Patients lose faith in healthcare professionals if it takes more than three trips to the GP to be referred for cancer tests states research by Cancer Research UK scientists.
Student midwives studying at the University of Salford have been awarded record marks in examinations for the United Nations International Children¹s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Baby Friendly...
The House of Comons Health Select Committee is inviting written submissions on the challenges affecting primary care services in England.
The number of nurses prescribing controlled drugs in primary care settings rose by 12% in 2014, according to a report published by the CQC.
The relationship between practice nurses and GPs is crucial to ensuring that patients receive high-quality palliative care, according to draft guidance on end-of-life care released by NICE.
In a speech on 16 July at the King's Fund, health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced his intention to impose seven-day working on hospital consultants in September, should negotiations with the BMA fail....
Carers are crucial to the NHS. Clare Farmer discusses how a team in Sussex is supporting them locally
Practice nurses and other primary care health professionals are 'particularly important' to the screening and diagnosis of hepatitis C, a leading figure has said after a PHE report showed a rise in...
Demand for advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) has increased by 64% between quarter one and quarter two in 2015 according to analysis from a healthcare recruiter.
The NHS constitution has been amended to include recommendations made by Sir Robert Francis in his inquiry into the failings at Mid-Staffordshire Hospital.
Nurses and midwives from the 19 pilot sites for revalidation have responded positively to the process, calling it desirable and realistic, as part of initial findings presented to the NMC's council.
When David Cameron spoke about recruiting 5000 new GPs and strengthening primary care, but did not mention nursing once, we have to reflect seriously on why not.
Several recent studies will help nurses understand the condition, writes Mark Greener
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