The DH has launched a consultation to gather views on how personal health budgets should be rolled out across the country.
NICE and Public Health England (PHE) will collaborate to develop quality standards for public health.
The NHS Commissioning Board has authorised the third wave of 62 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), taking the total to 163, serving 42 million people.
NHS Trust HR director Graham White offers advice on employment issues affecting nurses
People may go through four stages when negotiating change in the workplace, writes Caroline Forrest
The Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry was designed to bring closure to the families of those who died due to care failings, while opening debate about NHS culture...
The transition between paediatric and adult care is a vital time for diabetes patients says Nicky Kime, but transitional care is often inadequate, focused on service transfer rather than the...
Asthma exacerbations may be moderate, severe or life threatening, says Beverley Bostock-Cox but careful and swift assessments will help clinicians
A norovirus outbreak can impact on wider patient care, impacting on
hospital admissions and delaying transfers to the community, writes `Dr Suneeta Kochhar
Primary care nurses must extend their current knowledge of sexually transmitted infections in male patients and improve their skills in assessing risk, writes Professor Ian Peate
Up to one-in-12 older people in the UK may suffer from sarcopenia (age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass and function).Researchers applied definitions developed by the European Working Group on...
Bronchiectasis - permanent, progressive airways dilation following 'a vicious circle' of inflammation, infection and repair of the bronchial mucosa - is associated with longer and more severe COPD...
In 1998, UK legislation restricted paracetamol pack sizes available OTC to reduce overdoses. Researchers calculated deaths from paracetamol poisoning and liver unit activity between October 1998 and...
Dysfunctional inflammatory and immune responses may contribute to endometriosis. As dairy products and other nutrients modulate these responses, US researchers analysed food frequency questionnaires...
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