Clinical commissioning group (CCG) boards should appoint nurses with proven commissioning experience to ensure their input is effective, according to RCN general secretary Dr Peter Carter.
Children and young people in Scotland with diabetes are to gain access to insulin pumps as part of a ?1 million government drive to increase take-up of the devices.
Women are dying needlessly every day because they do not recognise symptoms of ovarian cancer, according to research by Target Ovarian Cancer.
Working in healthcare, it is easy to feel overloaded by the vast amount of information received every day and to rely, instead, on snippets of information to aid understanding.
Should the clinical commissioning group (CCG) board role be a full-time position for a nurse or does this depend on local strategy?
It is important to undertake a holistic assessment of the patient who presents with a wound. Karen Ousey and Leanne Cook give an overview of the key responsibilities.
Bedwetting can have a serious impact of a child's self-esteem and emotional wellbeing. Sally Norfolk and Janet Wootton provide and overview.
Vaccines are an important public health measure and may prompt travellers to attend for pre-travel health advice, write Claire Wong and Hilary Simons.
Glue ear or otitis media with effusion (OME) is an increasingly frequent presentation in primary care and the most common reason for childhood surgery; however, there are presently no proven effective...
Constipation is common and may have serious implications for a person's quality of life. Gaye Kyle explains what is needed for a thorough assessment
Matthew Kurien and David Sanders discuss the evidence for point-of-care tests for coeliac disease and focus on Simtomax.
Good luck to the new Nursing and Care Quality Forum as it sets off on its crucial programme of work
Half of people newly diagnosed with cancer in the UK are over 70, so it is likely that community and practice nurses will come into contact with an older person living with the disease.
Dignity is 'the essence of proper nursing' according to Sir Keith Pearson, chair of the NHS Confederation, and one of the authors of Delivering Dignity: securing dignity in care for older people in...
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