The Health Protection Agency (HPA), together with other professional bodies from the norovirus working group have today launched the new ‘Guidelines for the management of Norovirus outbreaks in acute and community health and social care settings’
The Royal College of Nursing has launched a new publication highlighting the valuable work undertaken by nursing staff working in the community
The Conservative-chaired Health Select Committee is expected to deliver a damning verdict this week on the Government's NHS reorganisation plans
The Royal College of Nursing today (19 January) moved to oppose the Health and Social Care Bill in England, arguing that serious concerns expressed by members have not been addressed during the parliamentary process, listening exercise or political engagement
We are currently investigating the delivery of emergency care at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Nicotine has been shown to improve cognitive performance in smokers who have stopped smoking according to a study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology
Doctors and nurses are being asked to think twice before they prescribe antibiotics in a bid to prevent patients being given them too much and developing resistance to these life saving drugs
New measures to support the training standards of healthcare assistants were unveiled by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley yesterday
New research from the think tank IPPR reveals that the Government is planning to use credit rating agencies like Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch to assess public and private providers of NHS services
Commenting on the report - Preventing Babies’ Deaths: what needs to be done – from the charity Sands published today (Wednesday, 18th January 2012) Gail Johnson, education and professional development advisor at the Royal College of Midwives, said
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