Getting the diabetic foot check right could dramatically improve patient care, writes Kaye McIntosh
The highest number of nursing staff applied for grants from the RCN Foundation hardship fund in 2016
A survey of more than 423,000 NHS staff has shown their workplaces are improving, despite the huge financial pressures and public demand
Cultural preferences and spiritual beliefs should be included in discussions about the care a person, and those close to them, want to receive, says NICE
The guidance has evolved. Here’s what primary care nurses need to know, writes Sara Patience
A common condition of advancing age might require further examination, writes Suneeta Kochhar
Nearly 150,000 frontline staff in the NHS and social care are under threat from the effects of Brexit, according to research by the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
There has been significant progress made in the care provided to children with diabetes, but further improvement should still be sought, the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit has found
Approximately one in every 250 people in the UK has familial hypercholesterolaemia, a potentially deadly inherited condition
Schemes that deliver healthcare closer to home are often better for patients but largely fail to save the NHS money, according to a review of evidence by the Nuffield Trust
Nursing professionals living with cancer are at risk of undergoing financial hardship, according to the Cavell Nurses’ Trust
Approximately 16.4 million days are lost to sickness in the NHS each year, costing the health service £1.1 billion, data from NHS Digital has shown
Prisoners with mental health problems face severe challenges on release, writes Alex Turnbull
Just 7% of women with mental health problems in during pregnancy and the perinatal period are referred to specialist care, a survey by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has found
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