Sleep disturbances may undermine semen quality. In a study of 953 Danish men who completed a four-question survey about sleep patterns during the previous four weeks, researchers categorised responses...
Gout and serum uric acid levels independently predict total and cardiovascular mortality, according to a study of 15,773 people aged 20 years or older followed for approximately 10 years.
Smoking may increase the intensity of chronic pain experienced by older people, in light of a postal questionnaire completed by 1,141 people aged between 65 and 103 years in Sweden. Of these, 38.5 per...
Julia Steers, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire
NHS Trust HR director Graham White offers advice on employment issues affecting nurses
Health and social care go hand-in-hand, so if the government cuts social funding, people's health will suffer, writes Bernadette Higgins
Nurses' leaders and health ministers are at odds over changes to nurse training and education, writes David Woods
An informative debate about nurse education took place at last month's RCN Congress, in Liverpool. No, I don't mean the mud-slinging between the RCN and ministers over 'really stupid' plans to 'force'...
I have written previously about the importance of the professional regulation of healthcare assistants (HCAs). The government has made it clear that while educational standards for HCAs will be...
Imagine being arrested for not smiling at an event. Mark Worsfold who attended the recent London Olympics, last year was. Mr Worsfold, who has Parkinson's, was arrested while watching a cycling event...
Last autumn, charity Blind Veterans UK launched the 'No One Alone' campaign to raise public awareness of the fact that there are more than 68,000 national service and armed forces veterans in the UK,...
In the government's initial response to the Francis report into care failings in Mid Staffordshire, it has been made clear all applicants to nursing programmes will need to prove they are...
A practice has improved patient safety by addressing its management of sick children, writes Anne Baird
Plans to improve care could focus on condoning shortcomings instead of rewarding best practice, writes David Woods
In Putting Patients First, the government's initial response to the Francis report...
Cancer charities have warned of uncertainty over future access to life-extending drugs when a dedicated fund ends next year.
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