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Deadline for innovation fund

?The deadline for entries to the British Journal of School Nursing's innovation fund is approaching.

Policy digest: Tuberculosis

The release of an £11.5 million strategy designed to wipe out TB in England is the latest development in the effort to combat the condition, which has risen sharply in the last two decades.

A force for health

Community and primary care nurses can form a movement to enhance public health.

Free CPD: primary care nursing

A CPD event for all primary care nurses will be held on 4 February at the Business Design Centre in London.

Cancer patients without home care more likely to die in hospital

Terminal cancer patients who do not receive care in their homes are far more likely to die in hospital, a survey by the Office for National Statistics' has found.

NMC's new Code centres around fewer standards

The NMC has released the revised Code on 29 January.

Public health nursing leadership will be led by PHE

Leadership for nursing and midwifery will now be solely responsible by PHE, from April 2015.

General practice highest rated service in the NHS

General practice has the highest public satisfaction rate of all NHS services, a survey published by the King's Fund has found.

Leading midwife questions cash incentives for smoking in pregnancy

Offering vouchers to pregnant smokers to encourage them to quit is not an 'ideal' way to discourage smoking in pregnancy, a leading midwife has said.

Unison suspends industrial action after pay deal proposed

Unions have announced that they will suspend planned industrial action, after health secretary Jeremy Hunt and the DH offered a compromised on the pay freeze.

Primary care staff urged to raise awareness of liver disease risks

Primary care staff should ensure their patients are aware of the risks of liver disease, the British Liver Trust has said.

NICE consults on draft guidance to improve asthma diagnosis

NICE is calling for healthcare professionals to contribute to draft guidance to improve asthma diagnosis and symptom control.

Common drugs linked to increased risk of dementia

Common medicines, such as treatments for depression and allergies, have been linked to an increased risk of developing dementia, in a study published in the JAMA.

Dismissing symptoms leads to late diagnosis of cancer

People who dismiss symptoms of cancer as 'trivial' or are concerned about wasting a healthcare professional's time are not diagnosed as they could be, a study published in the British Journal of...

Oesophageal cancer targeted by PHE campaign

PHE has launched a new campaign focusing on improving early diagnosis of oesophageal and stomach cancer.

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