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Type 2 diabetes and food security: a mounting crisis with implications for community nurses

The incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing at an alarming rate across Europe and North America, presenting a mounting crisis and significant health challenges. Alongside the...

Health inequalities and older people

The State of Ageing 2023–24 report provides a contemporary overview of older people living in England, drawn from a range of sources, including ONS data from the Census 2021.

Embracing digital transformation

In the ever-evolving landscape of care, the integration of digital technology stands out as a pivotal strategy to enhance effectiveness and provide support to our community nursing workforce...

What would Tom Kitwood have thought?

The late Tom Kitwood, building on the work of Carl Rogers, developed the concept of person-centred care for people with dementia (Kitwood, 1997). Proposed first in the late 1980s at the University of...

Developing the future district nursing workforce

District nursing is key to supporting and caring for individuals and their families within their homes, and avoiding unnecessary hospital admission. This is reflected in the policies of the four...

Making ‘care closer to home’ a reality

The World Health Organization (2024) and past governments in the UK have outlined a vision for providing personalised care closer to where people live within their local communities.

Talking to older people about alcohol and risk

Regular use of alcohol is a key risk factor that has a significant impact on a range of health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, neurological disorders, cancers and diabetes (Department of...

Partnership working and innovation

The COVID-19 pandemic raised the profile of complex care delivered at home by district nursing teams which kept people out of hospital (Green et al, 2020). District nursing remains core to healthcare...

Prioritising wellbeing in the community nursing workforce

In order to deliver high-quality care for patients, it is essential that community services prioritise the wellbeing of community nurses. This editorial discusses the importance of attending to the...

Managing the long-term effects of COVID-19: implications for community nurses

COVID-19 has disrupted almost every aspect of life since 2020. The initial and continuing challenges around the virus and its manifestations has required practitioners and researchers to respond at...

Sex and intimacy in palliative care

The practice of palliative care prides itself in facilitating complex and uncomfortable conversations around death and dying. One such conversation is sex and intimacy, which healthcare professionals...

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