Clinical nurse specialist Alison Keefe discusses the role of independent prescribing and the sexual health nurse-led clinic
COPD (bronchitis and emphysema) affects an estimated three million people in the UK, and smoking is a major cause. There is a lot that can be done to relieve the symptoms and improve quality of life.
Nurses and other primary care staff have a crucial role to play in combating the rise in A&E admissions over the winter period, a leading nursing figure has said.
Just 12 per cent of people with diabetes aged between 12 and 24 in England received all seven care checks in 2012/13, a report by Diabetes UK has shown.
The Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) has reduced the number of treatments it offers from 84 to 59, as part of ongoing effort to reduce costs in the NHS.
Measuring the rate at which a person breaks down nicotine in their system with a blood test could lead to more effective smoking cessation treatments, a study published in The Lancet Respiratory...
Too few professional psychologists offer people with diabetes the emotional support needed to cope with the condition, a survey by Diabetes UK has shown.
Pauline Cafferkey, the nurse being treated for Ebola at the Royal Free Hospital in London is not long in a critical condition, the hospital has announced.
Comorbidities are the most significant contributor to maternal deaths, a new study published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG).
This year has seen the highest level of reported flu cases since the 2012 flu season.
The QNI has announced the latest projects to receive funds from their annual Fund for Innovation and Leadership for 2015.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) closed down more than 1,600 websites illegally advertising and selling medicines last year.
People with type 1 diabetes have shorter lives than those without the condition, a study by researchers at Dundee University and the Scottish Diabetes Research Network has found.
An 'open mind' will be needed when evaluating the results of the Friends and Family test (FFT) for community nursing services says district nursing leader.
The number of people in the UK living with cancer will rise to a record 2.5 million in 2015, according to figures published by Macmillan Cancer Support.
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