The Department of Health has unveiled a new Tobacco Control strategy to halve the number of smokers from 21% to 10% of the population by 2020. Different measures are being considered including the removal of branding from packets and banning cigarette vending machines, as will happen in Scotland in 2011.

This article looks at the Anaphylaxis Campaign’s training programme for school nurses, designed to equip School Nurses with the knowledge and skills to train staff effectively to care for allergic children in schools and nurseries in the UK.

COPD has been off the political radar for too long but 2008 has bought a number of exciting developments in the world of respiratory care.