Contents -- Preface to the Fifth Edition -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Teamwork in General Practice -- The National Health Service -- Teamwork -- 2 General Practice Nursing -- Historical background -- Nurse employment in general practice -- Networking for support -- Practice nurse education -- Identifying good practice -- 3 Practice Organisation -- Information about patients -- Protocols, guidelines and clinical pathways -- Policies and procedures -- Meetings -- Public involvement -- 4 Management of the Nurses' Rooms -- Design and furnishing -- Health and safety -- Control of infection -- Supplies and equipment -- Training in emergency procedures -- 5 Nursing Treatments and Procedures -- Injections -- Wound care -- Wound healing -- Eye treatment -- Ear care -- Assisting with minor surgery -- 6 Diagnostic and Screening Tests -- Laboratory tests -- Investigations and tests within the practice -- 7 Emergency Situations -- General principles -- Collapse -- Asphyxia -- Management of other emergency situations -- Respiratory problems -- Haemorrhage -- Poisoning -- Pain -- Trauma and minor injuries -- Stings and bites -- Eye problems -- Foreign bodies -- Emergency midwifery -- 8 Common Medical Conditions -- Medication -- Upper respiratory tract infections -- Ear conditions -- Headache -- Insomnia -- Gastrointestinal disorders -- Urinary problems -- Vaginal discharge -- Infectious diseases -- Human parasites -- Other skin conditions -- 9 Health Promotion -- National Service Frameworks and Quality and Outcomes Framework -- Inequalities in health -- Cultural diversity -- Education for practice nurses -- Terminology -- Health promotion and the primary healthcare team -- Health promotion in general practice -- Dietary advice and monitoring -- Smoking cessation -- 10 Child Health, Childhood and Adult Immunisation -- Child health promotion -- Safety -- Child abuse.

The Children Acts (1989 and 2004) -- Childhood immunisation -- Adult immunisation -- Conclusion -- 11 Travel Health -- Nurse education -- Advice for travellers -- Immunisation for travellers -- 12 Sexual Health -- Sexual identity -- Relationships -- Education for nurses -- Fertility and fertility control -- Termination of pregnancy -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- 13 Women's Health -- Menstruation -- Cervical cytology -- Breast awareness -- Preconceptual care -- Infertility -- Pregnancy -- Hysterectomy -- The menopause -- Osteoporosis -- Bladder problems -- Information for patients -- 14 Men's Health -- Morbidity and mortality -- Male patients in general practice -- Well-man checks -- Testicular cancer -- Prostate disease -- Erectile dysfunction -- Conclusion -- 15 Mental Health -- The historical background to the development of mental health services -- Mental healthcare in general practice -- Self-awareness in the caring professions -- 16 Supporting Patients with Chronic Diseases -- The expert patient -- Clinics in general practice -- Asthma -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Diabetes mellitus -- Hypertension -- Coronary heart disease -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 Examples of the clinical equipment needed in the nurses' rooms -- Appendix 2 Emergency equipment -- Index.