Hundreds of breast and prostate cancer patients to benefit from new drug on the NHS

The NHS has today struck a deal with AstraZeneca thus allowing NICE to make a recommendation of the drug, olaparib for treatment of BRCA-mutated breast and prostate cancers.

Career profile: Melanie Hayward, associate professor of education at Buckingham New University

Children receive world first curative Hepatitis C treatment in England

The children aged between 3 and 18 years were the first in the world to receive curative anti-viral tablets that has a treatment success rate of 99%.

More than 37,000 women purchase new HRT certificate

The new prescription pre-payment certificate (PPC) launched on the 1st April and has allowed women to access a year’s worth of HRT for just £19.30, saving them hundreds of pounds.

NHS launch spring COVID-19 vaccination campaign

Approximately five million people will be eligible for the jab, including the over 75s, those with weakened immune systems and older adult care home residents.

COVID-19 testing to change from next month

Testing will continue to focus on those at the highest risk

New NHS treatment for advanced cervical cancer now available

The immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab is expected to help around 400 patients whose disease hasn’t responded to other treatments

Public satisfaction with NHS reaches all time low

Health think tanks the Nuffield Trust and The Kings Fund analysed the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey and found that overall satisfaction with the heath service stands at 29%.

Voting on pay offer now open

RCN members have until 9am on 14 April to cast their vote on whether to accept or reject the offer via the RCN website.

The NHS shouldn't cost the Earth

We need to give more thought to how environmentally sustainable the NHS is. Wearing overshoes does not stop us from having a carbon footprint

Polio vaccine catch-up campaign to be rolled out by NHS

The rate of children in London receiving their polio vaccinations by the time they turn one is 87.9% compared to 92.1% in England as a whole

New UTI tests could provide quicker and more accurate diagnoses

If the tests are proven to be beneficial, they could be rolled out in the NHS to help improve antimicrobial prescribing

Voting on pay offer opens 28 March

RCN members will be able to cast their vote on the proposed pay offer from 28 March, the union has announced.

New medical care centres for pregnant women rolled out by NHS

Each centre is led by a multidisciplinary team consisting of physicians, obstetricians, midwives, nurses and other clinicians who provide specialist medical advice before, during and after pregnancy

UK government offers nursing staff new pay offer

The UK government have offered nursing staff in England a new pay offer, including a one-off payment for the current financial year 2022/23 worth between £1,655 and £3,789 for Agenda for Change staff...