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Learning disabilities and the role of the practice nurse

People with learning difficulties, young and old, present frequently to practice nurses. They may have a wide range of issues, which can pose challenges across diagnosis, communication, consent and preventative care. Practice nurses are a core resource to support these patients and their carers
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Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women

This updated guideline covers both the surgical and non-surgical management of urinary incontinence (UI), and includes advice on the use of controversial vaginal mesh procedures, which NICE recommends should remain available despite concerns about long term effects. Our summary focuses on the non-surgical management of UI, the assessment of pelvic organ prolapse, and when to refer for either condition
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• e-learning tools aim to improve HCPs’ prevention skills
• NICE encourages use of greener inhalers
• Group work ‘helps people help themselves’
• One person diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every three minutes
• Rising antidepressant prescriptions not ‘automatically a bad thing’, says RCGP
• Routine HPV vaccination translating into cervical cancer prevention
• Urgent action needed to address nurse shortages and create sustainable general practice
• Studies ‘critical of antibiotic prescribing’
• Study aims to convince anti-vaxxers of MMR safety
• Campaign aims to boost cervical screening uptake

Multimorbidity

Multimorbidity is an increasingly problematic issue for healthcare delivery and healthcare professionals. People with multimorbidity are more likely to attend, and to require health and social care assistance more frequently, especially unplanned admissions to hospital, iatrogenic problems from polypharmacy and are at risk of premature death.

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• Social media: blurred lines between personal and professional behaviour
• Learning disabilities and the role of the practice nurse
• Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: hiding in plain sight
• The need for awareness of all contraception options
• Group consultations: the why and the how
• Travel health update
• Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women

13 Mar 2019

Medication errors Prescribing in renal impairment Improving diagnosis of dementia – the role of the practice nurse Food allergies – what is the best evidence and approach? Hypertension – draft guidance Chronic wounds Travel health update

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15 Feb 2019

COPD guidelines – plus ca change or vive la difference? Combined Hormonal Contraception Top ten threats to global health Travel health update Choosing sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors: examining the evidence Haematology for the practice nurse Getting patients to stop smoking: do the drugs work?

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24 Jan 2019

Mucolytics in general practice Prescribing for lower urinary tract infections Blackouts: an evidence-based approach Travel health update Advanced practice: where are we now and where are we going Psoriasis

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12 Dec 2018

A few stocking fillers - full of resources! QOF: Past headline its sell-by date but lingering Triple therapy in asthma - why and when you should use it Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in over 16s: diagnosis and management Self care: could it help ease pressures in general practice? Ethical healthcare: is it under threat?

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