School nurses, health visitors, nursery nurses and community teams were honoured at last week's CPHVA Awards. The awards were hosted by CPHVA professional officer Gavin Fergie and are an annual...
Bexsero, a vaccine for meningitis B, is to be added to the national childhood immunisation schedule, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
Seven general practices in Northumberland are set to receive funding for improvements as part of the Primary Care Infrastructure Fund.
E-cigarettes and associated products should be subject to greater regulation, according to researchers from Liverpool John Moores University, after a study found that one in five children aged between...
Nurses and midwives must abide by the revised NMC Code as of today.
A tool designed for use in community settings to assess the level of palliative care and pain relief needed for terminally ill cancer patients has been awarded £137,000 of funding by the Marie Curie...
A pilot of a new test for bowel cancer has found a large uptake in screening across population groups, according to research by Queen Mary University of London.
Leading nurses received a variety of awards for their contributions to healthcare at the British Journal of Nursing Awards at Shakespeare's Underglobe on 20 March.
The Children and Young People's Mental Health taskforce released their report about improving services, this month. Seeta Bhardwa discusses with Norman Lamb why this is a crucial time to support this....
Seeta Bhardwa talks to Dr Dan Poulter, health minister, about how his background as a doctor in the NHS informs his duties as health minister.
From 1 April, all newly qualified HCAs will be required to complete a Care Certificate within 12 weeks of being employed, under new plans announced by the DH.
People with long-term conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are at increased risk of developing depression, which can, in turn, lead to complications and early death, a report...
NICE has created three new quality standards to help tackle major public health problems such as smoking, alcohol use, and physical inactivity.
Health ministers Dr Dan Poulter and Norman Lamb, together with shadow health secretary Andy Burnham debated nurse pay, nursing workforce pressures and the future of the NHS at the RCN's general...
Global warming could cause the emergence of mosquito borne viruses such as dengue fever and chikungunya in the UK, leading public health officials have warned.
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