Cancer nurses funding row

February 8 Gordon Brown has given more details of Labour's plans to provide dedicated one-to-one specialist nursing for everyone in England diagnosed with cancer.

Pledge of one-to-one cancer care

February 7 Every cancer patient in England will be offered one-to-one care by specialist nurses if Labour wins the election, the PM is to say.

'Making a stand'

February 5 NHS whistleblower on why he took on his employers

Out-of-hours deaths verdict due

February 4 A coroner is to give his verdict into the deaths of two patients treated by an overseas out-of-hours GP on his first NHS shift.

Dementia 'losing out' on funding

February 3 Dementia costs the UK twice as much as cancer, but gets just a fraction of the funding for causes and cures, says a report.

Journal stem cell work 'blocked'

February 2 Stem cell experts say they believe a small group of scientists is vetoing high quality science from being published in journals.

Five-day limit for post-sex pill

January 29 A recently licensed type of emergency contraception may offer women protection from pregnancy even when taken five days after sex.

North East teens lead on drinking

January 27 Young people aged 11 to 15 in London drink and smoke substantially less than their contemporaries in the north, NHS data shows.

Falls - older adults

January 27 Provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), this resource on falls in older adults includes: Fact sheets (covering costs, hip fractures, falls in Nursing Homes); CDC Research and falls prevention activities; and Publications and resources (including a CDC compendium of effective community-based interventions from around the world, how to develop community-based falls prevention programmes, brochures and posters which are available in English, Spanish and Chinese, and podcasts).

Prime Minister's commission on the future of nursing and midwifery in England

January 27 The Prime Minister?s Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery was set up in March 2009 and is due to report by March 2010. The Commission covers England only, and ?considers midwifery and all branches of nursing, in all settings, services and sectors.? The website includes a news section, a frequently updated blog, and details of the vision and process of the Commission. The experts involved in the Commission are listed with brief bibliographic details. Some news items are in PDF format.