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Treating type 2 diabetes: New plan to target ‘high risk’ people

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is providing lifestyle change programmes to those at the highest risk of developing type 2 diabetes

‘Jury is still out’ on success of GP Forward View admits NHS England

The Director of Primary Care for NHS England, has admitted ‘the jury is still out’ on whether the GP Forward View is working

NMC launches ‘radical overhaul’ education consultation

The NMC is seeking views on a wholesale review of the standards that UK trained nurses will need to meet before they can work as a registered nurse, as part of a bid to reform pre-registration...

New atlas reveals huge differences in liver disease deaths in England

Public Health England’s (PHE) new liver disease atlas reveals a patient’s chances of survival depends on a postcode lottery

NHS plans to roll out its health care checks at public events

The NHS is looking to extend its ‘controversial’ health care checks so that they can now be provided in shops and public events, in an attempt to increase the number of people accessing such services

Lifting the cap ‘crucial to addressing the retention and recruitment crisis’

Lifting the 1% pay cap is crucial to addressing the retention and recruitment crisis in the NHS according to Jonathan Ashworth, Shadow Secretary of State for Health, during a parliamentary debate on...

Children with asthma are receiving unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions

Children with asthma are far more likely to be given antibiotics than those without, new research reveals.

Vitamin D reduces fracture risk in children

Fractures are part of growing up: about a third of children break a bone before they reach 17 years of age. Now new research suggests that vitamin D supplements may protect against fractures.

One in 20 posts unfilled in Scotland

As many as one in 20 nursing positions are unfilled in Scotland, leading to concerns about patient safety

NHS lacks adequate nurse numbers, public believes

Less than a third of the public think that there are adequate numbers of nursing staff to provide safe care to patients, research by YouGov has found

Pay cap could be scrapped by end of month

The public sector pay cap, which has seen nurse wages fall by 14% since 2010, could be ended by the end of September

Nurses 'ideally placed' to face child obesity crisis in Wales

‘Specialist help’ is needed for obese children in Wales as they face an increase in major health problems

'Prevention-based' mental health treatment tool unveiled

A new tool has been launched to help public health bodies identify cost-effective health programmes

£21 million spent on consultants tasked with nursing staff cuts

An amount the government ‘will struggle to justify’ has been spent on employing management consultants

Short film campaign to 'End FGM' will launch in Parliament

Survivors of FGM must be able to tell their stories if healthcare professionals hope to increase their understanding

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