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Government misses opportunity to protect patient care

There is 'widespread disappointment and disbelief' after the Government disregards amendments to the Health and Care Bill, despite broad support from healthcare unions

British Journal of Community Nursing launches new website

The new site brings together three years’ worth of content from the journal on care of the older person, long-term conditions and frailty/dementia as well as the latest professional issues

Prostate cancer care after the COVID pandemic

How has COVID-19 affected treatment for the most common cancer in men

Antibiotic resistance could be a 'hidden pandemic', warn health officials

New data shows that bloodstream infections dropped in 2020 for the first time since 2016 but remain at a higher level than 6 years ago, raising concerns of a potential pandemic

COVID-19 booster programme extended

The COVID-19 booster programme will be extended to people aged 40 and over, and the NHS will offer a second dose to people aged 16 to 17, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

A century of self-awareness

Dr Aaron T Beck, of Pennsylvania in the USA, passed away at the beginning of this month at the impressive age of 100. He may well be the greatest medical pioneer you have never heard of

Black women four times more likely to die in childbirth

Black women are more than four times more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth than white women in the UK, a new report has found

Practice Nursing launches new website

Leading nursing publication Practice Nursing has launched a brand new website

Improving mouth cancer awareness this November

November is Mouth Cancer Action Month. This charity campaign by the Oral Health Foundation is calling on the support of nurses to help raise awareness about the disease. Your support can help reduce...

Not just skin deep - the mental health impact of dry skin conditions

Every year one in four people consult a healthcare professional for a skin-related problem

COVID-19 vaccination to be mandatory for all frontline health care workers

Health and social care providers in England will be required to ensure workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Government has announced

Uncovering the hidden story of male eating disorders

Ian Peate looks at the underreported phenomenon of eating disorders in male patients

Oral health and diabetes: a guide for primary care nurses

David Morris and Jack Thomas detail how diabetic patients can ensure that their mouth remains healthy

Identifying and managing seasonal exacerbations of COPD

Anne Rodman looks at the complications which can be caused by the change of the seasons

Career profile: Sam Williams

A Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma Clinical Nurse Specialist in Newport, South Wales

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