Early diagnosis of childhood cancer and why it matters

Practice nurses are taught that childhood cancers are conditions that they will encounter infrequently in general practice – but the truth is more complex, and it is important to have a heightened index of suspicion
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Resilience for General Practice Nurses – The impact of COVID-19

Working at the front line of primary care services during a global pandemic has been both stressful and challenging, but there are a number of principles GPNs can adopt to develop resilience – personally and as part of the practice team
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• New proficiency standards come into force
• Coronavirus deters parents from immunising children
• Invitation
• Healthcare leaders criticise ending of COVID restrictions
• Agenda for Change nurses to get 3% pay award
• Patient satisfaction with general practice high
• FSRH: women should always be offered pain relief in IUD procedures
• Respiratory patients ‘too scared’ to seek help
• RCN issues immunisations checklist
• Low HPV awareness increasing stigma in cervical screening

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• Resilience for General Practice Nurses – The impact of COVID-19
• Supporting nurses, transforming lives
• Practical decision support in respiratory patient care
• COVID-19 and beyond: the role of digital healthcare
• Anaemia – why it’s important and what you need to know
• Early diagnosis of childhood cancer and why it matters
• Autoimmune diseases. Part 1: background and diagnosis

17 Jun 2021

FeNO testing in primary care – are we nearly there yet? Embedding group consultations into practice: Perceptions of the general practice workforce Travel health update Advances in inhaler technology: influences on choice Epilepsy: an introduction for practice nurses

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19 May 2021

Diabetes – putting the patient in control Choosing and using a GLP-1 receptor agonist: A Practice Nurse Quick Guide Making structured diabetes education a priority Preserving the integrity of the cold chain Point of care testing Fewer asthma attacks during pandemic – or better self-management? Time for practice nurses to lead the way with type 2 diabetes remission?

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21 Apr 2021

Preceptorship: supporting transition into primary care Cardiovascular disease – identification and treatment of people at high risk COVID-19, type 2 diabetes and the role of generalist primary care nurses How to improve the physical health of people with severe mental illness

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8 Mar 2021

Vaccination hesitancy COVID-19 vaccinations and the Louisa Jordan pilot Recognising sepsis Moving on up – combination inhalers and beyond A clinical priority: cardiovascular disease prevention

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