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Calorie labels encourage people to eat less by only one Pringle, study finds

The review found that calories labelling on menus and packaged products has a ‘modest’ influence on diet but could lead to ‘meaningful impacts on population health when applied at scale’

Breast cancer: an update for community nurses

Linda Nazarko looks at how this common cancer can be managed in primary and community care settings

Career profile: Corrie Llewellyn

Corrie Llewellyn, Quality Assurance Lead/ Strategic Clinical Lead for Lancashire and South Cumbria Primary
Care Training Hub and Morecambe Bay Primary Care Collective

Patients dying undiscovered in hospital corridors, RCN reveals

The new report found that patients were ‘routinely coming to harm’ because of lack of staff and equipment, with RCN warning that this should be a ‘wake-up call’ for Labour

Tanzania denies new Marburg virus outbreak, as WHO recommends travel restrictions

Suspicions of Marburg virus have risen in Tanzania, as health organisations warn public of travel risks.

Lancet report calls for ‘radical overhaul’ of obesity definition

Doctors have urged for a new diagnosis criterion amid concerns that BMI is an ‘ineffective’ measure, leading to millions of people being misdiagnosed

Tips for nurses new to general practice

Starting out in general practice nursing can be daunting. Here are some expert tips and resources on what nurses need to know to succeed in primary care

The state of district nursing today

District nursing services are critically-under resourced, teams are struggling with capacity, and team leaders are carrying more responsibility than ever before, a new report by the Queen’s Nursing...

Three quarters of new staff in general practice coming from ARRS, new report finds

Ineffective integration of new roles in the NHS has resulted in extra work for nurses, and risks a decline in quality of patient care.

NHS under ‘mammoth demand’ as winter pressures strain the system and its workforce

Winter pressures on the NHS are at an all-time high, leaving understaffed hospitals under immense strain.

Hiring freeze at NHS cancer and scanning units ‘an extraordinarily shortsighted decision,’ warn radiologists

About 42 NHS trusts across the UK did not take on extra staff in their cancer centres, undermining Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to cut waiting times

UK’s first safe drug consumption facility opens in Glasgow

After a decade of debate over drug laws, the Scottish Government has opened Thistle, to reduce overdoses, drug-related harms and make drug use less visible to the community

Black men less likely to receive early prostate cancer diagnosis due to ‘outdated’ NHS guidance

Black men have been found to receive higher rates of late-stage prostate cancer diagnoses as health leaders call to question inequitable NHS guidelines.

Wes Streeting ‘distressed and ashamed’ at critical incidents amid winter flu crisis

A number of NHS trusts are facing high demands in emergency departments, which was making the Health Secretary ‘emotional’

Government sets out to end NHS waiting list backlogs, amidst concerns of low staff levels

Proposed reforms are designed to cut NHS waiting lists, but the RCN questions whether they have the necessary staff levels to fulfil their goals.

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