Diabetes Educational Resources for General Practice and Primary Care Nurses

it is vital that GPNs are up to date with information on diabetes and work with patients to maximise their health with health education and promotion. 

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition where by the pancreas does not produce insulin and the treatment is always insulin. Multiple daily insulin injections are used by many but the used of insulin pumps and hybrid closed loop systems are increasing.
• Type 2 diabetes occurs due to insulin resistance and the insulin produced by the pancreas doesn’t work effectively. Over time insufficient insulin production may also occur. Type 2 diabetes accounts for around 10% of the annual NHS budget.
• Gestational diabetes (GDM) occurs during pregnancy and increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes after pregnancy. Women with previous GDM should have annual HbA1c surveillance.
• Type 3c, MODY and Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA) are less common types of diabetes but may still be seen in general practice.

Heart Failure Core Career and Capability Framework

Heart failure is the destination condition of most cardiovascular diseases.

An estimated 1 million people are living with heart failure in the UK. There are 200,000 new diagnoses each year with an estimated 400,000 cases currently undetected in UK.

80% of Heart Failure first diagnoses as made as emergency admissions to hospital, with several patients visiting their GPs with symptoms in the months before admission.

Menopause Educational Resources for General Practice nurses

The menopause usually affects women between the ages of 45 and 55, but it can happen earlier for reasons such as surgery to remove the ovaries or the uterus, or because of cancer treatments like chemotherapy.

Although each person will experience the menopause in a different way, three out of four people going through the menopause will experience symptoms, and for one in four, these will be severe and impact their day-to-day life.

Symptoms can last for several years and can include anxiety, low mood, hot flushes, difficulty concentrating, headaches, and insomnia.

Wound Care Educational Resources for Community and Primary Care Nurses

Wound care should not be viewed as a separate clinical issue but as an integral part of the holistic assessment, including optimisation of long-term conditions which cause or contribute to wounding and delayed/non-healing.

Failure to diagnose wound type, leads to potential delays in providing patients with appropriate evidence-based treatment pathways, which could result in delayed/non healing and/or secondary complications.

Asthma in Children & Young People: Educational Resources for General Practice and Primary Care Nurses

Affecting 1:11, asthma is the most common long-term condition in children and young people (CYP). It can be wrongly perceived as a mild disease, and research shows that it is often not taken seriously enough. Those with ‘mild asthma’ can deteriorate, causing increased morbidity and mortality.

Education for children and their families, clinicians and wider members of health care teams about recognising and managing triggers, symptoms and asthma attacks is key to effective asthma control.

Asthma in Adults

Although some asthma attacks come on without warning, many build up slowly, over hours to days. This means that there is often a window of opportunity to treat them in primary care before symptoms escalate into an emergency.

Patients must be educated to understand their triggers and
how they can avoid or manage them.

Patients must know the signs of worsening asthma so they can get early help.

Cancer Educational Resources for General Practice and Primary Care Nurses

The NHS ambition in the Long -Term Plan is to diagnose 75% of cancers at stage I or II by 2028. Earlier diagnosis means cancers are easier to treat and result in better patient outcomes.

There are increasing numbers of people living with cancer in the United Kingdom due to increased survival and an ageing population.
There are 393,000 new cancer diagnosis each year, this is expected to be 500,000 annually by 2040.

Minor illness Core Career and Capability Framework

This accounts for a significant proportion of primary care presentations. Conditions such as coughs, colds, sore throats, ear infections, mild gastrointestinal issues, and skin complaints are among the most common reasons people seek primary care support.

An estimated 20–40% of GP consultations are related to minor illness. Many of these conditions are self-limiting and could be safely managed at home with appropriate self-care advice. However, minor illness still contributes to unnecessary demand on general practice and emergency departments, with millions of potentially avoidable appointments each year.