Boosting pay in the homecare and care home sectors is, on the face of it, a positive development supported by workers and employers alike.
Headlines once again focus on end of life care following publication of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) draft guideline on caring for adults in the last three days of life
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt told delegates at the Health and Care Innovation Expo that in three years patients will be able to access their records online and make changes or add to their notes
Nurses will have musculoskeletal and mental health checks as part of a major drive announced today by NHS England
Improving patient safety has been the stated ambition of the government since Sir Robert Francis published his report into care failings at Stafford Hospital in February 2013.
Improving patient safety has been the stated ambition of the government since Sir Robert Francis published his report into care failings at Stafford Hospital in February 2013.
End of life care has been under scrutiny for the past three years, and the topic is back in the headlines with the publication of draft guidance for the care of dying adults.
End of life care has been under scrutiny for the past three years, and the topic is back in the headlines with the publication of draft guidance for the care of dying adults.
England's chief nursing officer Jane Cummings calls on nursing directors to join her safe staffing group
The Royal College of Nursing will launch a campaign on pay following the government's announcement that salaries will be capped at 1% till 2020
Stonewall charity finds almost a quarter of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans health workers have heard colleagues make negative comments about LGBT people or use discriminatory terms such as ‘poof’ and ‘dyke’
Research commissioned by Age UK and the British Geriatrics Society has found the word 'frailty' can deter older people from seeking support
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended a transparent catheter device designed to reduce infections that could save the health service millions
Healthwatch England has published a report showing vulnerable patients are being discharged unsafely because of a lack of communication and a fragmented service
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt reveals staff staffing review as part of his 25-year plan
Diabetes UK is calling on the government and the NHS to do more to prevent amputations after figures show record number performed in England
Welsh Liberal Democrats say 10,395 complaints about NHS staffing have been logged by staff themselves since 2012
The Medical Journalists' Association has recognised journalist Jacqui Thornton for her features on healthcare in Africa