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Breathing space
Louise provides award-winning care for patients with chronic lung disease
Updated: 23 January 2026 -
RCN position statement on EU Report
Development and coordination of a network of nurse educators and regulators with particular focus on registration of health care support workers and EU wide competencies for HCAs
Updated: 2 May 2023 -
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Kidney cancer: spotting the signs
With no obvious symptoms for many, it can be hard to detect. Here’s what nursing staff working in all settings need to know
Updated: 6 June 2025 -
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Dementia: the essentials for non-specialists
Nearly 1 million people in the UK already live with dementia, and as our population ages, that number is growing. Here’s what nursing staff in every setting need to know about the condition.
Updated: 1 March 2025 -
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding: clinical knowledge and skills for learning disability nurses
People with learning disabilities may require percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube feeding to maintain their nutritional status when they have a congenital deformity or severe infection that makes eating and drinking difficult. In addition, people with learning disabilities may have severe...
Updated: 1 November 2023 -
Impacting more accurate accounts of miscarriage in film and television
Demonstrating how nurses can influence understanding, awareness, support and acceptance of issues; and how they can use their knowledge and experience to ensure their patients and colleagues are factually represented in the media.
Updated: 21 April 2025 -
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No place for bullies
Bullying can be devastating to experience and witness. How do you deal with it?
Updated: 23 January 2026 -
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Implementing trauma-informed care in mental health services
It has been recognised that trauma underpins several mental health conditions, and that retraumatisation, in which a person re-experiences a traumatic event, is common in mental health services.This article explores the effects of childhood trauma on adult mental distress, and describes the symptoms...
Updated: 16 November 2023 -
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Silent killer: do you know the symptoms of pancreatic cancer?
One person dies from pancreatic cancer every hour – here’s what you need to know about it
Updated: 8 November 2023 -
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Biological basis of child health 2: introduction to fertilisation, prenatal development and birth
This article is the second in a series called the biological basis of child health. It considers the period of development from fertilisation to birth, outlining the three stages of prenatal development – the germinal, embryonic and fetal stages. The article details how tissues and organs typically ...
Updated: 16 September 2024
