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27 September 2017 | Vol 27, Issue 8 Print Edition
CPD

Smoking cessation

Wendy Preston

Evidence & Practice

Literature review: are we over-screening for deficiency in vitamin D?

Jamie Hum, Michelle Ellis

How working differently improved homeless people’s access to healthcare

Jane Morton

Nurses’ role in public health and integration of health and social care

Helen Donovan, Jason Warriner

Feature

A happy ending

Karen Sumpter

Careers

‘Never give up on a patient’

Layla Haidrani

Opinion

Social media helps to boost holistic nursing care

Kate Allatt

Chaos theory and us

Bethann Siviter

Being tech-savvy enhances the care you give

Ann Hughes

Research focus

Reduction in retained activity participation is associated with depressive symptoms 3 months after mild stroke: an observational cohort study

Kathy Davis

A depression screening protocol for patients with acute stroke: a quality improvement project

Kathy Davis

Post stroke depression: risk factors and potential effects on functional recovery

Kathy Davis

Depression and stroke

Kathy Davis

Journal scan

Study investigates use of children’s community nursing teams and the associated costs

Vari Drennan

Qualitative study explores the use of targeted case finding to identify COPD

Vari Drennan

Assessing the NHS Health Check programme

Vari Drennan

Clinical update

Hepatitis B vaccine

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Analysis

Free patient transport service eases social isolation for over 75s

Julie Penfold

News

Around the world

Noticeboard

News in brief

Children with asthma benefit from living nearer green parks, research reveals

HIV campaign launch

RCN school nurse toolkit updated

Call for greater perinatal mental health training

Free sanitary products to tackle ‘period poverty’

Kat Keogh

Editorial

Nurse-led services are the backbone of the NHS

Crystal Oldman

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