Government plans to move more NHS care into the community and out of hospitals won’t be achievable unless action is taken to address the dire state of district nursing, with an estimated one in four ...

District nurses, who provide care to people in homes all over the country and operate all hours of the day, are fundamental ...

“This report lays bare the extent of the huge pressures facing almost every part of the health and care system. In particular ...

Governments have been trying to reduce waiting times for planned consultant-led hospital care, sometimes called referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times, for decades. The NHS’s target is to see 92% ...

The decision of resident doctors – qualified medical practitioners in postgraduate training – in England to strike has intensified the interest in their pay. To provide independent analysis on the ...

Poor oral health, in the form of tooth decay, can at best be unpleasant and at worst all-consuming. For children, its consequences include having difficulties with sleeping and eating, school absences ...

District nursing services provide care for patients and support for family members in the community, with common treatments including wound management, diabetes management, leg and pressure ulcer ...

The history of the NHS is filled with examples of changes in professions within the service and the balance between them. In fact, the mix of professions within the NHS has been in flux since its ...

Mental health problems are estimated to affect one in four adults in England each year. These issues are around us all the time. In a crowded train carriage in the morning or a long queue at the bank, ...

Changes to Employer National Insurance Contributions announced last month look set to cost the adult social care sector over £900m next year, more than wiping out the extra funds allocated to social ...