The UK government have offered nursing staff in England a new pay offer, including a one-off payment for the current financial year 2022/23 worth between £1,655 and £3,789 for Agenda for Change staff...
Gonorrhoea cases have resurged in England since the easing of coronavirus restrictions in 2021, the UK Health Security Agency has said
Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, failed to address the nursing workforce crisis in a budget statement that barely mentioned the NHS or social care, the RCN has said
15 March saw nurses and allied healthcare professionals from across the UK attend PCN Live, held in-person for the first time since 2019
Beverley Bostock discusses the rationale for offering rescue packs as part of self-management of COPD
Catherine Heffernan explains how the pandemic has affected thinking about immunisation models
Only 61.8% of NHS nurses and midwives said they would be happy with the standard of care provided by their organisation if a friend or relative needed treatment, the NHS Staff Survey has revealed
The new ‘Respiratory- Carbon Impact Dashboard’ by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) contains easy to understand data for prescribers to reduce the high carbon impact of inhalers.
Heather Henry explains how asthma technique can be made more accessible to children
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) concluded that additional measures did need to be implemented to tackle the supply of the drug but did not recommend banning the use of it.
Semaglutide can help a person reduce their weight by more than 10% when used alongside a reduced-calorie deficit diet and increased physical activity.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists reported 51% more children and young people being referred to both routine and urgent, eating disorder services.
The Health Secretary wrote a letter to the NHS Staff Council on Thursday, inviting health unions like UNISON and GMB to enter formal pay negotiations.
Members of the Royal College of Nursing in Wales voted overwhelmingly to reject the 3% additional pay boost meaning further strike action could be possible.
The analysis by University of Manchester researchers showed that the risk of diabetes progression was 20% lower in people with pre-diabetes referred to the NHS programme.
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