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ISSN 1473-9445
Cover image : Daniel Mitchell
Upfront
4 News Healthcare news roundup 6 Community news Latest in community nursing
8 Research update Complicated grief and vaccination reluctance
10 Cover story Nurses are integral to the vaccine effort but their role is being overlooked
14 In focus TB : the forgotten disease
Voices
20 Opinion Bureaucracy is stopping retired clinicians helping with Covid vaccinations
Professional
22 Nursing stars Shining a light on our nursing stars
26 Social care workforce Solutions to recruitment and retention
28 Emotional abuse Nurses ’ role in identifying this kind of domestic abuse
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Clinical
30 Mythbuster ‘ Covid-19 is more risky if you are overweight ’
32 Insomnia Assessment and management 36 Ten top tips Remote dermatological consultations 38 Picture quiz Skin lesions and when to refer them
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