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Almost half of E. coli cases now resistant to antibiotics

Antibiotics are becoming increasingly ineffective at treating E. coli because of their over-prescription by health officials

Budget cuts are damaging stop smoking services

Local authorities have had to cut their stop smoking services due to a lack of funding over the past few years, according to a new study by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)

Vulnerable patients urged to take up flu vaccine

People who are the most vulnerable to flu are being urged to get their free vaccination ahead of the annual winter flu season

Government to end NHS pay cap after seven years of restraint

The government has announced that it is scrapping the 7-year-long NHS pay cap in a major development for the NHS

Nurse numbers falling for the first time since 2013 as Brexit looms nearer

The number of nurses and health visitors working in the NHS has fallen for the first time in three years, according to a new King’s Fund analysis

Nine in 10 healthcare leaders ‘concerned’ about the NHS

NHS confederation poll compounds fears of a difficult upcoming winter for the health service, with leaders urging the government to review the state of services

Time for a cap on job titles?

Kathy Oxtoby explores how a glut of misleading names and titles are affecting the profession

Care in the ‘Jungle’

John McIntosh and Jon Turvey describe the challenges of wound care in the camps of Calais and Dunkirk

The nutritional advantage of cow’s milk in children and young people

Sara Patience examines the nutritional role of milk in the diets of pre-school and adolescent groups

Managing the menopause

Dr Suneeta Kochhar explains the best management practices and discusses some benefits and risks of HRT

Latest clinical research

Mark Greener presents key studies published in healthcare journals

Vitamin D and other supplements: the latest findings

Mark Greener investigates our changing understanding of this vital nutrient and how to use it

‘Need to do better’ when it comes to stillbirths, says RCM

New figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show a decline in the number of stillbirths for last year, but more can be done claims the Royal College of Midwives (RCM)

New push to rid hospitals of junk foods, as more than half of NHS staff revealed to be obese or overweight

More than half of the NHS’s 1.3 million staff are either obese or overweight, as the organisation looks to ban unhealthy food from its hospitals

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day – be part of the global day of action

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care globally, and Voices for Hospices is a wave of concerts taking place on this day...

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