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Practice
Advising travellers who have special risks
Travellers may have specific medical risks that put them at greater risk of illness; advice and interventions may need adjusting to meet their needs.
Managing allergic rhinitis
The symptoms of allergic rhinitis can be disruptive and distressing. This article outlines their causes and triggers, and the main treatment options.
Foreign body ingestion in children
Gagging, choking, vomiting and refractory wheezes are classic signs that children may have ingested foreign bodies
Little voice: giving young patients a say
How a patient experience questionnaire for young outpatients was developed
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Managing eczema
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An infant with intussusception
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Complex febrile seizures in children
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Sedation for infants and children
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Intravenous antibiotics in cystic fibrosis
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Why do patients fail to follow long-term treatment?
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Managing idiopathic constipation in children
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Community acquired pneumonia in a three year old child: dealing with a difficult case
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NICE’s first guideline on idiopathic childhood constipation and its implications for nurses
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An accessible website to boost independence in young people with physical impairments
News
Coroner finds 'failings' in Mid Staffs twin deaths
A coroner has ruled there were failings in the care of twin babies who died after nurses at Stafford Hospital gave them a massive overdose of morphine.
Growth charts boost child BMI accuracy
Experts at the Royal College of Paediatrics have developed new growth charts designed to boost accuracy when measuring children’s height and weight.
Teesside neonatal nurse to carry Olympic torch
Neonatal nurse Jo Chubb will be taking part in the Olympic torch relay next month.
Children’s nursing revolutionary receives honorary award
Marcelle de Sousa, who revolutionised healthcare for children and young people in the UK, has been honoured for her achievements by London South Bank University.
Parents 'underestimate meningitis risks'
Parents’ misunderstandings about meningitis could be putting children at risk, according to new research.
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Double number under North East teenagers receiving treatment for alcohol abuse
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New guidelines for care of children in emergency settings
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Mid Staffs inquest told of nursing mistake in twins death
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Newly diagnosed teenagers struggle to manage diabetes
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A third of doctors ignore teenage cancer symptoms
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Cancer Research UK report shows tobacco packaging targets teens
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Ovary stimulants linked to childhood leukaemia
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Sheffield Children's FT nurse made national RCN lead
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Medics 'offered genital mutilation'
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DH orders audit of A&E data sharing on violent crime
Neonatal
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'Hiving off important responsibilities devalues nurses' skills'
News that a West Midlands trust is to extend a scheme whereby unemployed people deliver patient care makes me deeply uncomfortable.
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Opinion
How it was fifty years ago
Watching some episodes of Melvyn Bragg’s series ‘Reel History’ on BBC television recently about the start of the NHS and the opening of the M1 Motorway, I was reminded of the time I was driven by ambulance on the newly constructed M1 Motorway from London to Birmingham when I was working as a staff nurse at the Bedford General Hospital in 1959.
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Behind the Headlines
How common are repeat abortions?
The NHS “spends £1m a week on repeat abortions”, the Daily Mail reported.
