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Practice nurses and other primary care workers ‘worrying’ stress levels, poll finds
Nearly nine in ten practice nurses, GPs and other primary care workers find their work life...
12 Aug 2016
Spate of measles outbreaks at music festivals sparks MMR plea
Measles cases at summer festivals prompt Public Health England to issue vaccination reminder
11 Aug 2016
Cyclospora outbreak sparks warning to health workers
Health workers are being given access to information and advice about the food and water bug...
10 Aug 2016
HPV vaccine pilot launched in England
A vaccine against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is being offered to men who have sex with men...
10 Aug 2016
Community nursing cuts hampering diabetes care as prescription bill hits £1 billion a...
Nursing leaders warned cuts to community nursing are damaging diabetes care as the drug bill...
04 Aug 2016
Nurses urged to lobby NHS England over drug that can prevent HIV transmission
Nurses should lobby NHS England to fund a drug that can prevent HIV transmission, according...
03 Aug 2016
Maternity clinic for survivors of rape and sexual assault opens
A maternity clinic for survivors of rape has opened its doors at the Royal London Hospital.
02 Aug 2016
Pregnant women urged to postpone Florida travel over Zika fears
Part of US mainland added to list of countries where Zika infection risk is present
01 Aug 2016
Patients monitoring diabetes at home 'cope better than those seen only by GP'...
Service where patients send blood glucose, blood pressure and weight measurements to nurses...
27 Jul 2016
Dermatological nurses often only regular home visitor for patients, survey finds
A survey by the British Skin Foundation has shown that almost a quarter of dermatological...
27 Jul 2016
Caring for homeless epilepsy patients
Community nurses encouraged to follow Queen's Nursing Institute guidelines
26 Jul 2016
MPs launch inquiry into suicide prevention
Commons health select committee seeks opinions on services in England
25 Jul 2016
Sepsis 'as urgent as a heart attack', says NICE guidelines...
New NICE guideline urges nurses and other healthcare staff to be vigilant of early symptoms
22 Jul 2016
Nurses concerned about move to remove ‘ghost patients’ from GP registers
Patients face being axed if they haven’t visited GP for five years and don’t respond to two...
21 Jul 2016
Health warnings issued as temperatures soar in England and Wales
Public health bodies have provided advice on staying well during hot weather
18 Jul 2016
Funds to tackle obesity are set to be slashed
Frontline nurses warn that public health cuts are putting public safety at risk
18 Jul 2016
District nurses and midwives among UK's top ten most accident-prone drivers
Healthcare professions made up all the top ten most likely occupations to have had an at-...
14 Jul 2016
Funding fears over post-registration training
Funding fears over post-registration training
08 Jul 2016