CONTENTS WINTER 2021 3
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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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ISSN 1473-9445 Cover illustration : Dan Mitchell
Upfront
4 News MPs reject amendment to health bill to protect ‘ nurse ’ title in law
5 News Healthcare news roundup 6 Community news Latest in community nursing
8 Research update Eczema management trends , and community end-of-life care during Covid-19
10 Cover story Innovating to clear the Covid backlog
Voices
14 Roundtable ‘ Social care needs to sizzle ’
18 Editorial Why are workforce issues in nursing not being addressed ?
20 Comment Is protecting the nurse title important to you , or just a case of semantics ?
22 Debate Should the nurse title be protected ?
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Professional
24 Analysis Primary care nursing ’ s ‘ huge ’ role in long Covid
28 Representation Nurses need a louder voice in politics 30 Supervision Championing nurse mentorship
Clinical
34 Mythbuster ‘ Covid jab might make you infertile and you can ’ t get it if pregnant or breastfeeding ’
36 Women ’ s health Challenging stereotypes on cardiovascular disease in women
38 Respiratory Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
40 Learning module Nutrition and obesity in school-age children
42 Picture quiz Serious skin infections in primary care
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