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‘Tens of thousands’ still smoking during pregnancy

More than 61,399 mothers-to-be, more than one in ten of all pregnant women, were still smoking at the time they gave birth in 2018, figures released by NHS Digital have shown

Only a quarter of people understand the environmental impact of inhalers

Asthma affects 5.4 million people in the UK, but only a minority of British people are aware that different inhalers have different environmental impacts

Dental care – a fundamental human right?

Good oral health should be seen as a fundamental human right; it is inseparable from a person’s general health and wellbeing. Nurses are ideally placed in making every contact count, particularly with...

San Francisco becomes first city in the USA to ban vaping

San Francisco has become the first city in the USA to restrict the sale of e-cigarettes, in a bid to curb their use by young people

RCN supports BMA call for knife crime to be treated as a public health issue

RCN Professional Lead for Public Health, Helen Donovan said: ’Nurses see the tragic impact of knife crime every day of the week, not only on lives but also on health services'

PHE warns that more fatalities are likely as strep A outbreak kills 12

Public Health England (PHE) has warned of a ‘high risk’ of more fatalities, after an outbreak of the invasive Group A streptococcal infection across Essex led to 12 deaths

Number of NHS learning disability nurses plummets

The number of learning disability (LD) nurses in NHS inpatient and secure units has dropped by almost 60% in 10 years, analysis by the RCN has found

Wales student nursing bursary extended to 2020

Student nurses in Wales will continue to receive NHS bursaries until 2020, the Welsh government has said

Cuts to health visiting services in Suffolk

Organisations have voiced their concerns after a 25% cut to health visiting services in Suffolk was proposed

Anti-vaxxer sentiment greater in wealthier countries, finds new global study

People living in higher-income regions with access to information on health care are among the most sceptical on the benefits of vaccines, according to a new survey.

Eating disorders: Postcode lottery across England

Adults with eating disorders in some parts of England have to wait over ten times longer for treatment than in other areas, creating a postcode lottery for services, experts have warned

Long-term plan at risk without sufficient funding

Urgent government action on wider health funding is required to deliver the NHS Long-term Plan, analysis by the Health Foundation and the NHS Confederation has found

How to get your writing published

Ian Peate explains what nurses can do to share their work and research to a wider audience of their peers

NHS to investigate ‘ghost patients’

The NHS will investigate general practices after it emerged that as much as £88 million a year is wasted on ‘ghost patients’

Diabetes: Competition launched for behaviour change platform

A competition to win the opportunity to free access for 200 people across the U.K. living with Type 2 diabetes to a behaviour change platform has been launched

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