Labour would repeal the Health and Social Care Act if the party regained power, refocusing structures without significant reorganisation, in a bid to develop an integrated system of 'whole person...
The DH should reconsider introducing compulsory registration for higher-level support clinical workers, the director of the Institute of Vocational Learning and Workforce Research at Buckinghamshire...
A device that allows nurses to detect pulse irregularities and pick up atrial fibrillation while measuring blood pressure has been recommended by NICE.
Scrapping the practice nurse lead/adviser role in England would be 'costly and short-sighted', according to research by Independent Nurse's sister title Practice Nursing.
Many older people are misusing alcohol and would benefit from intervention by mental health professionals.
The DH has given approval for GPs to vaccinate patients against shingles and will shortly make a decision on whether to run a national campaign for older people.
Chief medical officer Dame Professor Sally Davies has described the risk of antibiotic resistance as a bigger threat than global warming and warns the UK could be facing an 'apocalyptic scenario'.
The Francis report has called for a 'culture change' throughout the NHS, but Independent Nurse wants to investigate how it's findings will affect primary care and community nurses.
The RCN has backed NHS Employers' proposals to make changes to national NHS pay and conditions framework AfC, meaning nurses could lose the right to receive automatic incremental pay rises and...
Health and Wellbeing Boards will have to engage with nurses and existing service providers to be effective in improving local health outcomes, the NHS Confederation has said.
NHS managers must acknowledge problems with care quality and implement DH guidelines for compassionate care, according to the Foundation Trust Network.
GPs and practice nurse prescribers have been urged to review the prescribing of the combined hormonal contraceptive pill after research revealed many are taking 'unacceptable risks' by continuing to...
While deaths from breast cancer may be avoided by screening, any benefit will be more than outweighed by deaths due to the long-term adverse effects of treatment according to Michael Baum, professor...
Reducing sugar intake has a small but significant effect on body weight in adults, according to a paper published in the BMJ.
An expert group chaired by minister of state for care services Norman Lamb, has been created to 'strengthen' the NHS Constitution.
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