Anna Young shares her work in supporting non-medical prescribers across Sheffield and South Yorkshire, and offers advice for others wanting to change workplace culture Primary care has the highest proportion of independent or non-medical prescribers (NMPs) in the UK1 and yet there is often a lack of organisational understanding about how to develop this role,…
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NHSE is hoping to include advanced nurse practitioners in the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) by next April, according to Paul Vaughan, director of nursing, transformation at NHSE. Speaking at the Best Practice Show in Birmingham today, Mr Vaughan, told the audience that ‘we’re hoping, come April, that advanced practitioners will come into the ARRS…
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GP Dr Toni Hazell explains that it is a myth that women on HRT cannot become pregnant and so still need contraceptive advice during perimenopause and when taking HRT. The menopause is defined as ‘a biological stage in a woman’s life when menstruation stops permanently due to the loss of ovarian follicular activity… usually diagnosed…
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Menopause specialists Dr Louise Newson, Hayley Berry and Amanda Worsey explain the shortages of HRT and how nurses can advise and support patients who are struggling to access their usual treatment Why is there a shortage of HRT? In our experience the current shortages of HRT are mainly due to increased demand. Women are much…
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Nurses are invited to Birmingham for the latest professional and clinical content at Nursing in Practice’s next conference on Thursday 9 June. The one-day event will be held at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham, and is free to attend for all primary care and community nurses. The programme offers networking opportunities, up-to-date clinical information from…
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Travel health during the pandemic is ‘not all about vaccines’ and healthcare professionals need to be better at putting more emphasis onto other travel-related risks, says travel nurse specialist Clare Henderson. Henderson, who works with TREC Travel Health Training and the Travel Clinic in Glasgow, was speaking at Nursing in Practice’s virtual event last week…
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Women in the UK with asthma are almost twice as likely to die from an asthma attack as men, analysis by a charity has found.   Asthma + Lung found that over the past five years, more than two-thirds of asthma deaths have been women, with more than 5,100 women dying from an asthma attack…
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Nurses will be able to access the latest professional and clinical content at Nursing in Practice’s first event of the year in London this April.  The free-to-attend conference at the city’s Novotel London West on 28 April for primary care and community nurses still has a few slots available.  The three-stream programme will also offer networking opportunities, up-to-date…
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A review of key aspects of vaginal and vulval health, including how to recognise the signs and symptoms of disease, what tests and treatments are appropriate and when to refer Patients may complain of symptoms or changes to their vulva or vagina during a consultation, or you may notice something during an examination. Here are…
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Advanced nurse practitioner in general practice Helen Lewis explains the key features of primary hypothyroidism, as well as diagnosis and management in primary care Primary hypothyroidism is defined as low levels of blood thyroid hormones due to destruction of the thyroid gland, usually caused by autoimmunity or an intervention such as surgery, radioiodine or radiation….
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