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Cellulitis: symptoms, causes and detection in all skin tones
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Find the right words: how to support colleagues’ English language competence
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How to give the best continence care when a person is at the end of life
Managing continence issues at the end of a person’s life requires a sensitive, patient-cen
Do I have the right to refuse to care for a patient without risking my NMC registration?
Risk of violence or practising outside your competence may be your reason – but it’s a ste
A review of professional regulation may at last mean only those registered can call themsel
Attendance monitoring tool is used by some NHS employers but with workforce’s sickness rate
Hay fever is an often underestimated allergic reaction, but symptoms can be debilitating.
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With May having a bumper haul of bank holidays, find out whether you are entitled to a day
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