Volume 34 Number 10 22 May 2025–4 June 2025
Editor in Chief Ian Peate Managing Editor Sophie Gardner Editor Sean Boyle sean.boyle@markallengroup.com Chief Subeditor Janet Perham janet.perham@markallengroup.com Subeditors Carolyn Crawley carolyn.crawley@markallengroup.com Vicqui Stuar t-Jones vicqui.stuar t-jones@markallengroup.com Clinical Series Editor Barr y Hill Commercial Manager Edward Croome edward.croome@markallengroup.com Circulation Director Sally Boettcher sally.boettcher@markallengroup.com MedEd Manager Tracy Cowan Production Manager Kyri Apostolou Designer Hal Bannister Deputy Managing Director Andrew Iafrati Managing Director Rob Yates Chief Executive Officer Ben Allen
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REGULARS
497 EDITORIAL
A missed oppor tunity for dvanced practice Ian Peate 498 FOSTER’S PHILOSOPHY
Slow progress on global nurse recruitment Sam Foster
SPOTLIGHT
500 GLOBAL HEALTH
Aid cuts pose a threat to international par tnerships and health security Chris Car ter et al
FOCUS
502 DERMATOLOGY
Diagnostic tools and methods for dermatological assessment Hasan H Alsararatee
PROFESSIONAL
513 DEVELOPING PRACTICE
Advanced nurse practitioner experiences of referrals Margaret Swankie et al 519 TOP TEN TIPS
Embedding successful change through collaboration Shabana Ali
COMMENT
521 EDUCATION
Empowering diverse learners through assessment choice in nursing education Heather Wilcox 524 LEGAL
Mental Capacity Act 2005: balancing best interests with patient co-operation Richard Griffith 527 PATIENT SAFETY
Inaccurate medical records, NHS staff fatigue and patient safety John Tingle
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