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Advising patients on long-acting reversible contraception

Suneeta Kochhar looks at what nurses can discuss with patients who require contraception

Building therapy in type 2 diabetes – metformin and beyond

David Morris looks at the options available for managing this common condition

COVID-19: Current infection control guidelines are ‘fundamentally flawed’

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that the UK’s infection control guidelines are ‘flawed and need replacing, according to a new report commissioned by the RCN

British Journal of Nursing Awards celebrate leading nurses

The British Journal of Nursing Awards’ winners were announced in a special online ceremony on 8 March

RCN to set up industrial action fund

The RCN Council has voted unanimously for the Union to immediately set up a £35 million industrial action fund

COVID-19: ‘Unimaginable’ cost of Test and Trace

The Test and Trace programme failed to deliver central promise of averting another lockdown despite billions of pounds in funding, a report from the Public Accounts Committee has found

Nearly £80 million boost to young people’s mental health

Millions more children and young people will have access to significantly expanded mental health services, backed by £79 million, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

Pay recommendation ‘pitiful and bitterly disappointing’

Healthcare unions have slammed the Department of Health and Social Care’s recommendation that nurses and other staff receive a 1% pay rise

COVID-19: Declining deaths ‘reassuring’ but NHS still under pressure

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 has continued to fall, although caution must still be exercised, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics

Vaccination: New webinar series offers free CPD opportunity

A new series of free webinars aimed at informing primary care nurses on the cutting edge of influenza has been released by Seqirus

British Journal of Nursing Awards return

The prestigious British Journal of Nursing Awards will return as a week-long online event, to celebrate the efforts of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic from 8th–12th March

COVID-19: More than a million more people invited for vaccine

Hundreds of thousands of people asked to shield earlier this month are being invited for a COVID jab, NHS England has announced

Mental health: NHS expands support for staff

The NHS has set up 40 new dedicated support hubs for the mental health of staff, NHS England has announced

Nursing staff ‘must be at the heart of roadmap to recovery’

The RCN has published staff recovery and patient safety principles which they say must guide health care employers in planning the return to ‘normal’ service delivery

Education: Nursing UCAS applications soar

More than 60,000 people have applied to study nursing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, figures from UCAS have shown

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