District and community nurses can be key carer champions, said Wendy Nicholson at the QNI conference.
David Cameron has promised that GP surgeries in England will be open seven days a week by 2020, if he is re-elected.
Midwives have voted to take part in the strike action on 13 October, following other healthcare professionals voting yes last week.
Viv Bennett highlighted the role community nurses can play in improving public health outcomes for the homeless, in a speech at the QNI's annual conference today.
Antibiotics prescribed for four common infectious conditions fail 15 per cent of the time, a study published in the BMJ has found.
A new inhaler designed to address poor inhaler technique is now available in the UK.
MA Healthcare is holding the second Immunisation Conference aimed at practice nurses, school nurses, healthcare assistants, health visitors and immunisation coordinators. The conference will cover...
Louise Bours, the UKIP health spokeswoman, has said the party intends to challenge Labour as the 'party of the NHS.'
Unite Members have voted to strike on 13 October in response to the government rejecting a one per cent pay rise for NHS workers in April.
More than half of healthcare professionals asked believe that patients do not take up the flu vaccine because they are concerned it could have flu-like side-effects, according to a survey by Ipsos...
Increasing a skirt size over 10 years between your 20s and 50s can increase risk of breast cancer after the menopause, according to research from the University College London.
The number of cases of TB reported in the UK has decreased, but still remains one of the highest in Europe, according to figures from PHE.
The King's Fund is holding a conference looking into the potential of primary care aimed at those working at general practice and in community settings.
Working long hours in a low socioeconomic status job has been linked with an increased risk of diabetes, in a study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.
Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary, has said Labour will support carers and the elderly if elected, in a speech at the party's annual conference.
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