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Community programme to raise awareness of diabetes in BME people

Leeds Beckett University is holding a community programme to give health advice to Black Caribbeans and Black Africans this month

HPV to be focus of cervical screening

Women will be tested for the human papilloma virus (HPV) as part of screening for cervical cancer before a cytology test

UK heading for a major nursing shortage

A third of nurses intend to retire in the next 10 years, and with a lack of nurses being trained, the UK faces a huge shortage of nurses in the near future

Government commits to high quality palliative care

The government has made six commitments to provide all patients coming to the end of their lives with high quality and compassionate care

QNI echoes fears that scrapping bursary could harm nursing

The Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI) said that scrapping student nurse funding could 'destabilise the NHS'

Gonorrhoea and syphilis cases rise sharply

The number of cases of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnosed rose by 11% and 20% respectively in 2015, figures released by Public Health England (PHE) have found

Majority of mental health conditions treated with medication in Wales

Medication is still offered to the highest proportion of people with mental health conditions in Wales, a report from mental health charity Gofal has found

Manifesto to drive down iron defiency anaemia launched

The Anaemia Manifesto, which sets out a five-point plan to address variations in the management of iron deficiency anaemia, has been launched in Westminster

Lactation Mastitis

Hazel Hughes provides a brief summary of infective and non-infective lactation mastitis and a recommendation for the prevention, identification and treatment is provided

Supporting mothers to sustain breastfeeding

A guide for mothers to continue breastfeeding

England launches Baby Box initiative

England is following in the footsteps of Finland by trialling a baby box in attempts to reduce infant mortalty and increase education among expectant mothers

Public backs retainment of student nurse bursary

The public believes the government should continue to pay for the training of student nurses and midwives, a new survey by Unison revealed

Mary Seacole statue finally unveiled

A statue of war nurse Mary Seacole was unveiled in the garden of St Thomas' Hospital, London on 30 June. This is the first statue in the UK dedicated to a named black woman

Student nurse funding upheaval could exacerbate district nurse shortage

The RCN believes that changing student nursing funding could drastically reduce district nursing numbers

South Worcestershire CCG trials palliative care technology

NHS South Worcestershire CCG is leading a trial on using new palliative care technology

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