Nurses welcome NMC plans for regulation of advanced roles
Nurse leaders have welcomed signs that the NMC is pushing ahead with the regulation...
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Community nurse job fears as hospital integration looms
Community nursing teams could face job cuts because the DoH is urging PCTs to integrate them with acute trusts, Independent Nurse has learned.
Scottish nurses working harder as growth slows
Growth in practice nurse numbers in Scotland has slowed dramatically since the introduction of...
Private sector 'will still be encouraged'
Health secretary Andy Burnham has set out plans to ratchet up competition in primary...
Nurses to visit healthy elderly patients under care reforms
Community matrons, nurses and social workers are to visit proactively vulnerable elderly patients before...
Standards for STI management unveiled
New standards of care for STIs, the first of their kind, have been drawn...
What role for nurses under Tories?
The Conservative Party's plans for GP-led commissioning made no mention of nurses. Susie Sell...
Quitting smoking boosts survival rates
Lung cancer patients' chances of surviving for five years after diagnosis doubles if they...
Vitamin D lowers risk of colorectal cancer
High levels of vitamin D may offer protection against colorectal cancer, the results of...
Student nurse saves passenger mid flight
Nursing student Dominic Lenaghan was thanked by the captain of a plane after providing...
RCN starts learning disability advice
The RCN has launched a guide to improving the care of patients with learning...
MHRA warning over counterfeit drugs
The MHRA has warned of the dangers of buying medicines from unregulated websites after...
Chlamydia screening 'ineffective', say MPs
The National Chlamydia Screening Programme has failed to control the spread of the disease,...
Half of UK's practice nurses 'feel isolated'
Nearly half of practice nurses feel isolated at work, a report suggests.
Just 4% of practice nurses on AfC rates
Just 4 per cent of UK GP practices pay their nurses in line with...
Vascular screening programme at risk if Conservatives elected
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has signalled that he may scrap the vascular health...
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- GPs offered pay to refer to 'failing' ISTC 04 February 2010
- Parents told to contact GPs for swine flu jabs 04 February 2010
- Patients should be able to email their GP, say Lib Dems 04 February 2010
- Fit notes replace sick notes in April 04 February 2010
- Patients should be able to email their GP, say Lib Dems 04 February 2010
- £100m drive to recruit cancer nurses to work in patients' homes 08 February 2010
- Hospital expansion threat to practices 05 February 2010
- DoH recommends GPs help improve out-of-hours services 04 February 2010
- Exclusive: DoH could allow closed lists even after practice boundaries scrapped 03 February 2010
- DoH explores options to limit list size 05 February 2010
- Fit notes replace sick notes in April 04 February 2010
Tories criticised for saying courses 'too academic'
The Conservatives have been accused of 'vote hunting' and failing to understand modern nursing...
Changes to prescribing laws hand nurses greater control
UK nurse and pharmacist independent prescribers have been handed the same powers to prescribe...
Watchdog calls for introduction of specialist dementia training
The DoH should introduce accredited dementia training for healthcare professionals in England this year,...
NICE committee reveals QOF update plans
A peripheral arterial disease (PAD) register and an asthma care plan indicator should be...
News Focus - How NICE makes decisions on QOF
NICE has now started work on reviewing the QOF. Tom Moberly sat in on...
Nurses' dedication in cold snap is praised
The RCN has paid tribute to nurses continuing to provide vital care as the...
Call to boost statin therapy adherence
Improving adherence to statin therapy would have more impact than widening its use, a...
Eye test may identify early Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease could be diagnosed early by assessing cell death in the retina, the...
Nurse increase can save the NHS money
Substantial savings can be achieved by increasing nurse involvement in primary care, research suggests.
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