People with chronic kidney disease should be offered statins, say experts
More than two million people with kidney disease should be offered statins to help combat...
27 Jul 2017
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Charity warns against undue concern over Panorama SSRIs investigation
Mental health charity Mind fears BBC documentary about antidepressants and homicidal...
26 Jul 2017
Nurses and firefighters team up to help older people at risk of falling
Nurses are training firefighters across Bradford and Airedale to identify people over 65 at...
26 Jul 2017
Regions sometimes have no child mental health beds, says report
Whole regions of England were left without any specialist CAMHS beds on three occasions last...
26 Jul 2017
Ministers to waive penalties over back pay owed by care homes
Historic financial penalties owed by care homes who have underpaid their staff for overnight...
26 Jul 2017
Report warns of ‘urgent workforce challenges’ facing NHS in Scotland
Nurses and other NHS staff in Scotland are facing increasing workload pressures due to a...
25 Jul 2017
New data reveals nurse vacancies
Pay restraint and Brexit to blame for falling numbers and rising vacancies, say unions
25 Jul 2017
New guidance to help children cope with trauma
New guidance has been launched to help health visitors support children and families to cope...
25 Jul 2017
UK babies born in 2015 have world's 20th-highest life expectancy...
Babies born in the UK in 2015 have the 20th-highest life expectancy in the world.
25 Jul 2017
Parents in Wales get new advice on preventing childhood obesity
An NHS programme to tackle childhood obesity in Wales has been launched.
24 Jul 2017
Majority of cancer patients have access to a clinical nurse specialist, survey shows
A total of 90% of cancer patients were given the name of a clinical nurse specailist...
24 Jul 2017
Francis Inquiry lessons risk being lost due to staff burnout, charity warns
NHS staff wellbeing is suffering under the strain of increasing service pressures at the...
21 Jul 2017
Eye care firm offers £1m of laser surgery to nurses, other emergency workers
An eye care company is offering £1 million worth of laser eye surgery to nurses and other...
21 Jul 2017
RCN urges nurses to back its ‘biggest-ever’ rally
College to stage Scrap the Cap rally in September
21 Jul 2017
Vaccine for gonorrhoea shows promise
A vaccine for gonorrhoea offers hope in the fight against drug-resistant sexually...
20 Jul 2017
Referrals for art and poetry classes ‘could save the NHS money’
Report by MPs and peers says the NHS should use ‘arts-on-prescription’ programmes in an...
20 Jul 2017