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In-depth, independent stories and context on working in UK health and social care — written by our editors and free to read. 25 articles and counting.

A children’s nurse crouching to talk with a young patient in a colourful hospital play area
Nursing specialties6 min read

Paediatric Nursing: Routes and Realities

Children's nursing is a separate field of the register with its own degree. What the work involves, where the jobs are, and what people find hardest about it.

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A practice nurse preparing a vaccination in a GP treatment room
Nursing specialties6 min read

Practice Nursing: The Most Varied Job in Nursing?

Immunisations, chronic disease clinics, wound care, cervical screening and health promotion, often in the same morning. What practice nursing involves and how to move into it.

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A community nurse dressing a patient’s leg wound in their own living room
Nursing specialties6 min read

District and Community Nursing Careers

Community nursing has its own qualifications, its own pressures and a level of independence hospital roles rarely offer. What the career path looks like.

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