The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has unveiled a new course for nursing working in infection prevention and control (IPC) that aims to help prevent the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
The 2017 budget was presented today by the Chancellor Phillip Hammond in House of Commons. It sets out the governments financial aims for the next fiscal year and has huge implication for the NHS and...
There has been a drop of almost half in the number of district nurses working for NHS England since 2010, according to a new BBC report on the state of district nursing
June Rogers explains why it is vital to ensure prompt and appropriate assessment for bedwetting
This painful condition is one all practice nurses should understand, writes Dirk Pilat
Kathy Oxtoby explains the QNI’s assessment of the state of district nursing education and what it means
Adam Bernstein explains what the new CQC changes mean for the regulation of primary care services
Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) are cost-effective methods of controlling fertility allowing many women to achieve the sex lives that they want free from the risk of pregnancy
Leicester is to become the first city in the UK to take part in a global initiative against urban diabetes
The 2017 Community Mental Health Survey revealed that less people are receiving the help they need when experiencing a mental health crisis than in 2014
There has been a significant improvement in the elimination and treatment of HIV in the UK, with the mortality rate of those diagnosed now ‘comparable to the rest of the population’, according to a...
Brexit is compounding workforce problems for the NHS, which is already finding it hard to recruit and retain workers, according to a new NHS Providers report
The UK is now the most obese country in Western Europe, with obesity rates rising faster than in any other developed nation, including the US
More than half of GPs think that patients should receive fines for missing their appointments, a Pulse survey has found
Women who have received vaccines for the human papilloma virus (HPV) may see the number of required screening slashed from 12 to 3, according to a new study by Queen Mary University
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