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Pregnant women urged to take up whooping cough vaccination

All pregnant women should have the whooping cough vaccine after new figures from Public Health England have shown that whooping cough levels were still high in England.

NHS workers say lack of resources harms patient care

Four in five health and social care workers think that their organisation does not have adequate resources to meet patient's care needs, a survey by Dods Research has found.

Increased commitment to supporting NHS staff health

Nurses will be able to access health checks and excercise classes through a new health and wellbeing initiative for NHS staff launched by NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens.

Yellow fever: Understanding vaccinations

Yellow fever (YF) is an acute, potentially fatal, viral haemorrhagic disease spread by day-biting mosquitoes. It is endemic in tropical areas of Africa and Latin America.

MERS CoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome): Everything you need to know

(MERS-CoV) Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus also termed Camel Flu or EMC/2012. MERS-CoV was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. Approximately 36% of reported patients with MERS have...

MenB vaccination programme for babies begins today

From today, babies aged 2 months will be given the vaccine for MenB, followed by an additional dose at 4 months, and a booster at 12 to 13 months, along with routine vaccinations for other conditions.

Disparity revealed in diabetic foot checks in Scotland

Primary care staff are key to ensuring that patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes have their feet checked for ulcers and other complications, after a report found that a large number of patients do not...

Devon CCG was 'fair' in commissioning process

Northern, Eastern and Western Devon (NEW Devon) CCG did not breach rules around procuring community services, an investigation by Monitor has concluded.

Trust launches recruitment drive for nurses

Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has launched a drive to recruit more nurses into its two community hospitals and sole acute setting.

Less than half of CCGs provide neurology appointments

Less than half of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) provide outpatient appointments for neurology patients according to a report by Public Health England.

Prescribing for the management of venous leg ulceration

Leg ulceration affects between 0.6% and 3.6% of the population, with 28–85% of ulcers owing to venous insufficiency.

Pollution: The lungs and beyond

Pollution is one of the most detrimental factors to public health, writes Mark Greener

Best Practice in Nursing conference

The Best Practice in Nursing conference, which focuses on primary care, will be held on 21 and 22 October at the Birmingham NEC.

Are midwives ready for revalidation?

From April 2016 the only way midwives and nurses will be able to renew their registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will be through a process called revalidation, the purpose of...

CVD disproportionately impacts women in Europe

Cardiovascular disease leads to the death of a significantly higher proportion of women in Europe than men, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal.

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