Children with epilepsy who experience seizures may not always receive timely rescue medication in community settings, according to research by the PERFECT Initiative. Its study concluded that, in...
The 'spiralling' costs of the Health and Social Care Act, will undermine patient care while creating significant upheaval, the RCN has warned. Ministers estimate implementing the Act will cost ?1.6...
The backlog of disciplinary cases for nurses and midwives will take more than two years to clear, the NMC's chief executive Jackie Smith has admitted. Giving oral evidence to the Health Select...
Ministers aim to strengthen the NHS Constitution and raise awareness about its purpose, writes Joe Lepper
A diagnosis of genital warts is frequently associated with emotional feelings of guilt, anger, and disgust, writes Alison Keefe
Cases of whooping cough are on the increase, writes Dr Suneeta Kochhar
Dr Adam Farmer discusses the management of chronic constipation with a focus on the consultation
NICE has published guidelines on preventing or delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes via diet and lifestyle programmes , writes Paula Holt
Nurses have an important role to play in assessing and managing urinary incontinence in men, writes Glynis Collis Pellatt
Nurses can support asthma patients to exercise and to take steps to avoid exercise-induced asthma, write Jane Scullion and Steve Holmes
Clinical commissioning group chair Andrea Gupta offers advice on influencing clinical commissioning
Working as a nurse volunteer in the Olympic polyclinic brought a range of rewards, writes Wendy Johnson
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