The fortnightly round up of key political and clinical news for primary care and community nurses.
School nurses are a vital resource in reducing mental health problems in young people, writes Seeta Bhardwa.
Scientists are closer to developing a universal flu vaccine due to testing during the 2009 flu pandemic.
Researchers from Imperial College London recruited 342 staff and students to take part in the...
Mental health services should be moved into primary care states a new report by the Mental Health Foundation.
After a year-long enquiry into the future of mental health services, the report entitled...
A £400 million cancer package to boost research and treatment for cancer patients has been announced by David Cameron.
Thousands more cancer patients in England will receive the life-extending drugs...
Professor Nigel Mathers has been elected the Royal College of General Practitioners' (RCGP) new honorary secretary of council.
Professor Mathers will work closely with the College's new company...
A new framework to improve the health and wellbeing of older people has been launched in Northern Ireland.
The 'Service Framework for older people' will outline ways to promote social inclusion,...
The scale of the challenge of diabetes is frightening. By 2025 there are projected to be five million people in the UK with diabetes - the vast majority with Type 2.
At the time of going to press, the NMC Council will have just commenced a meeting at which they will discuss changes to nurse revalidation, and the options available.
I came across a quote recently from the American Poet Jeffrey McDaniel: 'I realise that there is something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they're experts at letting things go'.
Skin conditions are common in practice. Ian Peate details the diagnosis and treatment of patients presenting with eczema
A relatively common, itchy, non-infectious rash, usually occurring in those over thirty, can present in a variety of different ways, writes Dr Jean Watkins.
Workloads will increase but benefits should include fewer cases and lower mortality rates. Laura Craig, explains the influenza immunisation programme.
In-depth analysis of the latest health research. Compiled by
Mark Greener.
Effective initial evacuation and appropriate maintenance therapy
are vital for successfully treating constipation in children, June Rogers writes.
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