The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) launched the first phase of its two-part consultation on revalidation on 6 January.
Over half of frontline NHS staff in England have had flu vaccinations this winter, according to the flu fighter campaign, run annually by the NHS Employers organisation.
An animated video has been developed by NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) to further raise public awareness of how patient data will be collected and used by the...
Debbie Cook, nurse consultant and expert on obesity and diabetes, outlines practical suggestions healthcare professionals can make to help
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to develop atopic diseases and skin infections like impetigo, new research suggests.
There is 'appreciable misuse' of drugs that mimic gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) - the brain's main inhibitory neurotransmitter - which are used clinically as, for example, muscle relaxants,...
Depression becomes less common after the menopause, according to an American study of 203 women who were premenopausal at baseline (mean age 42.8 years) and reached their natural menopause at, on...
Weight loss improves psoriasis, according to a study that included 303 overweight or obese patients with moderate-to-severe chronic plaque psoriasis that did not clear after four weeks' systemic...
Ringworm has several different presentations. Jean Watkins provides examples and suggests treatments.
Itching is one of the most common dermatological complaints seen in practice. Jean Watkins discusses the causes and treatments in children.
Darush Attar-Zadeh clarifies some recent changes to smoking cessation therapies.
Managing diabetes in elderly patients has particular challenges, explains Dr David Morris.
It is not unusual for a patient today to walk into a surgery with prior information they have discovered on the internet.
Following the government's official response to the Francis Report, hospitals will now be required to report the staffing levels on every ward in every hospital on a monthly basis.
NHS Trust HR director Graham White offers advice on what to do when team members don't get on.
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