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Iodine deficiency: Britain’s hidden nutrition crisis

Sara Patience provides important information on this important mineral and how to get more of it

Sexual assault victims offered lifetime mental health care

A new NHS England pledge will offer victims of sexual assault a lifetime of counselling and mental health care

‘NHS facing unprecedented pressures’ say think tanks in bid for more funding

As the NHS faces ‘damaging cuts’ a long‑term funding settlement is needed, three leading think tanks have said in a letter to the Prime Minister

NMC responds to fitness to practise perfomance review

A performance review has found that the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has met 23 out of 24 standards of good regulation – but needs to address communication issues during fitness to practise...

More investment in training needed to fix shortage of 40,000 nurses, says RCN

Nursing apprenticeships have come under fire from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), which is demanding more investment in all training pathways

Syphilis and gonorrhoea up by 20%

Figures released today show that cases of syphilis are up by 20% and gonorrhoea has increased by 22% across England

Experts say walking briskly should be the focus, not hitting 10,000 steps a day

Walking briskly for 10 minutes each day can be just as effective as hitting the 10,000 steps a day target, say health experts

Dementia specialist nurse to be introduced in North Devon

North Devon District Hospital will now have an Angela Walter as an Admiral Nurse – a specialist role which supports people with dementia, carers, family and staff

GP surgery closures could have ‘serious ramifications’ for the NHS

Figures released today show that GP surgeries are closing at an alarming rate – with as many as 1.3 million patients being forced to change practice

Breast cancer screening error may have impacted an extra 140,000 women

A medical expert has claimed that over a hundred thousand more women may have missed out on vital breast cancer screenings because of a computer failure

Chief nursing officer for England to retire

Professor Jane Cummings will retire as England’s chief nursing officer later this year

A plea to be taxed for the NHS

We shouldn't just reintroduce the nursing bursary, but also double its recipients

New standards for the next wave of nurses

The future of nursing will be shaped by a new set of standards laid out by the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Pioneering nursing academy to be launched

The Academy of Nursing has been set up collaboratively by the University of Exeter and local NHS organisations

Expectations for community care services have ‘fallen flat’

Promises made to prioritise community services have ‘fallen flat’, says report from NHS Providers

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