I keep hearing about 'social enterprise' organisations; what are these and how do they fit into the NHS?
There are challenges and opportunities for health professionals working with children, writes Alison Wall
The NMC is confused about its primary purpose, distracted by its ambitions for expansion, and lacks a long-term financial strategy, the body charged with reviewing the nursing regulator has said.
Around 60 per cent of primary care and community nurses are willing to work with their local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to implement the government's health reforms, despite many initially...
A team of 55 practice nurses has scooped the top prize at a national nursing awards ceremony for a project that has slashed the rate of COPD emergency hospital admissions in South Wales.
Pilots to abolish general practice boundaries in three parts of England begin at the end of April.
Children who live in Scotland's most deprived areas are less likely to be seen by a health visitor than those in privileged areas, according to research.
Nursing leaders are calling for a pause in the roll-out of the NHS 111, warning that a lack of qualified nurses working on the telephone helpline will undermine patient care.
A national research centre has been launched to help equip nurses to become more effective leaders.
Plant sterols are effective in lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels as part of positive diet and lifestyle changes, research has shown.
Paying nurses different salaries depending on where in the country they work would punish the poorest areas and entrench regional inequality, the Labour Party has said.
Nationally-agreed NHS pay scales may be replaced with a new system of local negotiation.
Malaria cases among travellers returning from the Indian-subcontinent increased by 22 per cent last year, despite an overall decrease in total Malaria cases.
Asda, Morrisons and Iceland display junk food on four out of five checkouts, making them the 'worst offenders' for undermining parents' efforts to feed their children healthily, according to the...
The Unison union says it has no mandate to take further industrial action over pension plans after around half of members participating in a ballot voted to accept government proposals.
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