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National plan needed to tackle FGM says leading midwife

New statistics show that there were 1242 newly recorded cases of FGM in England between January and March of this year

Record number of nurses employed in Scotland

The nursing workforce in Scotland has expanded to record levels, with 59,372 nurses working in NHS Scotland as of March 2016 according to data from the Scottish Information Services Division

A patient story of living with COPD

Lynn Ashton, 46, inhaled toxic fumes when a candle set fire to her plastic tablecloth. She was already asthmatic, and a few months later was diagnosed with COPD. She talks about living with the...

Managing diabetes during Ramadan

A presentation outlining how a change in eating patterns during Ramadan can impact on diabetes

Diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis

Joe Unsworth, Consultant Physician at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, with a special interest in immunology and allergy, and Dr Jasmeet Soar, chair of the Working Group of the Resuscitation Council on...

Managing constipation in adults with co-morbidities

Methods of identifying the causes and treatments, are discussed by Angela Gardiner and Andrea Hilton

University to offer nursing degrees to tackle staff shortages

The University of Gloucestershire will offer nursing degrees from 2017, in a bid to combat local shortages of nurses.

An exciting time to be a practice nurse

Practice nursing provides immense personal satisfaction, writes Crystal Oldman

Neither Brexit nor the EU can fix the NHS

Regardless of the outcome of the EU referendum, the NHS will not survive without training more homegrown nurses, writes Mike Shallcross

Only a fifth of cancer patients receive care plans in Scotland

Only 22% of cancer patients in Scotland receive care plans, despite evidence that they improve the experience of treatment, the Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey has found.

Two-thirds wouldn't have studied nursing without bursary

Nearly 70% of nursing staff would not have joined the profession if they had to take out a student loan and pay fees, a survey of 17,158 nurses by the RCN has found

Pilot scheme to attract new practice nurses in Yorkshire and Humber

Health Education England Yorkshire and Humber will pilot a scheme to provide funding for GP practices to recruit and train new practice nurses

Problems related to severe acne

It is important to offer early treatment and referral in order to avoid permanent scarring, says Jean Watkins

Humanising healthcare

Margaret Hannah discusses a new way to provide patient-centred care for the elderly

Some CAMHS restricts services for certain mental health conditions

Nearly 80% of CAMHS imposed restrictions for children and young people accessing their service a report from the children's commissioner has found

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