New community and end of life lead wants to challenge RCN’s elitist image
Carolyn Doyle wants to be accessible to all nurses, champion and support them
19 Dec 2019
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Diabetes: why managing the condition is about so much more than blood sugar levels
People can find the emotional demands relentless, leading to diabetes distress or burnout
04 Dec 2019
Vitamin B12: to inject or not to inject?
Why treating vitamin B 12 deficiency with intramuscular injections could be a waste of...
02 Dec 2019
Diabetes: what nurses can learn from peer support groups
Young, newly diagnosed adults value a positive approach that makes them feel less isolated
28 Nov 2019
Leadership: how the QNI is helping community nurses develop their skills
Two cohorts of nurses have successfully completed the QNI’s leadership programme since 2017
22 Nov 2019
General practice nursing: a specialism in need of a higher profile and more recruits
Three years on from a QNI survey, have general practice nurses' concerns been addressed?
14 Nov 2019
District nursing’s survival is vital to a modern healthcare system
The value of nursing in the community is starting to be recognised. But is it too late?
13 Nov 2019
NHS over-40s health check: how nurses can make it bigger and better
It was never just for the worried well, but now a major revamp will extend its reach
12 Nov 2019
Nurses use video link to keep older people out of hospital
Link enables nurses to triage people in care and nursing homes, reducing hospital admissions
31 Oct 2019
Help older patients by tackling overprescribing
Polypharmacy puts many older people at risk of serious side effects
09 Oct 2019
Preparing guidance for community and primary care non-medical prescribers
How a Wessex healthcare forum got together to provide support for nurse prescribers
08 Oct 2019
E. coli infection: how every nurse can help prevent it
The Gram-negative bacteria is a growing threat in community and acute settings
17 Sep 2019
Nurses open up about their mental health problems
Mental ill health is now the top reason for NHS sickness absence – but there is good news
12 Sep 2019
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Sepsis: what you need to know
Around 44,000 people a year die from the 'silent killer'. What can nurses do?
12 Sep 2019
Wound care: treating the cause rather than simply covering it with a dressing
How to challenge the perceived inevitability associated with chronic wounds
28 Aug 2019
General practice nursing’s new voice at the RCN
New GPN professional lead Marie Therese Massey aims to raise the specialism’s profile
15 Aug 2019
A career ladder that general practice nurses can climb
New leadership and training opportunities are opening up for primary care nurses
12 Aug 2019
Practice nurse transforms pathway for leg ulcer care
A nurse studied her practice’s leg ulcer care and devised a new pathway that improved healing
08 Aug 2019