Keith Cooper

Nurses urged to reassure women after HRT scare: Department of Health issues guidance to help nurses address patients’ concerns

NURSES AT NHS Direct and in the community were last week being urged to reassure women that the benefits of hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) outweigh the risks.

Practitioners take on hernia repairs to cut waiting times: Specialist nurses to take on minor surgery and diagnostics under waiting time initiative

HERNIA SURGERY is to be performed by nurses for the first time in the UK in one of a series of pilot projects designed to reduce surgical waiting lists.

Men are twice as likely to die early, research shows: Nurse-led project finds cardiovascular disease and cancer are the biggest killers

A HUGE European research project by two UK nurses has revealed a bleak picture of mens health.