A detailed risk assessment is essential to giving good travel health advice. Margaret Umeed works step-by-step through a risk assessment process
Skilled nursing staff must be retained by local authorities during the transition from NHS to local authority health planning, according to RCN general secretary Dr Peter Carter.
NICE has published a pathway which sets out how local communities can work together to prevent overweight and obesity, with support from local organisations and networks.
The chief nursing officer and director of nursing have published a three-year vision and strategy for nursing, midwifery and care staff that aims to build the culture of compassionate care in all...
There are significant variations in the quality of primary care in London, according to a new report commissioned by NHS London from The King's Fund and Imperial College London.
The Government has been urged to take urgent action to improve management for rheumatoid arthritis patient after a report has revealed 80% of people with rheumatoid arthritis suffer from one or more...
Breastfeeding support in the community can enable women to sustain breastfeeding for longer, benefiting babies, writes Rachel Duxbury Breastfeeding is not always as easy as it looks. In some cases,...
The BMA has called on the DH to extend the HPV vaccination programme to young gay men.
NICE has issued guidelines highlighting the need to tackle ignorance about the risk factors and causes of hepatitis B and C, and misconceptions about its treatment if barriers to effective testing of...
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia has launched an inquiry exploring the current provision of support for people living with dementia in minority ethnic groups in the UK.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has 'much to do' to earn public confidence, the Health Select Committee has warned.
Given the turbulent nature of 2012, primary care and community nurses could be forgiven for feeling less than optimistic about 2013.
Receiving a 'positive opinion' from the Committee for Medical Products for Bexsero, a new vaccine to protect against meningococcal group B disease (MenB), is probably the most significant step forward...
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