On 6 February, Robert Francis QC published his Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry.
There is a 'real need' for health visitors to receive better education and training to enable them to develop practice, according to the National Nursing Research Unit at King's College London.
A 'systematic failure in the NHS' to assess children with acute illness that could be better managed by general practice, out of hours services and NHS Direct, has led to yearly increases in emergency...
Lee Yarwood-Ross explains why moist wound healing is better than dry healing and
discusses the optimal level of moisture
Psoriasis is a common condition that affects approximately 2% of the population and may range from mild rashes to psoriatic emergencies which require urgent hospital care, writes Dr Jean Watkins
Dr Harry Brown provides insight into the basics of vitamin B12 metabolism to help explain
pernicious anaemia, its diagnosis, and treatment
Patients with IBD can self-manage and feel in control of the disease when empowered through provision of information and support, writes Vera Todorovic
An overwhelming 98 per cent of primary care and community nurses acknowledge quality of care could be improved in practice and community settings, but warn key barriers to overcome include...
Pessimism is growing in the NHS and social care as local leaders respond to mounting financial pressures, according to independent health charity The King's Fund.
There is no evidence horse meat in the UK food chain will cause a safety risk to consumers who have eaten it, according to CMO Dame Professor Sally Davies.
The national clinical director for diabetes has urged practices to ensure patients with type 1 diabetes have supplies of blood glucose test strips, following reports that people are missing out on...
A total of 2,016 confirmed cases of measles in England and Wales were reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in 2012, constituting the highest annual total since 1994.
The NMC has reviewed its overseas registration policy in a bid to lead to a clearer, better understood and more robust registration process for overseas applicants, which will strengthen its ability...
A government-funded Alzheimer's Society initiative to improve public understanding of dementia by signing up a million 'dementia friends', launched last week with the first of its 'friends information...
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