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News 6 February 2018

Public Health England suggests radical measures to ‘maximise the potential benefits’ of e-cigarettes

Nicotine replacement

News 5 February 2018

NHS demonstration: thousands of protesters march on downing street

Funding

News 2 February 2018

Prostate becomes third most deadly cancer in UK, overtaking breast cancer

Prostate Health

News 31 January 2018

Scottish government to increase student places by more than 10%

Midwifery

News 26 January 2018

Stop prescribing antibiotics for a sore throat, says new guidelines

Prescribing

News 23 January 2018

‘Worrying lack of progress’ in asthma care

Asthma

News 23 January 2018

Under 5% of people drink one-third of all the alcohol in England, debate on minimum unit pricing reveals

Public health

News 23 January 2018

‘Terrible consequences’ if England does not improve child health

Child development

News 22 January 2018

Body shame responsible for young women not attending smear tests

Female cancer

News 18 January 2018

Government establishes Minister for loneliness to continue the work of MP Jo Cox

Elderly care

News 17 January 2018

More than 33,000 nurses leaving the NHS in a ‘dangerous and downwards spiral’

Workforce/Staffing

News 15 January 2018

Levels of flu continue to rise in difficult week for health services

Public health

News 11 January 2018

Two-thirds who try a cigarette for the first time go on to be daily smokers

Nicotine replacement

News 11 January 2018

NHS Confederation to launch joint study into funding

Funding

News 11 January 2018

QNI’s Homeless Network celebrates a decade of progress

QNI