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Freedom from Failure – the F Word

Raising awareness of heart failure amongst patients

Highest alcohol deaths in England and Wales for 20 years

The number of deaths linked to alcohol in 2020 was the highest since 2001, data from the Office for National Statistics shows

COVID-19: New testing centre to fast-track variant vaccines

Vaccines tailored to tackle COVID-19 variants are to be accelerated through new state-of-the-art labs, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced

A day in the life of...

Joanne Reynard, the nurse manager of a vaccination centre at Leeds United’s football ground

The invisible pandemic: Antimicrobial resistance

Graham Cope looks at how antibiotic resistant bacteria have fared during the coronavirus pandemic

Smoking cessation and serious mental illness

Graham Cope explains how people with mental health conditions can be encouraged to quit smoking

District nurse qualifications rise by nearly a quarter

The annual figure of district nurses qualifying in 2020 rose from 554 to 675, equating to an overall increase of 22% from 2018/19, the Annual District Nurse Education Report from the QNI has found

Calls for investment in midwives’ pay

Investing in midwifery services also means improving pay conditions, the Royal College of Midwives has said as part of International Day of the Midwife celebrations

COVID-19: 50 million doses of vaccine administered in UK

More than 34 million people have had at least one jab while 15 million have had both doses of the vaccine, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

NHS England head Simon Stevens to step down

Sir Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, has announced that he will stand down and become a peer

Antimicrobial resistance a ‘silent pandemic’

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has warned of the dangers of antibiotic resistant bacteria in a speech at a United Nations Summit

Social care: An ‘urgent transformation’ is needed

Reforms to social care comparable to the foundation of the NHS are needed after the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been told

COVID-19: Public inquiry into pandemic handling called for

A major inquiry into the government’s decisions during the COVID-19 has been urged by UNISON

Air pollution: Calls for change to law

A coroner has called for a changes to air pollution laws after the death of a nine-year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah

RCN launches education strategy to support professional development

The RCN has created a three-year strategy to help nurses continue their professional development, the organisation has announced

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