Getting back to basics

Harsh findings from two recent surveys suggest that there is room for improvement in the way we manage long term conditions, and that there is a great deal of catching up to do after the past couple of years
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Guideline in a nutshell: Improving vaccination uptake

With some exceptions, vaccine uptake rates have been falling and, in order to provide population-level protection, it is vital that everyone plays their part in encouraging their patients to accept the offer of vaccination
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• Monkeypox: some useful facts 
• Traffic Light assessment tool is ‘unreliable’
• Government acts to improve supplies of HRT
• COPD flare-ups increase risk of further exacerbations and death
• Medical language needs to change
• Invitation to help develop screening for T1D
• Provision of basic care to asthma patients plummets
• Overwhelming support for ICN #NursesForPeace campaign
• Satisfaction with GP services reaches new low
• Nurses lead innovative gardening projects

Contraception: an update

It is 60 years since the oral contraceptive pill first became available, and it continues to provide women with an effective means of choosing if and when they have children, but there are many options and a range of issues to consider when providing contraception advice.

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• Rolling up our sleeves to prepare for the flu vaccination campaign
• Guideline in a nutshell: Improving vaccination uptake
• Getting back to basics
• What you need to know about intrauterine contraception
• Pharmacology for nurses in general practice
• Travel health refresher

20 Apr 2022

Contraception: what you need to know NICE updates guidance on hypertension: what’s new? Anticipatory care: management of long term conditions in primary care How can we address the rising number of nurses experiencing burnout? Travel health update Central Nervous System: assessment and examination for general practice nurses

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16 Mar 2022

Non-adherence to therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: overcoming the problems Which way now for diabetes care? Validating the diagnosis and management of COPD patients Using clinical data systems to make a real difference Travel health update

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25 Feb 2022

The role of professional nurse advocates in primary care NICE NG28: Major update to type 2 diabetes in adults guideline NICE NG28: Major update to type 2 diabetes in adults guideline Chronic kidney disease: diagnosis and management Helping women through the perimenopause Chest infections: diagnosis and management

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19 Jan 2022

Measles – catching your death A new lipid pathway: its relevance for primary care Understanding general practice Spotlight on confidentiality Guideline in a nutshell: New insights into COPD

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