Sustainability and Transformation plans offer a great opportunity to improve the NHS, but must be backed up by government investment, a report by the King’s Fund has found
Nurses have become crucial in managing minor illness clinics, writes Anne Wray
Cuts to funding have left social care fighting for survival, a report by Age UK has revealed
Being overweight linked to cancers of the oesophagus and stomach
A contraceptive pill for men could soon be reality, writes Mark Greener
Public concern for the state of the NHS has reached its highest level in 15 years, an Ipsos Mori study has found.
The rate of deaths linked to cardiovascular conditions has fallen by 46% since 2003, figures from the European Heart Network reveal.
Approximately £9.5 billion of capital funding will be needed to fully realise Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs), an analysis by the British Medical Association (BMA) has revealed.
New mothers should be offered a routine general practice appointment to assess their mental health, NICE has said.
More than 154,000 nurses and midwives have successfully revalidated, the Nursing and Midwifery Council has announced.
From 13 February 2017, there will be a number of team changes at Independent Nurse
Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Journal of Midwifery Practice Awards on 7 February
'Swift action' must be taken to ensure that enough new midwives are entering the profession to balance out the ageing workforce, the Royal College of Midwives has said
Thresholds of statin therapy for preventing cardiovascular disease, explained by Suneeta Kochhar
Recruitment has started for two Admiral nurses in the Swansea Bay area, the first specialist dementia community services in Wales
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