Hospital cleaning products could put health of staff at risk

Patients and staff could be at risk from chemicals contained in hospital cleaning products, it has been claimed.

MRI not effective at determining repeat breast cancer surgery need

Triple assessments of breast cancer are just as effective as MRI scans at determining if women need repeat surgery, according to a study.

Do your patients need help to access the ballot box? - Nursing Times

Do your patients need help to access the ballot box? Nursing Times Nursing Times magazine and nursingtimes.net are your portals to all things nursing. With the a finger on the pulse of the NHS and the wider nursing ...

Nurse guilty of fraud after claiming medical training at fictional TV hospital

A man who claimed he had trained as a doctor at the fictional hospital in television series ER has been found guilty of two charges of fraud.

Britain: Stafford General Hospital inquiry exposes impact of assault on NHS - World Socialist Web Site

Britain: Stafford General Hospital inquiry exposes impact of assault on NHS World Socialist Web Site Patients were “dumped” for hours and even days at a time in smaller units, without a dedicated nurse to care for them. There were too few consultants in ... and more �

HPV tests may aid cancer screenings

British scientists say that cervical cancer screening intervals could be extended for women aged 30 and over if doctors replaced smear tests with human papillomavirus (HPV) testing.

Toolkit aims to help school children with continence problems - Nursing Times

Toolkit aims to help school children with continence problems Nursing Times Nursing Times magazine and nursingtimes.net are your portals to all things nursing. With the a finger on the pulse of the NHS and the wider nursing ...

Euro working time directive will reduce patient safety, warn nurses

More than half of nurses think the European working time directive could have a negative effect on patient safety, according to an online survey by Nursing Times.

Patients 'not to blame' for failing to take prescribed medications, says NICE

NICE will tell nurses not to blame a patient who is failing to take prescribed medications in a bid to improve compliance rates, Nursing Times can reveal.