Around 90 per cent of community nurses say their caseload has increased over the past 12 months, leaving primary care overburdened and in need of investment.
The RCN has asked health secretary Andrew Lansley to ensure nurses gain seats on the governing bodies of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).
A single 30-minute session led by nurses increases adherence among patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus.
Allergic rhinitis can significantly reduce quality of life and may interfere with school and work attendance, write Steve Holmes and Jane Scullion
Delia Pogson outlines the pathogenesis of this rare disorder and discusses the multidisciplinary approach required to manage and treat this genetic condition
Following initial assessment, repeated checks must be made in order to control pain, writes Jean Watkins
Kim Hamson investigates the management options available to practice nurses when moving people with type-2 diabetes onto insulin therapy
Last year, the State of Men's Health in Europe report was launched by the European Commissioner.
The Nurse First programme is busy recruiting its second cohort of nurses and allied health professionals, keen to explore social entrepreneurship in a very practical way.
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) describes a regular narrow complex tachycardia (NCT) (usually > 100bpm) with a QRS duration of 120ms or less.? SVT is a relatively common arrhythmia affecting...
Fewer than half of people with diabetes in England are receiving the basic care they require to manage their condition, national charity Diabetes UK has warned.
Health secretary Andrew Lansley was branded a 'liar' by delegates at last week's RCN 2012 Annual Congress, for claiming the number of frontline staff had increased since the coalition came into power.
Aspirin and other similar painkillers may help protect against skin cancer, researchers in Denmark have found.
The 4,200 new health visitors being recruited as part of the Health Visitor Implementation Plan will receive enhanced training to spot the early signs of postnatal depression.
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