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Pledge to eliminate ethnicity pay gap

The Department of Health and Social Care has committed to eliminating the disparity in pay between ethnicities by 2028

Prescription exemptions to be digitised

Exemptions to paying for prescriptions will be digitised, in a move announced by the health secretary to prevent fraud

Primary care ‘crucial’ to prevent poor health

Primary care services are key to preventing serious illness, and are ‘renowned for their ability to innovate,’ Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said

‘Little to no progress’ on Brexit healthcare concerns

The government must do more to ensure that the NHS does not suffer after the UK leaves the European Union in March 2019, the RCN has said

Flu risk to people with asthma

Around one million people with asthma in the UK could be at risk of having a fatal asthma attack because they do not intend to get the flu vaccine this winter

Dramatic fall in number of health visitors

New analysis by the Labour Party suggests the number of health visitors has been cut by 8% since 2017

Acute otitis media in infants and children: diagnosis and treatment

Valance Hughes details this common condition, and how it can be managed in primary care

E-cigarettes: A review of the parliamentary green paper

As e-cigarettes become increasingly popular, MPs have tried to ascertain their safety. By Graham Cope

Diabetes arising from pancreatic exocrine problems

This condition, also known as Type 3C diabetes, is frequently misdiagnosed, writes David Morris

A new threat to women’s health and fertility

Mark Greener looks at a potentially devastating strain of multi-drug resistant bacteria

How to make a practice outstanding

Helena Frankova explains what can be done to earn an outstanding rating from the CQC

Social prescribing strategy to combat loneliness announced

GPs will be allowed to prescribe social activities such as dancing sessions and coffee mornings for those at risk of loneliness, under a new strategy announced by Theresa May

CQC warns of growing ‘care injustice’

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) State of Care report has warned of a postcode lottery in the provision of social care

First ever minister for suicide prevention appointed

Jackie Doyle-Price, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities, has been appointed for suicide prevention

RCN council to step down after members' vote of no confidence

The RCN Council will step down following a vote of no confidence at an extraordinary general meeting in Birmingham last week

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