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Hepatic encephalopathy is a disorder caused by a build-up of toxins in the brain that can happen with advanced liver disease. It’s important for healthcare staff to be aware of the symptoms as [...]

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carries out regular checks on health and social care services and is changing their approach to these inspections. At the moment their focus is on services that [...]

We have recently expanded our portfolio of training seminars to include some fantastic new additions: Sleep Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Smoking Cessation in [...]

Our knowledge of COVID-19 is still developing and, even though we have been able to develop vaccines and are beginning to discover effective treatments, we are still learning about the nuances of [...]

At Ashtons, we are always looking to improve the services we provide to our customers. Our latest service enhancement is to introduce a new courier services provider. All customers will [...]

With the rise of global sustainability challenges such as climate risk, privacy and data security, along with regulatory pressures, companies in recent years have been looking increasingly at [...]

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) encompasses a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations of highly variable severity, from asymptomatic forms only detected in neuropsychological tests to hepatic coma. [...]

This NICE guideline was updated in February 2022 and covers the care and management of type 2 diabetes for people aged 18 and over. It makes eight recommendations covering individualised care; [...]

This NICE guideline was published in November 2021 and covers supporting people aged 12 and over to stop smoking, and help reduce harm from smoking if they are not ready to stop in one go. This [...]

This NICE guideline was updated in November 2021 and covers both care and treatment of people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), or people at risk of CKD. It covers the management of anemia and [...]