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Poor public health stifles UK economy

A lack of government action to improve nation’s health is ‘holding back the UK’s economy’ according to report by the IPPR Health and Prosperity Commission

Vaccination boost to NHS workforce

Over 11,000 people who signed up to become volunteer vaccinators will stay in the health service in other roles, NHS England has announced

Rise in child hepatitis cases linked to common virus

The UK Health Security Agency is investigating over 100 cases of sudden-onset hepatitis in children in the UK since the start of this year.

COVID-19 has shown how important language is for effective infection prevention

The pandemic highlighted some of the confusion that exists around infection prevention guidance, a report by the RCN has found

Calls for diabetes care recovery plan

People living with diabetes have been ‘pushed to the back of the queue’ during the coronavirus pandemic and a national recovery plan is needed to get vital services back on track, Diabetes UK has said

NHS App saves around 22,000 car journeys every month

The NHS App has helped to reduce travel to GP practices with an average of 22,000 car journeys saved every month

'My journey in children's nursing': Rebecca Daniels

The career profile of Rebecca Daniels, Children’s Community Nursing project lead at the QNI

Can the Government level up health and social care?

A new Government white paper aims to transform health and social care by joining up the sectors. But what are its chances of success

Assessment and examination of the respiratory system

Eleanor Squires looks at the importance of advanced practitioners carrying out systematic assessments

The cost of living crisis is bad for your health

Natural justice would ordain that health and social care professionals were due a break, after two years of coping with a pandemic, but no such luck. With inflation running at around 6%, the 3% pay...

Human immunodeficiency virus: Past, present and future

Ian Peate looks at how efforts to combat the spread of HIV have progressed over the last 40 years

Call for evidence for new plan to improve mental health

The Government is seeking views on how mental health services can be improved, to inform a new 10-year strategy

National insurance hike and rising inflation leaves experienced nurses over £900 worse off

The recent rise in national insurance contributions, combined with record inflation, is leaving nurses nearly £1000 worse off, analysis by the RCN has found

Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Sponsored by Tillotts

The webinar gives a brief overview of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), discussing the use of mesalazine in the treatment of ulcerative colitis and locally acting steroids in the treatment of Crohn’s...

Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injuries (MARSI): with a Primary Care Focus - Sponsored by Clinimed

This session will cover MARSIs, skin assessment, MARSI prevention strategies and products and patient & staff education.

Chaired by Dr Leanne Atkin, presented by Fiona Downie and sponsored by...

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