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COVID-19: 80% motivated to improve health due to pandemic

Around 80% of people aged over 18 have made the decision to change their lifestyle in 2021, a survey released by Public Health England has found

COVID-19: First dose of Oxford vaccine delivered by NHS

The NHS has become the first healthcare provider in the world to deliver a dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

The pick of 2020

After a year dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, we take a look back at our most popular news and clinical stories of 2020

COVID-19: Novel variant of virus emerges

A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been identified across the South East of England, leading to the imposition of new tier 4 restrictions

Career profile: Lisa O’Sullivan

Lisa O’Sullivan is a Senior Specialist Nurse at Prostate Cancer UK

‘Long COVID’ patients to get help at more than 60 clinics

Thousands of patients suffering with the long term symptoms of coronavirus can now access specialist help at more than 60 sites, NHS England has announced

‘Wide variation’ in health outcomes across the country

Higher levels of ill-health and disease in deprived areas have been highlighted in Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty’s first annual report

COVID-19: Over 137,000 people receive first dose of vaccine

More than 137,000 people in the UK have received the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the first week of the largest vaccination programme in British history, the Department of...

Call for nurses to become prostate cancer Clinical Champions

​​Leading men’s health charity Prostate Cancer UK is looking for nurses to join its Clinical Champions programme. The new 18-month programme is the first of its kind dedicated to improve care for men...

Chief nurse for adult social care appointed

​Professor Deborah Sturdy is to become the new chief nurse for adult social care, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced

Raising awareness of prostate cancer in the BME community

Karen Bonner is Chief Nurse at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Since her dad died from prostate cancer six years ago, she’s been committed to raising awareness of the disease.

Addressing influenza vaccine effectiveness: cell-based influenza vaccine technology as an option

This symposium is for UK HCPs only and has been developed and organised by Seqirus.

Addressing the burden of influenza in older adults in the UK

This symposium is for UK HCPs only and has been developed and organised by Seqirus.

COVID-19: ‘Landmark moment’ as first NHS patient receives vaccination

The first Pfizer COVID-19 jab in the world has been delivered to an NHS patient, 90-year-old grandmother Margaret Keenan, as the health service begins the biggest vaccination campaign in its history

Workforce: Risk to pandemic recovery due to nursing shortages

Nursing shortfalls, along with the backlog in routine care and growing need for healthcare, are likely to make recovering from the pandemic ‘particularly challenging,’ a new report by the Health...

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