Interpreting research can sometimes be a challenge. Mark Greener
suggests some tips for critical thinking when reading studies.
The Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI) has launched an online resource for community nurses working with carers. It was developed with funding from the DH and is free to access from the QNI website.
In the last week I have been heartened by the discussions on Twitter revolving around community nursing.
The way breast cancer patient care is being delivered has changed dramatically. Many patients begin a treatment pathway that can last for a year or more.
Only twice in my adult life have I been off-work, bedridden ill. Last week I had to stay in bed for three days.
Medications used to control blood pressure can increase the risk of injury from serious fall by 30 to 40 per cent, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine.
Nine out of ten NHS staff think their role makes a difference, states a survey carried out by NHS Employers.
Over 90 per cent of nurses believe that encouraging nurses to prescribe could increase the efficiency of primary care, according to a survey by Independent Nurse.
The first NHS England (London) drop-in cancer clinic was opened in a local community centre in Haringey, London, in early February.
Primary care nurses from across the country gathered at Alexandra Palace in London for the first Primary Care Nursing Expo (PCN Expo) run by MA Healthcare Conferences on 7 and 8 February 2014.
Changes to community and other primary care services are needed to move more care out of hospitals and into people's homes, says a report published by The King's Fund this month.
The number of people using insulin to treat diabetes trebled between 1991 and 2010, researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Cardiff have found.
The study, published in the Journal of...
Arthritis Research UK has given almost £50,000 of funding to a research group at the Royal Cornwall and Truro Hospital to improve the knowledge of arthritis among district nurses, practice nurses and...
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