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COVID-19: NHS invites young people for jab ahead of their 18th birthday

Thousands of young people nearing their 18th birthday can now book in for their COVID-19 jab, NHS England has announced

COVID-19: Three in four UK adults receive both doses of a vaccine

The latest data shows 60,000 deaths and 66,900 hospitalisations have been prevented by the vaccines, according to the Department of Health and Social Care

RCN launches app to help members campaign for fair pay for nursing

The campaigning app will support members looking to advocate for the change needed to secure fair pay, safe staffing and effective care during their summer of action

‘Walking on eyeballs’: The nurse’s role in gout care

Mark Greener looks at how nurses can manage patients with this painful and misunderstood condition

Teenagers to start receiving COVID jabs within weeks

​All 16 and 17-year-olds in the UK are to start receiving a first dose of COVID vaccination within weeks, the Government has announced. ‘There is no time to waste in getting on with this,’ said...

Marcus Rashford urges HCPs to help increase uptake of food vouchers

​England footballer and food poverty campaigner Marcus Rashford has directly appealed to health care professionals (HCPs) to help increase the uptake of free food vouchers to children in poverty. In...

Primary care networks call for more funding, support and autonomy

Primary care networks are asking for greater support to shore up the health and wellbeing of their local communities and the NHS Long Term Plan

COVID-19: Fully vaccinated three times less likely to be infected

COVID-19 infection rates are three times lower for double vaccinated people, the latest REACT-1 study findings from Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI show

Amanda Pritchard appointed NHS Chief Executive

Amanda Pritchard has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of NHS England

New mental health access standards proposed

The NHS will take a step towards improving patient access to mental health services with the introduction of five new waiting time guarantees

New strategy to tackle drug misuse announced

The government has appointed Dame Carol Black as an independent advisor on drug misuse and will publish a new drug strategy later this year

RCN launches ‘summer of action’ in protest against below-inflation NHS pay award

Events will be held across the UK as the RCN prepares to consult members on next steps, after dissatisfaction with the Government’s offer of a 3% pay rise

NHS pay deal 'a bitter blow' to nurses

The Government has been slammed by the RCN and other organisations after announcing that NHS staff in England and Wales will receive a 3% pay rise

COVID-19: Pregnant women urged to get vaccinated

Health chiefs are encouraging more pregnant women to get their COVID-19 vaccine, as new data shows that 51,724 pregnant women in England have received at least one dose

Pat Cullen appointed RCN Chief Executive

The RCN Council has announced Pat Cullen will be the organisation’s chief executive until late 2022

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