I’ve overheard several people say that was the fastest summer yet — I am not sure what makes a summer pass faster than most, but I do agree it passed at lightning speed. As I try and settle into a routine for the autumn, I find myself busy reviewing our long-term condition lists, planning quality improvement projects and mentoring the nurses who are newer to our team but developing fast. The opportunities in general practice nursing are widening all the time and it’s a privilege to be supporting some nurses through their long-term condition modules and others to develop advanced practice skills, such as prescribing and clinical examination and assessment. Like the summer, everything seems to happen much faster these days. It is always stimulating to work with new nurses, it helps keep me up to date and to seek better ways of managing our increasingly busy GPN role.