Community midwives are under pressure because forty per cent of women are discharged from hospital before they are ready, according to an RCM report.
'This places a strain on all midwives but...
Over 80 per cent of primary care nurses work overtime as a result of the government's agenda, an exclusive survey by Independent Nurse has revealed.
In a survey of 408 primary care nurses, made up...
Ed Miliband will position the NHS as one of the central issues in Labour's election campaign.
He is thought to want to exempt the NHS from Labour's planned deficit cuts by designating borrowing...
Practice nurses should inform women of the risks of overdiagnosis from breast cancer screening, according to Cancer Research UK.
Jessica Kirby, senior health information manager at Cancer Research...
The school nurse may be the first person that a young person chooses to speak to about mental health problems, according to mental health charity Time to Change.
A survey by the charity found that...
Suicide prevention should be part of every nurse's basic education, many in the profession believe. But can non-specialist nurses be given the confidence to broach the subject with their patients? And...
A 'Seize Control' toolkit has been produced by Epilepsy Action, to support specialist nurses and practice nurses with patients who continue to have seizures despite taking medication.
The toolkit...
One person dies from suicide every 40 seconds according to WHO's first global report on suicide prevention. This equates to more than 800,000 people globally every year.
Globally suicide rates are...
I was at Heathrow, returning from holiday when my sister phoned to tell me that our father was dying. I rushed home to find the out of hours GP trying to persuade my sister that 'the best place for...
Childhood constipation is a common reason for parents seeking help and advice. Siba Prosad Paul and Christine Routley provide an overview of managing the condition in the community
Recognising the signs of renal damage caused by diabetes enables intervention to slow the condition's progress and minimise complications. David Morris writes
Men may find themselves in a unique position when it comes to urinary incontinence, writes Ian Peate, and in need of encouragement and support to deal with a condition often associated with females.
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I decided at a very young age that I wanted to become a nurse. I am not certain whether it was from watching hospital programmes on the television or just wanting to...
Teresa Chinn looks at how nurses can use social media for professional purposes
There has been much in the news recently about initiatives to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and readmissions. General practitioners have been given the opportunity to provide an enhanced...
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