Calls to lower smear test age following Jade Goody's battle with cervical cancer

A charity campaigner has called for the cancer smear test age to be lowered following reality television star Jade Goody's battle with cervical cancer.

Pesticide exposure linked to Parkinson's disease

New research has provided some of the strongest evidence to date linking Parkinson’s disease with pesticide exposure.

The chaos of the nhs's electronic records - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk

The chaos of the nhs's electronic records Telegraph.co.uk One of the nurses persevered and he managed to tell them his name. With this information, we looked him up on the new, super-duper NHS electronic records. ...

NHS 'more efficient in England' than rest of UK

The NHS in England provides better value for money than elsewhere in the UK, a research group’s study suggests.

Stonewall criticise NHS over homophobia

Parts of the NHS are openly homophobic to staff and patients, delegates were told by gay rights organisation Stonewall at an NHS Employers equality and diversity conference last week.

Assessing hand hygiene in older people’s care settings

AbstractMackenzie, L. et al (2008) Assessing hand hygiene in older people’s care settings. This is an extended version of the article published in Nursing Times; 104: 32, 30-31.BACKGROUND: The NHS is running a number of high-profile campaigns to promote better hand hygiene in healthcare establishments in order to reduce the rate of healthcare-associated infections.AIM: To evaluate whether sufficient attention is paid t

Nurse satisfaction data to act as "safety barometer"

The Department of Health will in future publish data comparing trusts on the satisfaction of their staff, according to health secretary Andy Burnham.