Nearly half of people in the UK take prescription drugs, figures released by the HSCIC in their health survey of 2013 have revealed.
A conference to showcase a new approach to end-of-life care will be held at the Manchester conference centre on 10 December. The new model, Priorities for Care, is based on the Liverpool Care Pathway,...
A consultation on laws that would make it mandatory for healthcare professionals to report cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) has been launched by the Home Office.
A conference on nursing appraisal and revalidation will be held on 9 December at the Manchester Conference Centre. Jackie Smith, chief executive and registrar of the NMC, will explain how appraisals...
2014 saw Independent Nurse meeting some of the most influential and important people in nursing and the NHS to discuss the crucial issues and policies directly impacting primary care nurses.
Extending the period of breastfeeding could potentially save the NHS millions of pounds, a study performed by researchers at Unicef UK has found.
Sending text messages to patients taking medication could prevent medicine waste, a study by researchers at Queen Mary University has found.
Overturning the romanticised image of nurses was the subject of a book launched at the RCN last night, as part of the college's World War One lectures.
An event for nurse prescribers will be held at the ICO conference centre in London on 5 December. The conference is aimed at new, current and aspiring nurse prescribers. Attendees will be advised on...
An £88 million facility for adult mental illness is being constructed at University Hospital Llandough in Cardiff.
Community children's eating disorder services will receive a boost in funding, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has announced.
Andy Burnham on how many of the 20,000 nurses pledged by Labour will work in primary care.
Health visitors are 'the most important' healthcare professionals to improving maternal and child mental health stated a leading consultant and senior lecturer in perinatal psychiatry.
Royal Air Force nurses have been forgotten in historical records until now, says Mark Greener.
People with dementia are not provided with high-quality care at the end of their lives, because the illness is not considered 'terminal', according to a report by the Alzheimer's Society and Macmillan...
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