Moving on up – combination inhalers and beyond

Combination and triple therapies can improve outcomes in people with asthma, but which drug and device is the right one for your patient?
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Targets for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes

Increasingly, day-to-day management of people with type 2 diabetes falls to general practice nurses (GPNs).¹ It is therefore important that they are familiar with the latest guidelines, and understand how to apply the recommendations to their individual patients. This includes recognising how to determine appropriate targets (for example, for blood glucose control) in each individual case.

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Greener Respiratory Healthcare: A Call To Action GOLD guidelines 2021 – what do you need to know? Obesity for general practice nurses Most practices advised to stop non-essential work Travel health update COVID-19, long term conditions and mental health

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9 Dec 2020

Managing the long-term effects of COVID-19 Guidelines in a nutshell: The 2021 GOLD report Advance care planning COVID-19 vaccination: what do we know? Success in heart failure – new evidence, new approaches Admiral Nursing case management in primary care

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18 Nov 2020

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

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15 Oct 2020

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

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