A new study has suggested that for smokers willing to reduce cigarette consumption before attempting to quit, varenicline significantly increased smoking cessation rates.
Advanced practice nurses, not physicians associates, should be used to plug the gap in the primary care workforce, Crystal Oldman writes.
Would you expect someone stepping into your house to say hello and perhaps ask your name? Of course you would, says Rita Som.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended that all patients aged between 14 and 18 are vaccinated against meningococcal group W (MenW) disease.
A toolkit to help nurses support lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) young people who are at risk of suicide has been launched by PHE and the RCN.
A national NHS diabetes prevention programme has been launched by Simon Stevens, NHS England's chief executive, at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference, at the ExCel Centre in London.
The NHS needs to start a 'revolution' in community nursing says health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Three leading healthcare editors are urging politicians and stakeholders to address the six fundamental threats to midwifery, health visiting and school nursing.
Last night 150 health visitors celebrated their achievements as fellows of the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV).
A lack of education for patients with diabetes is leading to increased numbers of complications, a report published by the all-party parliamentary group on diabetes has found.
The rate of infant mortality in England and Wales in 2013 fell to 3.8 deaths per 1000 live births, a record low, according to figures released by the Office of National Statistics.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk of strokes in postmenopausal women, while providing little protection from cardiovascular disease, a review published in the Cochrane Library has...
The Scottish Government will invest £219,441 in 2015-16 into services to combat FGM under plans announced by first minister Nicola Sturgeon.
The importance of school, practice and district nurses to support carers was highlighted by the QNI's Supporting Nurses to Support Carers conference on 9 March.
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