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.
Women who smoke have a higher risk of developing cancer than their male peers, a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention reveals.
Researchers investigated the medical records of...
GP practices will receive £1.50 for each 'at-risk' child on their list' that they identify and call in for MMR vaccination, NHS England has announced.
The task will involve identifying children...
Providing nurses with better training in the use of equipment to detect COPD, could ensure patients are diagnosed earlier, according to the Institute of Education at the University of London.
The...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will launch a 'tough' system of checks on care home providers this week.
In a bid to develop an early warning system to offset the failure of care homes, the CQC...
More than a third of oncologists and haematologists in Scotland are aware of cancer patients relocating England for 'better' treatment.
According to a study of 28 consultants by research firm...
All children age two will be offered a nasal flu vaccine from September, instead of the following year as originally proposed.
The public would support charges for NHS patients who require treatment as a result of 'inappropriate' lifestyle choices, such as smoking or obesity, according to research from independent health...
Providers of cosmetic surgery should present a record of implants and cosmetic operations to patients undergoing procedures and to their GP, an independent review into cosmetic interventions has...
The RCN has pledged to fight employers who attempt to undermine nurses' terms and conditions, citing the collapse of the south west 'pay cartel' as a cautionary example.
Speaking at the RCN...
District nurses should receive mandatory additional training and clarification of their role to ensure the district nursing service remains relevant, a debate at RCN Congress concluded.
Proposing...
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