Two million people in England are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a record high, NHS figures have shown
Cuts to public health budgets have left health visitors overstretched and unable to provide high quality care in some areas, the Institute for Health Visiting’s annual survey has found
The RCN Foundation will provide funding for 3 years to the Care Home Nurses Network, allowing the project to extend to Wales and Northern Ireland
NHS staff are happier and more likely to recommend their organisation as a place to work than last year, but too many still experience unacceptable abuse from patients and the public, the NHS Staff...
There has been a notable rise in representation of BME people at board level across the NHS, according to the latest annual Workforce Race Equality Standard
Mumps cases have risen to the highest levels in a decade, as Public Health England urges patients to get vaccinated
Reductions in the school nursing and health visiting workforce risk harming provision of children and young people’s health, the British Medical Association has warned
Michelle Howarth and Liz Burns highlight the contribution that general practice nurses can make to providing person-centred approaches to improving health and wellbeing
To celebrate the Year of the Nurse and Midwife 2020, Independent Nurse has selected the pick of this year's events relevant to the profession
This article discusses the legal implications nurse prescribers need to be aware of in their interactions with patients
A novel coronavirus diagnostic test developed by Public Health England (PHE) is being rolled out to laboratories across the UK
Increasing the number of nursing apprentices is key to fulfilling the ambitions of the NHS Long-Term Plan, England’s chief nursing officer has said
Linda Currie explains how staff in general practice can use a method called adaptive interaction to help communicate with people living with dementia
The education of nurses in general practice is key to the sector’s future
How will the former health secretary fare as the new chair of the Health Select Committee?
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