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NMC given go-ahead for regulation of advanced practice nursing
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has been given the go-ahead to proceed with the additional regulation of advanced practice nursing, it has been announced. At a meeting on Wednesday, the NMC’s governing council accepted a recommendation from the regulator to develop a ‘combination of approaches’ to the regulation of advanced practice. These include: developing...
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GPNs ‘put to one side’ in place of ARRS staff
General practice nurses (GPNs) are being ‘put to one side’ while other professionals employed under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) are doing the work they used to do, an exclusive Nursing in Practice conference has heard. Chief executive of the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) Dr Crystal Oldman was speaking at the Nursing in Practice...
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Rheumatic diseases can have a wide-ranging impact on men’s and women’s reproductive health, with effects comparable to other immune-mediated conditions, a Finnish study finds. It was known that immune-mediated diseases (IMDs) could impair reproductive success and pregnancy outcomes, but systematic evaluations across diseases were lacking, Finnish, US and UK researchers wrote in the journal Rheumatology. Using Finnish...
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GP Dr Roger Henderson advises on what practice nurses need to consider when reviewing patients with either suspected or established hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism affects up to 2% of the UK population with many cases remaining undiagnosed. It can have a significant impact on the quality of life in those affected by it unless adequately treated and...
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