Working in community nursing can at times feel quite lonely and isolating. It can be hard to keep up to date with the latest developments or catch up with colleagues while struggling with the day-to-day pressure to see more and more patients, many of whom have complex problems.
In each issue we investigate a hot topic currently affecting you and your community practice. Here, Jason Beckford-Ball looks at the UK’s decision to leave the European Union and asks 'What will Brexit mean for community nurses?
he days immediately following the Brexit vote felt a bit like the day after a wedding reception — the balloons had all been popped; the drunken uncles and aunts had been put into taxis; and the cake crumbs and smashed glasses had being swept from the dancefloor. Now it was time to forget the speeches and the promises and get on with the rest of our lives.
Primary care has been thrust centre stage recently with services moving closer to home. Jason Beckford-Ball speaks to Kathryn Evans of NHS England about what the future holds for community nurses...
In each issue of the Journal of Community Nursing we investigate a hot topic currently affecting our readers. Here, Jason Beckford-Ball looks at the proposed sugar tax in NHS hospitals and health centres, and asks the question...
In each issue of the Journal of Community Nursing we investigate a hot topic currently affecting our readers. Here, Jason Beckford-Ball looks at icreased NHS privatisation and asks the question...
In each issue of the Journal of Community Nursing we investigate a hot topic currently affecting our readers. Here, Jason Beckford-Ball looks at the latest plan for the future of the NHS in England and asks the question...
Every year there are seasonal spikes in infant hospital admissions for bronchiolitis, a common respiratory infection that affects vulnerable infants and usually occurs between November and March. Bronchiolitis is the most common cause of infant hospital admissions during the winter months and since 2004, admissions have increased by more than 50%.
In each issue of the Journal of Community Nursing we investigate a hot topic currently affecting our readers. Here, Jason Beckford-Ball looks at an issue that refuses to go away — end-of-life care — and asks the question...
In each issue of the Journal of Community Nursing we investigate a hot topic currently affecting our readers. In this issue, as recent publicity focuses on the true extent of district nurse numbers in the UK, JCN asks the question...
