The regular assessment of the smoking habits of the UK population during the COVID-19 pandemic was compromised because of lack of face-to-face consultations. Telephone interviews conducted in late...
Suicide rates among young people aged 15-19 in England rose by 35% from 2020 to 2021, according to data from the Office for National Statistics analysed by charity YoungMinds
More than 300,000 members will receive ballot papers from 6 October, launching the RCN’s first-ever strike ballot in its 106-year history
NMC data showed that there was a 135% increase in the number of international professionals joining the register than in the previous year
One in 7 specialist skin cancer nurses are suffering from exhaustion due to rise in cases, a new report has found
More than 40,000 nurses left the NHS in the year to June 2022, analysis by the Nuffield Trust has revealed
Vaccination levels in UK children have dropped below the 95% target set by the World Health Organisation, according to a new report
A large wave of influenza cases is expected to arrive early this year, the UK Health Security Agency has warned
The plan, announced at the party’s conference this week, pledged to create more thousands more training places for all nursing disciplines, as well as doubling the number of medical students
The staffing crisis in the nursing workforce threatens to undermine new plans announced by Health Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Therese Coffey, the RCN has said
NHS midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) in England and Wales are set to ballot on industrial action, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) announced today
An estimated 1820 people died in the UK after being given contaminated blood transfusions between 1970 and 1991, a report by the Infected Blood Inquiry has found
A lack of high-quality, comparable data across countries and over time regarding the health of refugees and migrants challenges good policy development, the WHO has said
The HPV Vaccine is a key factor in preventing cancer so why is uptake not higher? By Catherine Heffernan
Failures in the global response to the outbreak of COVID-19 led to an estimated 17.7 million deaths to date, a report published in the Lancet has found
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