An innovative nurse-led service for patients with inflammatory arthritis is providing specialist care in a community setting, writes Alison Archer
The development of high-quality clinical leaders for the NHS will not occur by accident, write Ruth Carnalland Oliver Warren
Overall key pointsThe cause of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is unknown, although it is recognised as an autoimmune disease.The progress of RA is generally downhill, with increasing disability, morbidity...
Multiple sclerosis is a multifactorial condition, and specialist nurses can help to co-ordinate referrals to appropriate services, Gina Robinson explains
The case: A 45-year-old network support technician comes to see you with a two-week history of neck pain, which sometimes radiates into his shoulders or gives him a headache. He thinks his work is...
Prompt referral of patients with suspected RA can help to optimise treatment outcomes, writes Susan Oliver.
With 67 per cent of men and 56 per cent of women being overweight or obese,1 the number of people with diabetes in the UK is estimated to reach over four million by 2025 (projection for UK based on...
<p>Current treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are failing to control patients' pain adequately, and healthcare professionals are not fully addressing patients' concerns, new research...
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