In people with eczema, moisturisers prolong time to flare, reduce the number of flares and are steroid sparing, according to a Cochrane review of 77 RCTs with a mean duration of 6.7 weeks. The studies...
New steps are set to be taken to make sure children and young people don’t have as far to travel for mental health services, as announced by NHS England
A new programme to attract high-achieving graduates into a nursing career has been announced by NHS England
The next push for primary care reform has been announced to include the expansion of seven-day GPs and mental health services, NHS England has announced
Nurses’ outrage over proposed bans on agency shifts has forced the NHS to announce a ‘pause’ on their plans
European Union (EU) nurses are leaving the NHS en masse, according to figures revealed by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
HIV testing could become routine in new quality standards being drafted up in an effort to reduce transmission of the virus
Government recommendations to raise NHS employees’
pay by 1% has been called a ‘bitter blow to nursing staff’ by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
Key roles in the NHS are still predominantly going to men, though progress has been made towards its promised goal of ‘50/50 by 2020’
Pregnant women should be screened for substance abuse, a psychiatrist in South Africa told an international congress
New ethics guidance on tuberculosis (TB) was launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in preparation for World TB Day on 24 March
Insulin degludec (IDeg), a long-acting basal insulin, is cost-effective compared to insulin glargine U100 (IGlar), according to an economic analysis of two phase III clinical studies that was...
Eliminating concurrent use of benzodiazepines and prescription opioids could reduce emergency visits or inpatient admissions for opioid overdose by 15%, according to American researchers who analysed...
The Health Committee has declared itself ‘extremely disappointed’ in the government’s efforts to curb childhood obesity
Smaller rural areas may be missing out on vital healthcare provision as they are overlooked in broader statistics, according to a report from the Local Government Association (LGA)
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