Community Matters Resources

06 June 2016

In each issue we investigate a hot topic currently affecting you and your practice. 

Here, Jason Beckford-Ball looks at the wealth of information provided about dementia and asks the question...

Topics:  Dementia
13 April 2016

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 state of NHS mental health provision in the community, and asks the question...

11 February 2016

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...

Topics:  Community nurses
22 December 2015

In each issue of the Journal of Community Nursing we investigate a hot topic 􀀏􀀃Jason Beckford-Ball looks at the impact or proposed cuts to nursing student funding and asks the question....

Will cutting student bursaries choke the supply of new nurses?

Topics:  funding cuts
21 October 2015

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 impact of popular research on lifestyle choices and asks the questions…

Topics:  fad science
18 August 2015

Crystal Oldman is chief executive of the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI).

The QNI has just published its latest report into the Fund for Innovation and Leadership programme that it runs with support from the Burdett Trust for Nursing. The fund is one of the most practical and immediate ways in which we help nurses to develop a wide range of skills, and improve patient care in the community.

18 August 2015

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 public sector pay announcements in the recent budget and asks the question...

Will community nurses ever get a fair deal on pay?

03 June 2015

Jason Beckford-Ball looks at the increase in lifestyle-related conditions like stroke and asks the question...

Is community nursing in danger of becoming an emergency service?

Topics:  Stroke
01 May 2015

Reading between the lines and ignoring all the political showboating that will inevitably precede the general election on 7 May, what are the key differences between the major parties? And what effect will this have on funding, jobs, nurses and, most importantly, quality of service?

01 May 2015

Jason Beckford-Ball looks at how the upcoming general elections may affect the NHS and asks each party...

How will the general election result influence the future NHS?

Topics:  NHS