Women are receiving worse care after a heart attack than men, resulting in unnecessary and avoidable deaths, according to an analysis of almost 200,000 Swedish patients
Rosacea can be an extremely distressing condition, both mentally and physically, writes Mark Greener
Claire Norgrove explains how her practice has used holistic methods to treat mental illness
With flu season drawing nearer, Kathy Oxtoby explains how a new vaccine could be a gamechanger
In each issue, Independent Nurse analyses an issue relevant to nurses in primary care, related to a clinical update, legal or workforce policy
Sarah Mullally, the youngest person to hold the role of chief nurse for England, has been appointed the first female bishop of London
Close to half of sexually active 16 to 24-year-olds do not use a condom the first time they sleep with a new partner, according to a survey by Public Health England (PHE) and YouGov
Cold weather combined with loneliness could be ‘lethal’ for elderly people this winter, warns Prof Jane Cummings, chief nursing officer of NHS England
Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) nurses still face discrimination in the health service, according to the new Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) report
The prestigious award of Queen’s Nurse has returned to Scotland for the first time in 50 years, marking the latest in a series of awards that began in 1859
More than a third of health visitors are worried that a tragedy is likely to occur in their area at some point because of under-staffing and excessive workloads, according to the annual Institute for...
New UCAS figures show plummeting applications to nursing courses and a fall in the number of nursing students
Nurses remain the most trusted profession in the UK, according to the annual Ipsos MORI Veracity Index – the longest-running survey on trust in certain professions across the UK
The number of scarlet fever cases has hit a 50-year high in England, new research reveals
Almost 80% of all cases of baby death could have been prevented through improvements in care, according to a Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership report
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