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Healthcare heroes honoured in NHS Parliamentary Awards

Nurses and doctors working to combat Hepatitis C in the homeless during the pandemic, and the team behind the UK’s first virtual reality lung rehabilitation programme are among those who have been...

PPE stockpiles ‘proved inadequate’ for COVID-19 pandemic

The government was initially reliant on inadequate stockpiles of personal protective equipment at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a report by the National Audit Office has found

Healthcare staff to benefit from visa extensions

Over 6000 nurses, doctors, and other frontline staff will have their visas extended for a year for free, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

Free flu vaccinations rolled out to over 50s

People aged 50 to 64 will get free flu vaccine from 1 December as part of expanded flu vaccination programme this winter, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

Mental health: NHS encourages people with concerns to seek help

People with mental health worries are being urged to seek help, after a dip in referrals during the COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus: ‘Long COVID’ clinics launched to tackle persistent symptoms

More than 40 ‘long COVID’ specialist clinics will be set up to help thousands of patients suffering debilitating effects of the virus months after being infected

COVID-19: New vaccine shows 95% protection

A new vaccine for coronavirus is nearly 95% effective, data from manufacturer Moderna shows

The Nurse and Diabetes Care

For World Diabetes Day, Professor Andrew Boulton of the International Diabetes Federation explains the importance of nurses in managing the condition

The link between COPD and good nutrition during COVID-19

Sara Patience looks at the advice nurses in primary care can give to patients with this common disorder

NHS launches renewed recruitment drive

NHS England is launching a recruitment campaign to strengthen the health service during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nursing and midwifery workforce numbers continue to grow

The number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates on the NMC register has grown by 7909 to 724,516 since 1 April, new figures have shown

More rapid COVID-19 tests to be rolled out across England

A further 600,000 lateral flow tests to be sent out this week to kick-start the significant expansion of testing, followed by weekly local allocations, the Department of Health and Social Care has...

COVID-19: Parents urged to keep childhood vaccination appointments

The national COVID-19 restrictions should not stop children from receiving life-saving vaccines, Public Health England has said

Who should be referred for lung volume reduction treatment?

Lung volume reduction treatment can be beneficial for some COPD patients. Jayne Sharman, Kudzayi Kutywayo, Inger Oey and Sridhar Rathinam discuss the process of making the referral

Delivering the flu vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic

Catherine Heffernan explains why vaccinating for influenza will be even more crucial this winter

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