NHS funding will 'continue to be protected' in 2013-14, chancellor George Osborne has confirmed.
NICE will have a 'crucial role' in the value-based pricing of medicines from 2014, the DH has confirmed.
A nursing vision and strategy for dementia care has been launched by the DH, calling on all nurses to take a lead in this field.
The code of conduct and minimum training standards for healthcare assistants (HCAs), pledged by ministers, have been launched by Skills for Health and Skills for Care.
The innovative care provided by primary care and community nurses was celebrated at two national award ceremonies last month.
The NMC has appointed directors in the areas of fitness to practice (FTP), revalidation, and reviewing and registration.
General practices operating from a single location will be charged between £550 and £850 for Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration from 1 April.
The BMA has called for a delay in the launch of NHS 111, amid claims the telephone service could 'put patients at risk'.
Clinicians are missing opportunities to help smokers with mental health problems quit, according to the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Psychiatrists.
District nursing numbers have been cut by up to a third in some parts of England since 2011, according to research by the RCN.
Hospital admission rates for patients with long-term conditions differ markedly across the country, analysis from the Health and Social Care Information Centre has shown.
Challenging perspectives and exploring benefits may lead to acceptance of change, writes Caroline Forrest
The revised GMS contract will change practice funding, QOF targets
and enhanced services, writes David Woods
Common nail infections may be acquired through ordinary activities such as gardening or cleaning and require accurate differential diagnosis followed by swift, appropriate treatment, writes Dr Jean...
Men newly presenting with erectile dysfunction should be evaluated for cardiovascular and endocrine conditions, writes Ian Peate
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