Julie Sylvester

Apr 3, 2024 | journals.rcni.com | Julie Sylvester

Julie Sylvester @RCNi_Julie Editor, Primary Health Care As I gather my thoughts ahead of my final edition as editor of Primary Health Care, I am flooded with memories and reflections of what the journal has featured over the years, what is pressing and urgent now and what the future holds. It is has been a privilege to serve and support the combined forces of nurses working in community, primary care and public health settings. Primary Health Care. 34, 2, 5-5. doi: 10.7748/phc.34.2.5.s1 Want...

Mar 12, 2024 | rcni.com | Julie Sylvester

As Primary Health Care editor Julie Sylvester retires from the role, she looks back at the highs and lows in community, primary care and public health nursingAs I gather my thoughts ahead of my final edition as editor of Primary Health Care I am flooded with memories and reflections of what the journal has featured over the years, what is pressing and urgent now, and what the future holds.

Jan 29, 2024 | journals.rcni.com | Julie Sylvester

Editorial Next Julie Sylvester @RCNi_Julie Editor, Primary Health Care Could 2024 be the year when the concerns of nurses working across community, primary care and public health settings start to see some serious recognition and even action? Our online article Patient safety red flags: is unsafe care being normalised? (rcni.com/unsafe-care) highlights the red flag issues to keep an eye on across the health spectrum. Primary Health Care. 34, 1, 5-5. doi: 10.7748/phc.34.1.5.s1 Want to read...

Jan 10, 2024 | rcni.com | Julie Sylvester

Red flags raised by community nurses can be ignored, but issues such as workload pressures and huge caseloads are urgent and complex, and affect patient careCould 2024 be the year when the concerns of nurses working across community, primary care and public health settings start to see some serious recognition and even action? Our article Patient safety red flags: is unsafe care being normalised? highlighted the red flag issues to keep an eye on across the health spectrum.

Dec 3, 2023 | journals.rcni.com | Julie Sylvester

Editorial Next Julie Sylvester @RCNi_Julie Editor, Primary Health Care What greater celebration of the role of general practices nurses could there be than one of them being awarded RCN Nurse of the Year 2023? Julie Roye, self-confessed champion of equitable cancer screening, has been rewarded for her exceptional leadership skills in developing initiatives that break down health inequalities and drive the uptake of smear tests. Primary Health Care. 33, 6, 5-5. doi: 10.7748/phc.33.6.5.s1 Want...