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Deadly choices: how the anti-vaccine movement threatens us all

Detail and debate on the anti-vaccine movement, discussed in this book review.

Osborne pledges funding for mental health services

New mothers, children and young people and veterans mental health services will receive a funding boost, George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced on Wednesday.

TB nursing award won by team housing homeless migrants

The inaugural Sir John Crofton Prize for TB nursing has been awarded to a team of TB nurses in Hackney, at a ceremony at the Royal Society of Medicine's annual TB conference on 18 March.

Fast track: from qualification to practice nursing

Shona Reade explains how she managed to become a practice nurse within six months of graduating.

District nurses are key component in public health

The shortage of district nurses in the last 12 years has not reflected policy to shift more care into the community, said RCN general secretary Peter Carter.

CNOs aim to unify nurses across the UK

The four chief nursing officers (CNOs) in the UK have created a mandate to increase joint working across the four countries.

The Shape of Caring Review

The Shape of Caring Review, commissioned by Health Education England (HEE) in partnership with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), was published on 12 March. In the report Lord Willis, Chair of...

Career profile: Patricia Kelly

Patricia Kelly is an associate practice teacher

Florence Nightingale Scholarships

Applications for the Florence Nightingale Foundation's travel and research scholarships have opened.

Palliative care consultation

PHE's National End of Life Care Intelligence Network has launched a consultation on changes to the national information standard for end-of-life care coordination.

Health visitor guidance

The DH has updated its guidance for health visitors concerning the transfer of services for under fives to local authority control.

Policy digest: Integration of care

The DH estimates that over the course of the next 20 years, the number of people over the age of 85 will double.

Why do we have eyelashes?

Despite several theories, eyelashes' 'function has long remained a mystery'.

Nursing evidence will prove integrated care works

There are three reasons for the challenges we face in healthcare: demographic change, need for cost containment and citizen empowerment.

Preventing unwanted pregnancy: emergency contraception

Ensuring women understand the efficacy, risks and benefits is essential, writes Suneeta Kochhar

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