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Adherence: to what and for whom?

Adherence might be described as ‘sticking to the plan’. The question is what plan, who contributes to it and how does that affect a person’s ability to stick to it?
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New guideline transforms approach to therapy in T2D

New consensus guidance from the American Diabetes Association and European Association for the Study of Diabetes offers a dramatic shake-up of the conventional order of glucose lowering drugs, with newer agents given more prominent ‘ranking’
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• Half of older patients exposed to potentially inappropriate prescribing  
• Study finds safety concerns with SGLT2i’s 
• Medical and nursing leaders urge healthcare professions to back a people’s vote on final Brexit deal
• Diabetes prescribing accounts for 13% of NHS drugs bill
• Budget boost for NHS funding fails to address pressures in general practice
• Patients with type 1 diabetes missing out on glucose devices
• Number of registered nurses increases but NHS faces massive shortages
• Action needed to improve MenC vaccination uptake
• Stroke conference targets practice nurses
• Practices max out on QOF points

Managing urinary tract infections

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) account for 1–3% of all general practice consultations every year, and are the second most common clinical indication for empirical antimicrobial treatment. In a bid to overcome antimicrobial resistance, current advice is that in patients with only one or two mild symptoms, issuing self care advice, analgesia and a delayed antibiotic prescription may be appropriate.

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• Removing the stigma around HPV
• Drug interactions with Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• New guideline transforms approach to therapy in T2D
• Adherence: to what and for whom?
• Travel health update
• Cervical screening – giving patients more choice

17 Oct 2018

Managing type 2 diabetes – beyond glycaemic control The aged skin and skin tears Decision-making and mental capacity Multimorbidity: implications for general practice nurses Travel health update Supporting people with multiple sclerosis

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13 Sep 2018

Prescribing lipid-lowering drugs Pharmacological management of migraine The NICE draft guideline on COPD: Turning the tide? Travel health update New guidance aims to boost uptake of seasonal flu vaccination Understanding cardiac arrhythmias Exploring career opportunities in general practice nursing

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17 Aug 2018

Seasonal flu campaign grows in complexity The art of the sexual healthcare consultation Polypharmacy Guidance, Realistic Prescribing Gout: is there a role in management for the general practice nurse? Essential tremor Be seen, be heard, be brave: nurse leadership Travel health update

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11 Jul 2018

When guidelines collide - Part two: Asthma treatment Patients’ requests for antibiotics - how to manage expectations Heavy menstrual bleeding ’Real world’ study confirms lower bleeding risk with DOACS Reviewing patients with epilepsy: a role for the practice nurse? Healing wounds: where can it go wrong? Hearing loss in adults: assessment and management Boosting uptake of cervical screening Travel health update

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