Taking anti-HIV drugs stops gay men passing on the virus to sexual partners, a study published in the Lancet has found
Women who are unwilling to go for a smear test could instead provide a urine sample to be screened for cervical cancer, research published in BMJ Open suggests
Legislation to address the shortage of registered nurses and nursing staff in England is vital to ensure patient safety, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Chief Executive Dame Donna Kinnair has said
Parents who refuse to get their children vaccinated against measles are contributing to ‘a public health time bomb’ NHS England’s Chief Executive has warned
Joan Laplana, a campaigner against poverty in nursing, is bidding to become an MEP in next month’s European Parliament elections
The NHS has a small window of time in which to help young people with mental health problems, and they are failing miserably
Health professionals remain the most trusted source of advice on immunisation, according to a survey by Public Health England
Professor Jane Cummings has been appointed the chair of the RCN Foundation
The Royal College of Nursing has appointed Dame Donna Kinnair as its new chief executive and general secretary. Dame Donna, who joined the RCN in 2015 as its head of nursing, has been covering the...
Around half of people taking statins do not see their cholesterol drop to the recommended levels within two years, new research from Nottingham University shows.
The City of New York has declared a public health emergency, as misinformation on social media about vaccines has been linked to a measles outbreak
Sue Grave, a student District Nurse from Cheshire, has been awarded the first scholarship in homeless health and inclusion by The Queen’s Nursing Institute and The Guild of Nurses
There are wide variations between areas in how much funding for children’s mental health services is available, a report by the Children’s Commissioner has found
Deaths from serious hepatitis C related liver disease fell by 16.1% between 2015 and 2017 according to data from PHE
Digital specialists will join with NHS England’s cancer and mental health national policy teams to help clinicians and policymakers improve patient experience through technology
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