The RCN has called on Health Secretary Sajid Javid to delay the implementation of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for NHS staff in England, as the service faces major staff shortages
A new test that reliably predicts the spread or return of the deadliest form of skin cancer has been developed by scientists working with the University of Newcastle
Pregnant women are being urged to get vaccinated and boosted in a new drive, after it was found that almost all pregnant women who were hospitalised or admitted to intensive care with COVID-19 were...
Families will be offered support to improve the diets of their children through a new initiative as the research reveals the number of parents giving unhealthy snacks to their children has increased...
All healthcare workers must be provided with FFP3 masks when treating people with known or suspected COVID-19, the RCN has stated
The UK has become the seventh country to record over 150,000 deaths linked to the COVID-19 pandemic
By 2050, more than 153 million people could have dementia, up from 57 million in 2019, a study published in the Lancet Public Health has found
Plans to address the ‘catastrophic impact’ of the pandemic on patients waiting for NHS treatment in England could be derailed by a lack of staff, according to a Health and Social Care Committee report
A new initiative has been launched by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to help people reduce the risk of developing serious illness and being hospitalised with COVID-19
Around 132 million COVID-19 vaccinations were administered across all 4 nations of the UK in 2021, as part of the largest vaccination programme in British history
I’m nervous. They asked me to write about nursing for Christmas. Ok, how do I approach this?
it is very odd that one group who have played a key role in rolling out one of our main defence against COVID-19 – the vaccine programme – should feel largely invisible.They are nurses like me who...
A new report has found that 12,400 fewer patients participated in cardiac rehabilitation programmes in 2020 than in 2019.
There is increasing concern that the public’s trust could be abused by a small but vocal group referring to themselves as nurses to lend credibility to misinformation
Graham Revie and Denise Kelly have been re-elected to the roles of committee Chair and Vice Chair of the RCN Trade Union Committee
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