Success in heart failure – new evidence, new approaches

The availability of new pharmacological options – together with the increased risk of heart failure associated with both COVID-19 infection and the impact of the pandemic on health care – have put heart failure high on the agenda for the coming year
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Sleep apnoea: assessment and management

Sleep apnoea is almost certainly under recognised and under diagnosed in primary care. This resource outlines the background, common features and the role of the practice nurse in assessment and management of the condition

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18 Nov 2020

Diabetic foot problems Testosterone deficiency and the practice nurse Sleep apnoea: assessment and management Reducing health inequalities for people with learning disabilities Integrating ‘best evidence’ into general practice nursing Upskilling healthcare assistants to ease diabetes review workload

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15 Oct 2020

Long COVID – what should primary care be doing? Patient Unmet Needs (PUNs) and Professional Education Needs (PENs): Using reflective practice to identify your learning needs Self Care Week 2020: supporting patients to 'self care for life' Influenza vaccine technologies: an update Practice Nurse Quick Guide: Influenza immunisation 2020-21 Safeguarding children: how primary care audit can help us do it better

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4 Sep 2020

Diabetic kidney disease: diagnosis and management in primary care Antimicrobial resistance: has anything changed? An update on tuberculosis Travel health update Preparing for the flu season during the COVID-19 outbreak Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors: the story continues

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1 Jul 2020

Coronavirus: what should general practice nurses do next? Travel health update Digital solutions for primary care Becoming an effective leader Lifestyle, health and wellbeing – COVID-19 and beyond Remote control: the respiratory annual review in lockdown and beyond The ethics of a pandemic

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