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Mission Dementia

Do General Practice Nurses have a leading role to play in dementia care? If so, what should it look like and will it work for patients, their families and General Practice in terms of being sustainable and transferable? Personal issues,…

Kim Badcock25th February 2020

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Starting a Career in Nursing

This article has been written by the experts over at Whatuni.com. With advice on everything from applications to accommodation, Whatuni have everything you need to get in to university and make the most of it once you are there. Being…

Angie Hack5th February 2020

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A Public Health Storm in the Making: Should vaccination be mandatory in the UK?

Mercifully, most of us today will never witness the horrors of diseases such as polio, smallpox, and leprosy. These communicable diseases now pose far less risk due to the vaccinations that are available today. Indeed, smallpox is now considered to…

Admin17th December 2019

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The Nursing Workforce Crisis – General Practice needs your help!

I grew up witnessing the impact that my Mum, as a District Nursing officer, had on the lives of her patients and their families and the pride that she had from bearing the title ‘Queen’s Nurse’. Today I work with…

Admin3rd July 2019

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Let’s make prevention a priority for 2019: All Our Health

4 January 2019 | Professor Jamie Waterall, Associate Deputy Chief Nurse at Public Health England Firstly, let me wish you all a very happy New Year. The New Year brings the opportunity for reflection and for many of us time to…

Admin26th March 2019

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My reflections of my time as a CQC Inspector for Primary and Integrated Care

After being a general practice nurse (GPN) in a very busy but supportive GP Practice for many years, I felt I needed a change, a whole new challenge. I’d spotted an advert on the Care Quality Commission (CQC) website (accidentally,…

Admin24th March 2019