NMC faces backlash after failing to review health and criminal declarations for 18,000+ registrants
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A charity that supports working and retired nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants who are experiencing personal or financial hardship has smashed a
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A guide to help nurses and other healthcare staff tackle a range of problems due to illicit drug use has been produced by the European drugs agency.
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Nursing ‘icon’ Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, Public Health England deputy chief nurse Joanne Bosanquet and CQC nurse lead Ursula Gallagher made fellows as QNI
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Nurse prescribers have a role to play in speaking with patients about whether an opioid painkiller is working, a conference has heard
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Sickle cell disease not covered properly at undergraduate level, say nurse leaders.
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Nurse-led programmes for drug users in England have led to an increase in testing and treatment for hepatitis C, a conference hears.
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Poor workforce planning causing instability across the NHS, report states.
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Thriving at Work report suggests GPs and hospital doctors are not always best equipped to provide employment advice to people with mental health conditions.
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Institute for Public Policy Research report says government would recoup almost half the cost of lifting the pay cap for NHS staff through higher tax receipt
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Cancer charity Macmillan has created a digital nurse specialist role to help signpost patients to reliable information online and steer them away from fa
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Care Quality Commission says four in ten mental health services for children are failing, with young people facing long delays for treatment.
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Care quality is being jeopardised by low staffing levels, say public sector auditors.
WannaCry ransomware attack 'could have been prevented'
Traumatic incidents can have profound psychological implications for all people involved and the wider community.
Statin use could be associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, though this should be weighed against their effect in lowering risk of heart attacks and strokes, researchers say.
Hospital's play week emphasises the importance of recreation for children who are inpatients
Nurses who misuse prescription drugs recover better if they are treated like addicts rather than thieves, an addictions conference in Lisbon heard.
Patients recovering from operations could be sent from hospital to nearby homes where they would be put up in a spare room while they recuperate, in a scheme being considered by NHS bodies in Essex to tackle delayed discharges.
