Momentum is building around physician associates (PAs), although their role is not yet well known in UK primary care.
The recent surge in training places for physician associates (PAs) will not fix the issues in practice nursing recruitment, says a leading nursing figure.
Practice nurses are being called on to answer a survey to provide national data about the current state of the workforce.
People taking up the shingles vaccinations varies by nearly 20% across regions, according to figures released by PHE.
Some commonly prescribed drugs influence sexual activity, according to a survey of 224 people with cardiovascular disease published in the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practioners.
A WHO report has found that global awareness of antibiotic resistance is poor.
The Scottish health secretary, Shona Robinson, has outlined the Scottish Government's plans to use technology to improve the health service in Scotland.
The perception that the job of nursing staff is just to care for the patient is certainly incorrect. These days, professionals face greater pressure to do much more than this, from caring for and...
While the benefits of working on a flexible basis are well documented for nursing professionals, many are reluctant to make the jump to agency work due to uncertainty surrounding legislative changes.
A shortage in the numbers of primary care and community nurses could endanger the delivery of the services outlined in the NHS Five Year Forward View, a report by the King's Fund has found.
The majority of bowel cancer patients are not advised on the benefits of regular exercise after diagnosis, a study by the Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre at University College...
An overwhelming majority of the public believe that the NHS requires more nurses, a study commissioned by the RCN has found.
The Admiral Nursing helpline, the UK's only nurse-led helpline for dementia information, is to increase availability, after a 78% increase in demand since 2013.
Many care home patients are unable to access specialist and district nurses to treat problems with continence, a report by the Expert Group on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms has found.
The number of people aged between 15 and 24 who die as a result of diabetes is 'high and rising', according to a study by the Institute of Child Health.
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