[When they ask you: a cold is not just a cold].
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In this paper, the author examines the continuing role of nurses across the world to ensure women are empowered to look after their own health and that of their children. On a recent Commonwealth Nursing fellowship visit to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the author found that women were denied access to services because of lack of resources and limited mobility. The role of non-governmental organisations in reaching primary health-care goals is discussed, as well as the appropriateness of multi-skilling in developing communities.
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The government has announced that GP fundholding is to be extended to include a 'community fundholding' option. In the new scheme, all GPs will be eligible to become community fundholders and buy community nursing services from NHS community trusts. This paper outlines what the National Health Service Executive guidelines will mean for community nurses working in GP practices and describes four models, currently up and running, of new primary health-care team nursing practice management and teamwork.
The first in a series of five, this paper examines the complex issues and policies that influence health promotion activities. Recent research findings highlighting strengths and weaknesses of current health promotion strategies are discussed together with the potential contribution of nurses.
The prescription of a limited range of products by nurses in the UK is now into its second year of evaluation. This paper describes a visit made to study nurse prescribing in Sweden. The Swedish scheme is analysed and compared with the system being developed in the UK. One scheme involves prescribing with a protocol, while the other involves diagnosis and treatment.
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