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Age of sale for tobacco products could rise

Year on year rises in the age of sale for cigarettes and other tobacco products could be introduced, after an independent review commissioned by the Government recommended the measures

RCN votes to lobby legislators to protect ‘nurse’ title

An overwhelming majority of voting members at RCN Congress have given their support for protecting ‘nurse’ in law

Black and Asian nurses overlooked for promotion due to structural racism

Racism is endemic in health and care with White nurses twice as likely to get promoted as Black and Asian staff, an RCN survey has found

Postcode lottery of care will exacerbate Long Covid inequalities

The UK government must invest in nurse-led services and research to support the growing number of long COVID sufferers struggling to access specialist care, the RCN has said

Two million Britons now living with long COVID

New figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have estimated that a record two million people are now suffering from COVID-19 in the UK, with 400,000 reporting that it was adversely...

Violent incidents in general practice double in five years

The number of incidents of violence in general practice has doubled in the last five years, with doctors blaming staff shortages and fake news about their being unwilling to see patients during the...

Number of confirmed monkeypox cases reaches 78

As of 24 May, the total number of monkeypox cases detected in the UK has reached 78, according to The UK Health Security Agency

NHS understaffed and underequipped to tackle cancer

Three quarters of the UK public think the NHS is understaffed and underequipped to effectively manage cancer, a new poll carried out by YouGov for Cancer Research UK has revealed

Almost 80% of eligible over-75s receive spring booster

Nearly four in five of those aged 75+ who became eligible at the end of March for COVID-19 booster have taken up the vaccine, according to data from the UK Health Security Agency

Government on track to deliver 26,000 more primary care staff

The Government says that it is on track to deliver 26,000 more primary care staff to help improve patient access to appointments

Transforming respiratory care – innovation or necessity?

Christine Loveridge explains how respiratory care can be improved in the wake of the COVID pandemic

Radical action needed to boost nursing workforce

Approximately 25,000 nurses left the NMC register in the past year, data from the regulator shows

Monkeypox cases confirmed in the UK

Seven cases of the rare disease Monkeypox have been confirmed by the UK Health Security Agency

More than half a million adults are waiting for social care

Over 500,000 people are waiting for an adult social care assessment, for care or a direct payment to begin or for a review of their care, research published by the Association of Directors of Adult...

The twisted morality of outlawing abortion

A leaked ‘Draft Opinion’ from the US Supreme Court has indicated that the court is likely to overturn the Roe vs Wade ruling which guarantees the right to a legal, safe abortion. If implemented, it...

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