Changes to immigration rules when the UK leaves the EU, combined with the ageing nursing workforce could create a 'perfect storm' in the NHS, research from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has found
Helen Willis discusses the often concealed issue of inadequate diets among the over-65s
Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS) affects lots of people, with an estimate of 120,000 sufferers in the UK. Those who previously contracted polio may be at risk of some of the devastating symptoms
NHS staff should be proud of the standard of care offered in the vast majority of general practices in England, according to Professor Steve Field, the chief inspector of general practice at the CQC
A nursing-specific post will be created in the Department of Health, after the nursing directorate was abolished in June
NICE has published its first quality standard on how to care for people with coeliac disease
Excessive workloads and poor staffing levels have led many midwives to leave the profession according to research from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM)
Prompt treatment is important in order to minimise the risk of multi-system disease, says Sandra Pearson
Practice nurses have the skills to manage cancer as a long-term condition, say Sandra Dyer and Sarita Yaganti
Diabetes team leader at South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
A plan to ‘dramatically’ increase the safety of mothers and their babies during birth has been announced by health secretary Jeremy Hunt
The national flu vaccination programme will be extended to cover children up to the age of seven for the first time, Public Health England has announced
Cuts to domestic violence services make interventions in primary care even more vital, writes Seeta Bhardwa
The UK can help to improve the face of nursing globally, a new report by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Global Health has said
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