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Starting a new school with asthma – what to advise

GPNs are more than alert than most health professionals to the rise in number of exacerbations of asthma as children start school or go back to school each September..

Research Roundup

In this ethical consideration of capacity, Astrachan et al (2023) introduce a philosophical aspect which is relevant to many health professionals who deal with patients. The presumption of capacity is...

Tools, guidance and key events for general practice nurses

The King's Fund is hosting a free online event on how to tackle antimicrobial resistance. The talk takes place between 12–1 pm on Thursday 7 December. Speakers include Chief Executive of UK Sepsis...

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...

News Focus

Thousands of patients with heart failure will now get specialist care from home as the NHS expands its virtual wards scheme..

Sciatica in primary care – a case discussion

The sciatic nerve is defined as a collection of two nerves, the common fibular and tibial nerves, originating from the L4-S3 of the sacral plexus, leaving via the greater sciatic foramen and traveling...

Ketogenic: The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction in Human Health

Ketogenic is a collaborative venture and a work of scholarship from 62 eminent contributors from around the world, whose accumulated wisdom is presented in some 540 pages that include thousands of...

Here we are again: time to take on the flu and COVID-19 season!

‘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...

News

Tuberculosis cases in England increased by 7% in the first half of 2023 compared to the same timeframe in 2022.

Allergic rhinitis and asthma – one airway, one approach

Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a condition which affects the nasal mucosa and, in some cases, other organs including the eyes, palate, and lungs (Hossenbaccus et al 2020). The condition results from an...

Management of vitamin B12 deficiency in primary care

According to World Health Organization (WHO 2023), vitamin deficiencies are a major global health concern. Although iron, vitamin A, and iodine deficiencies are the most common worldwide, vitamin B12...

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...

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