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CONTENTS
Summer 2022
NEWS
4 NMC issues warning as number of nurses leaving the register rises Numbers leaving rose by 13 %, the NMC ’ s annual report shows
5 RCN Congress calls for campaign to support nurses with long Covid Members demanded an end to ‘ immoral ’ treatment of staff with long Covid
6 Challenges in child health Nurses fighting to promote children ’ s wellbeing but need more support
10 What now for nurses with long Covid ? Many nurses are living with long Covid but employer support is patchy
VIEWS
16 Editorial Government can no longer ignore nurses ’ concerns
18 Marilyn Eveleigh The numbers on nurse recruitment just don ’ t add up
20 Cheryl O ’ Sullivan and Louise Bell Digital nurse leaders are vital to the future of primary care
22 George Coxon It ’ s about what we say , as much as what we do
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PROFESSIONAL
24 Transgender healthcare : Your questions answered Expert advice for nurses on caring for LGBTQ + patients
26 My day Working as a Diana nurse supporting sick children
COVER ILLUSTRATION : DANIEL MITCHELL / JON ENOCH / PAUL STUART / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
CLINICAL
28 Managing common eye conditions 1.5 CPD hours The primary care nurse role
32 Supporting patients through the HRT shortages Guidance on helping women who cannot access their usual treatment
34 Research update Social factors in remote consulting and antibiotic prescribing
36 Ten top tips : Optimising inhaler use How to ensure patients make the right choices on inhaled medication
38 Mythbuster ‘ It ’ s just hay fever – you can get all the treatment you need over the counter ’
40 How to : Approach contraception in the under-18s The key points to consider when discussing contraception with young people
42 Picture quiz Can you identify these self-limiting skin conditions ?
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Advisory board Rhona Aikman RGN BA MN , practice nurse , Gourock Medical Practice
Marilyn Eveleigh BA ( Hons ) PGCE RN RM RHV FWT NP , independent nurse consultant , former head of clinical quality and risk , lead nurse , Brighton and Hove City clinical commissioning group
Professor Julie Green QN FRCN , head , School of Nursing and Midwifery , Keele University
Helen Lewis ANP ( MSc ) RN BSc ( Hons ) Rm B . Mid ( Hons ) GPN SpQ BSc ( Hons ), independent advanced nurse practitioner
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