interpreter
Why language and communication should not be barriers to a patient receiving quality care
Why the skills of assistant practitioners and nursing associates could bridge the gap
Assistant practitioners and nursing associates can help relieve pressure on busy nurses
Why nursing in remote communities can be such a rewarding challenge
Four Queen's Nurses working in Scotland provide an insight into their different roles...
Cautions against catheters
Nurses should constantly review the need to continue with catheters, says updated guidance
How in house staff development can grow your own district nurses
A trust has devised a range of courses to develop the skills of all its nursing workforce
The network for general practice nurses of the future
How student ambassadors are helping to promote the specialty as a first-choice career
Patient-led initiative targets heart failure in primary healthcare
Marvellous Mentors is aiming to improve awareness of heart failure
COPD flare-ups: how to end the ‘gross overuse’ of antibiotics
Earlier and better patient education is needed to promote self-management
How compassion and kindness can change a community
A volunteer-run social initiative is helping local people to support those in crisis
Introducing the board game that helps nurses promote healthy sleep in children
Ruth Silverman on how her Sleep Game can bolster knowledge of sleep patterns and behaviours
Outstanding nurses whose compassion and innovation won recognition
We hope our roll-call of amazing nurses will inspire you to nominate yourself or a colleague...