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...
The NSF for children, young people and maternity services; Healthy Lives Brighter Futures; the Kennedy Review: there have been landmark moments in children's health policy over the last ten years.
As nurses, we like to think of ourselves as respected professionals, using skills and knowledge to restore people to health, or assist them to a peaceful death.
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the respiratory system that is variable in severity, episodic in nature and affects people of every age group.
Hirsutism is a common and frequently distressing condition for women. Julie Van Onselen disucuss support and management options available for women
Around 10 per cent of people diagnosed with an eating disorder are male. Ian Peate looks at the causes and the needs in this under-diagnosed patient group
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant economic burden for health services in the UK and is likely to remain so for decades to come, owing to the increasing prevalence of CKD in ageing...
It is easy to jump on the bandwagon in opposing the Health and Social Care Bill. Rarely a day goes by when an influential body does not add its name to the list of those demanding that ministers kill...
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