An RCN initiative aims to examine nurses' professional attitudes and behaviours and to prove to the public that it still takes a remarkable person to be a nurse.
Viv Bennett, the director of nursing for public health, and the DH have called for primary care and community nurses to capitalise on the legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games by taking every...
Persistent thrush can have a significant impact on psychological well-being. Dr Lisa Hamzah looks at treatment and management options.
Clinical Commissioning Groups are operating in shadow form and are engaging primary careand community nurses to good effect in some ares of the country, writes Chris Par
The incidence of Legionnaires' disease has risen sharply in recent years and primary care nurses must recognise the symptoms, writes Deborah Duncan
Health professionals must enquire about issues such as low self-esteem when reviewing patients with acne, write Conor Bowman, Faisal Ali, and Jennifer Yell
Eczema is a chronic condition and management relies on patient education
and understanding, write Conor Bowman, Faisal Ali and Jennifer Yell
Healthy life expectancy in the UK increased by more than two years in the period 2008-2010, compared with 2005-2007, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. However, although the...
A campaign to improve diabetes care in residential and nursing homes has been launched. The Care Home Diabetes Audit 2012 is encouraging care home owners to take part in an England-wide survey to...
Obesity in middle age could be a major risk factor for dementia, it has been claimed. Researchers at the French medical research institution INSERM examined the cognitive function, body mass index...
Just 1 per cent of general practices are providing patients with online access to electronic health records, it has been clamed. According to a report by think tank 2020Health, the use of Personal...
The proportion of people engaging in unhealthy lifestyle behaviours has fallen significantly, but almost all the improvement has been among higher socio-economic groups, a King's Fund report has...
The number of qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff working in the NHS has fallen by more than 4,800 since April 2010, official figures have revealed. There are currently 276,608...
Dark chocolate and cocoa products which are rich in a group of chemicals called flavanols may reduce blood pressure, a meta-analysis of 20 studies suggests.
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