As a student nurse, 'weighs and wees' were an important weekly, or in some cases daily, part of patient care. Urinalysis is one of the most common investigations that can lead to a formal diagnosis.
The past fortnight has seen a flurry of communications on obesity-related issues.First, England's Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies' annual report on child health, highlighted obesity...
Nearly two-thirds of adults in the UK would keep schizophrenia hidden from their employers if they were diagnosed, states a survey published by mental health charity, Rethink Mental Illness.
Monday 18 November is European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EEAD), a public health initiative aimed at encouraging the responsible use of antibiotics.Â
Schools in England will now have a legal obligation to support children with long-term conditions such as diabetes, epilepsy and asthma, education secretary Michael Gove, has announced.
Death rates from prostate cancer have fallen by 20 per cent since the early 1990s, according to figures released by Cancer Research UK.
The fortnightly roundup of key political and clinical news for primary care and community nurses.
The HM Prison Service is considering banning smoking in all areas of prisons in England and Wales. The ban is thought to stem from the threat of possible legal action by non-smoking staff and inmates...
Community nursing has seen one of the highest decreases in staffing numbers according to a new report by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), released today.
As the pressure on general practice increases Jenny Aston explains initiatives underway to attract and train practice nurses for the task ahead.
I became a mental health (MH) nurse as I had experienced issues of my own when I was younger and felt that it was important to try to use my experiences to help others.
I decided to become a nurse after travelling the world and settling on a remote island in Indonesia. When the tsunami hit in the Indian Ocean, I was inspired by the nurses and volunteers who led the...
NHS Trust HR director Graham White gives an insight into acceptable use of social media for nurses.
The DH has compiled all of its public health nursing and midwifery products that it has developed or published over the years into one easy to access table. All of the individual projects are still...
Educating patients on good technique can improve management of their condition.
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