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Addressing pressure ulcer issues

Shear and pressure damage remain a significant issue for the NHS, explains Edwin Chamanga

Provisional figures show child flu vaccine is 'effective'

Provisional figures from PHE show that the childhood flu vaccine has been effective in the UK protecting both children and communities

Enhanced nursing - promoting self management and home care

Abigail Matsika outlines how a team in North London set out to deliver integrated care

Tackling insect anaphylaxis

The management of allergic reactions to insect bites and stings is explained by Jean Watkins

Scrapping DH nursing unit 'shows nursing does not matter to government'

Nurses voted unanimously for the RCN to work with the Department of Health to retain its nursing voice in light of the scrapping of its official unit

A Leave vote could result in 30,000 less nurses

Leaving the EU could reduce the nursing workforce by as many as 30,000, speakers at the RCN Congress in Glasgow said

Scotland will retain nursing bursary promises first minister

Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister, has criticised the Conservative government's decision to remove the nursing bursary in England

Nurses still unclear on nursing associate role

Nurses questioned whether there was space for the nursing associate role in the current nursing workforce at RCN Congress

All district nurse caseload holders should have SPQ say nurses

Nurses voted for the RCN to lobby for all district nurses to hold the specialist practitioner qualification

RCN Congress unanimously votes against bursary removal

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members have voted for the government to look at alternatives to fund student nurses

Nurses fear budget cuts are risking the public's health

Nearly half of nurses have said that their work has been affected by heightened pressure on public health issues, finds new research by the Royal College of Nursing

Protecting long-term health in HIV

People with HIV have a normal life expectancy and need care and support as they age, writes Shaun Watson

School nurses are crucial to identifying children's mental health issues

The RCN is calling for urgent investment in school nursing to tackle the crisis in children's mental health

Senior nurses condemn the closure of the DH nursing unit

Nurses risk losing their voice in health policy if the Department of Health scraps its nursing, midwifery and AHP policy unit, leading nurses have said

Diagnosing racism in the NHS

Is the NHS another public service demonstrating evidence of institutional racism, asks Seeta Bhardwa

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