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PM closes loophole allowing retailers to give free vape samples to children

This comes after recent NHS figures showed there was a 3% increase in 11-15 year olds using e-cigarettes between 2018-2021.

Long wait times for community services putting children at risk, health leaders warn

The Community Network survey by the NHS Confederation found that all respondents were either moderately or extremely concerned about the impact of long waits for community children and young people’s...

NMC data exposes nursing retention crisis, says RCN

Almost 27,000 people left the register in the past year, with more than half of those leaving earlier than planned, citing burnout, workload and concerns over care quality.

New test to curb transfusion side-effects for patients with inherited blood disorders

The NHS is set to introduce a new genetic blood-matching test for thousands living with sickle-cell disease or thalassemia that could reduce painful side-effects of transfusion treatments.

NHS hits three million spring boosters

The NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has vaccinated almost half of those eligible with a spring booster a month after the campaign’s formal launch

RCN strike ballot opens, as Pat Cullen meets Health Secretary

Members working for the NHS in England are urged to vote ‘yes’ to strike action by the union’s leaders, as they pressure ministers to improve the pay award for nursing staff.

RCN calls for urgent psychological support for nursing, as staff mental health hubs close

A third of mental health hubs have closed leaving a million workers without specialist help, despite the escalating mental health crisis among nursing staff, the RCN has said.

Government calls for evidence and views on treating major conditions

The Department of Health and Social Care is soliciting views on how best to prevent, diagnose, treat and manage six major conditions

Nurses have ‘vital role’ in supporting victims of hate crime

Nurses have a critical role in supporting their LGBTQ+ patients who are victims of hate crimes, but must have access to resources and training, according to members speaking at RCN Congress in...

Resilience: increasing our bouncebackability

Nita Muir looks at the development of our understanding of resilience in nursing

Managing diverticular disease in primary care settings

Margaret Perry looks at how nurses can diagnose this condition in older patients.

Exeter diabetes nurse wins international award for transformative research

Professor Maggie Shepherd of Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and University of Exeter won the $250,000 prize ahead of over 50,000 medical colleagues from around the world.

Managing leg ulcers in a primary care setting

Linda Nazarko looks at how nurses can identify and treat these common but painful wounds.

What’s new for MMR? An update for primary care nurses

Catherine Heffernan looks at how MMR immunisations are changing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The suffocating cost of poverty

Alina Khan looks at how socioeconomic factors are still affecting the nation’s respiratory health

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