Despite substantial efforts to eradicate them, an estimated 200,000 pressure ulcers are experienced by patients each year at an estimated cost to the NHS of £1.4 million each day, not to mention the...
It is now 50 years since the measles vaccine was introduced in the UK, and 30 since the combined measles
mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine came on stream. It is estimated that 20 million measles cases...
People with Type 1 diabetes across the country will be given from ‘life changing’ glucose monitors on the NHS, Simon Stevens has announced
The Government should consider increases in national taxation to fund the UK’s adult social care services, the Local Government Association has said
Eating disorder services risk not meeting targets by 2021, according to figures released by NHS England
Nearly 100,000 people in the UK could die in the next 30 years unless steps are is taken to stem the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbug infections, a report has warned
The RCN has appointed Bronagh Scott, currently Executive Director of Nursing at the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board as interim Director of Nursing Policy and Practice
Julie Van Onselen answers some of the most common questions from patients about this skin condition
The number of nurses and midwives registered to work in the UK increased by nearly 4000 in the past year, according to figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council
NHS staff could prescribe music playlists, as well as medication, Matt Hancock, the health secretary, has said
Approximately 500 people in the UK die each week due to avoidable complications relating to diabetes, analysis of the NHS Diabetes Audit has found
As of the 1st of November 2018, it will be legal to prescribe medicinal cannabis products for patients in the UK
Certain prescribers will now be able to give patients cannabis products, as new NHS guidance takes effect
Being overweight or underweight could lower life expectancy by four years, a study Published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology suggests
New measures to reduce assaults on NHS staff have been announced by Matt Hancock, the health secretary
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