The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) has released a series of resources for health visitors to access CPD.
Patients in the East of England are being urged to visit their general practice if they experience breathlessness, as part of a new campaign by PHE to raise awareness about the symptoms link to heart...
Atrophic vaginitis or vaginal dryness may affect up to 40 per cent of postmenopausal women. It is often underdiagnosed but is easily treated, writes Suneeta Kochhar.
In the second in a series, David Morris outlines how best to prevent patients developing type 2 diabetes.
Nurse leaders must seize opportunities to develop an integrated approach to the general practice workforce, a leading primary care nursing figure has said.
The fourth annual Act FAST campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of a stroke has been launched by PHE.
Vitamin D is crucial for good bone health, explains Sara Patience. Supplementing children early can avoid adverse health effects manifesting in later life.
All overseas nurses and midwives will be assessed on their language skills, under new legislation proposed by a report from the DH.
At the time of writing the BMA, RCGP, NHS England and HEE had jointly published Building the Workforce – the New Deal for General Practice'. This sounded promising. But primary care nurses were barely...
Unions suspended last week's industrial action, after health secretary Jeremy Hunt and the DH offered a compromise on NHS pay conditions.
Practice nurses can target people missing their diabetes requirements using new 'information prescriptions' created by Diabetes UK.
There has been much in the press recently about the pressures being felt in A&E. Two weeks ago, I wrote about my own experience in A&E (which was excellent) and I think it is important that we...
Are rapid response community nursing teams the answer to A&E’s troubles?
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