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Taking the burden off the young

Caroline Angus outlines an innovative project to reduce the level of childhood obesity in Suffolk

Heart patients to benefit from innovative software

Heart patients are among those who might benefit from a scheme introducing four innovations in healthcare, including software which creates 3D images of the heart.

A third of people with diabetes face discrimination at work

More than one in three people living with diabetes say they experience a lack of understanding and support from work colleagues

UK’s first ‘safe zone’ around abortion clinic in Ealing to keep protesters at bay

Ealing council has voted in favour of creating a ‘safe zone’ around an abortion clinic to protect women from anti‑abortion protesters

Women with IBD should be given more pregnancy advice

Women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) need more advice about pregnancy in order to make informed choices about their pregnancy

Fixing the nursing workforce crisis will be Labour’s top priority

For the health service to work in the best interests of patients, nurses should be valued and supported as an essential part of the NHS team

Brain injury in young people increases dementia risk by more than two thirds

A new study suggests that brain injuries in young people increases the risk of later developing dementia by more than two thirds

Student loan overpayments should be written off, says Royal College of Nursing

Calls have been made for the government to write off student loan overpayments after errors have left 800 trainee nurses without funding

Pay gap in NHS England revealed women earn 23% less than men

Women in NHS England earn 23% less than men according to data compiled by NHS Digital and submitted in the nationwide report

Student nursing application decrease will ‘jeopardise care for patients’

A fall in nursing applications to UCAS reveals there might be a ‘serious risk’ of a second drop in trainee nurses – potentially risking future patient care

Multiple sclerosis patients face challenges accessing benefits, say specialist nurses

A survey of multiple sclerosis (MS) nurses reveals they believe harm is coming to patients because of the disability benefit assessment process

World's 'worst-ever' case of super-gonorrhoea found in UK man

A report from Public Health England (PHE) revealed the subject, who remains anonymous, picked up the sexually transmitted infection (STI) after a sexual encounter with a woman in south-east Asia

Royal College of Nursing declares support for opt-out organ donation

A declaration in favour of opt-out organ donation has been made by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) – who previously supported the opposing opt-in system

Drug-resistant superbugs on the rise in the UK

A lack of antibiotic regulation in developing countries has resulted in an increase of drug-resistant superbugs in the UK, according to health experts

Hunt preparing to launch 10-year spending deal

‘Crazy’ funding has Jeremy Hunt preparing to launch a 10-year NHS spending deal reinforced by a ring-fenced tax

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