One in four patients in need of wound dressings have them changed by nurses at their local GP surgery, according to a new survey
Suicide awareness and intervention should be as fundamental to nursing as basic life support. A nurse's intervention could literally save a life.
A new study has found that there may be thousands of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who are undiagnosed
Latest reports suggest that revalidation continues to have a positive impact on the behaviour and attitudes of nurses and midwives, say the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Self-tests for HIV will now be available to buy on the British high street for the first time
Every GP practice in London is to make the change to an Electronic Prescription Service (EPS), NHS Digital has announced, in a bid to save time in overstretched practices
Opt-out organ donation will be introduced across England by 2020 if Max’s Law attains parliamentary approval
An emergency meeting will be held by the Royal College of Nursing in September in response member’s outrage at their pay deal miscommunication
Safety expert, Sir Brian Jarman, has stated that sepsis deaths in England are up by more than a third in the past 2 years, but others claim more ‘properly collected prospective data’ is needed
New mothers across the UK should be given baby boxes to reduce co-sleeping risks, says RCM.
The RCN backs the decision to decriminalise medical cannabis after it has been proven to have medicinal benefits
Figures reveal an 86% increase in nurses and midwives joining from outside the EU according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council
The true scale of the shortage of doctors, nurses and midwives in England has been revealed by NHS Digital’s vacancy statistics
Hepatitis C is a rarity among public health issues – one we can eliminate in a relatively short amount of time.
General secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, Janet Davies, has issued an apology after it has emerged that some staff will not receive the 3% pay rise which was planned for July
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