EU regulations to control the risks posed by needlesticks and other 'sharps' in healthcare, have taken effect from this month.
The quality of UK primary care is at risk because NHS England's area teams lack the capacity to develop relationships with GP practices, so clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are forced to rely on...
Nurses' leaders will oversee a pilot scheme for would-be nurses to spend time working as healthcare assistants before starting a degree.
A sweeping overhaul of the support for elderly people is set to be unveiled this year, with the government promising that every older patient will be assigned a dedicated NHS 'case manager' to...
A framework to support general practice nurses in achieving and maintaining competency across all areas of their role, has been launched
Several factors should be considered before a person with diabetes travels abroad, writes
Dr Suneeta Kochhar
Atopic eczema is the most common form of eczema and follows a course of exacerbations and remissions, but presentations may differ in children and adults, writes Dr Jean Watkins
It is important to identify back pain caused by a serious underlying
condition, writes Dr Harry Brown
In-depth analysis of the latest research, compiled by Mark Greener
Young people require support in developing personal self-care strategies, writes Dr Nicky Kime
Identifying and treating the underlying cause of pleurisy may be life-saving, writes
Dr Suneeta Kochhar
Nurses will be asked to comment on the performance of their colleagues and managers during appraisals and patients will also submit feedback, as part of a series of initiatives to improve nursing care...
Ministers have pledged that people will see their health and social care 'better joined up' and be reassured that they will not have to pay 'astronomical care costs', following the publication of the...
NHS England has launched an 'urgent review' of the non-emergency NHS 111 phoneline, which handles GP out-of-hours calls in some areas.
The service, which was supposed to replace NHS Direct from 1...
A 'rethink' of the role of primary care with the aim of preventing the need for emergency admissions, will be put in motion this year, the health secretary has pledged.
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