Can nurses afford not to vote?

‘Practice Nursing provides nurses working in general practice with the tools to reach their full potential and deliver the best possible care to their patients. Our monthly journal informs and...

Tories pledge £1 billion to increase GP appointments

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In this editorial, Southport-based GP Dr David Unwin (2024) recalls the ineffective ‘standard advice’ he gave to his patients on weight loss, eg ‘eat less, move more’, ‘everything in moderation’,...

Is it still acceptable to have 10 minutes for GPN consultations?

‘Practice Nursing provides nurses working in general practice with the tools to reach their full potential and deliver the best possible care to their patients. Our monthly journal informs and...

A decade-long journey from novice to manager in general practice

The narrative of my journey commences with the exhilarating moment of entering the bustling environment of a general practice as a newly qualified nurse. I embarked on what would become the most...

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The association between loneliness and adverse physical and psychological health outcomes – like depression and anxiety, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality – also includes type 2 diabetes...

Developing a ‘national module’ for nurses considering a career in general practice: addressing the workforce crisis in primary care

To understand the current situation, it is important to look at the historical context. Attracting nurses into primary care has always been a challenge, and the reasons for this are complex and...

Quality Outcome Framework: what's your role?

‘Practice Nursing provides nurses working in general practice with the tools to reach their full potential and deliver the best possible care to their patients. Our monthly journal informs and...

The experiences of internationally educated nurses who joined the nursing workforce in England

In the period 1990/1991 to 2021/2022, the percentage of new IEN Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registrants rose from 10% to 53% of the total annual number. In 2022-2023, more than 40% of new NMC...

NMC revalidation: is it friend or foe?

‘Practice Nursing provides nurses working in general practice with the tools to reach their full potential and deliver the best possible care to their patients. Our monthly journal informs and...

Get the pay you deserve this November

‘Practice Nursing provides nurses working in general practice with the tools to reach their full potential and deliver the best possible care to their patients. Our monthly journal informs and...

Implementing 3rd-year learning disability student nurse-led clinics and evaluating self-efficacy and confidence

Hermeneutic phenomenology was used to explore the theoretical underpinning for the study (Ho et al., 2017). This approach was considered appropriate to examine the phenomena of confidence and...