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Serious shortage protocol issued for strep A antibiotics as cases continue to rise

Latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that as of 11 December, there have been 7,750 notifications of scarlet fever.

Nursing strikes could continue into new year if Government refuses to negotiate says RCN boss

Chief executive Pat Cullen spoke on BBC’s Question Time last night, warning that this dispute could continue into the new year, if the Government refused to negotiate on pay.

Strike to go ahead as government refuses negotiations

RCN Chief Executive Pat Cullen met with Health Secretary Steve Barclay on Monday to potentially begin formal pay negotiations in order to avert strike action

Most vulnerable urged to get jabbed for COVID this winter

Hundreds of thousands of people who are at risk and more likely to become seriously ill are yet to come forward for their COVID-19 boosters

Rheumatoid arthritis: Why don’t patients take their medications?

Tracy French looks at why patients may not take their medications as intended and why this matters

A guide to Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

Debby Holloway provides an overview of HRT, and the symptoms women experience

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: all things inhaled and more

Jane Scullion looks at the latest evidence linked to prescribing for COPD patients

RCN opens donations to strike fund in response to public support

The RCN has launched a donation page for members of the public to financially assist nursing staff on strike

Sheila Sobrany elected as new RCN President

Sheila Sobrany will take up the role of RCN President from 1 January 2023

Learning from our equals

Kathy Oxtoby looks at a new initiative aimed at boosting positive interaction within the nursing workforce

More than 29,000 applications for nursing accepted

New data by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service showed that English universities offered places to 29,440 nursing applicants in 2022

GP practices told to have low threshold when prescribing antibiotics as Strep A infections rise

The UKHSA reported a significant increase in cases of scarlet fever as they continue to remain higher than typically seen at this time of year

NHS set to eliminate hepatitis C in three years

A five-year contract worth almost £1 billion has helped the NHS to reduce deaths by 35%

NHS nursing vacancies increase as strike looms

Nursing staff vacancies soared to nearly 48,000, new data reveals

Mental health disorders increasing in young people

NHS England conducted a survey consisting of 2,866 children and young people who had taken part in similar surveys since 2017

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