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COVID-19: At risk patients urged to get vaccinated

People with underlying conditions including cancer, diabetes and heart disease are being encouraged to get a COVID-19 vaccine by UK health charities

The psychology of nursing

Nicola Davies looks at how nurses can better understand the mind, in order to heal the body

Advising patients on long-acting reversible contraception

Suneeta Kochhar looks at what nurses can discuss with patients who require contraception

Building therapy in type 2 diabetes – metformin and beyond

David Morris looks at the options available for managing this common condition

COVID-19: Current infection control guidelines are ‘fundamentally flawed’

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that the UK’s infection control guidelines are ‘flawed and need replacing, according to a new report commissioned by the RCN

British Journal of Nursing Awards celebrate leading nurses

The British Journal of Nursing Awards’ winners were announced in a special online ceremony on 8 March

RCN to set up industrial action fund

The RCN Council has voted unanimously for the Union to immediately set up a £35 million industrial action fund

COVID-19: ‘Unimaginable’ cost of Test and Trace

The Test and Trace programme failed to deliver central promise of averting another lockdown despite billions of pounds in funding, a report from the Public Accounts Committee has found

Nearly £80 million boost to young people’s mental health

Millions more children and young people will have access to significantly expanded mental health services, backed by £79 million, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

Pay recommendation ‘pitiful and bitterly disappointing’

Healthcare unions have slammed the Department of Health and Social Care’s recommendation that nurses and other staff receive a 1% pay rise

COVID-19: Declining deaths ‘reassuring’ but NHS still under pressure

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 has continued to fall, although caution must still be exercised, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics

Vaccination: New webinar series offers free CPD opportunity

A new series of free webinars aimed at informing primary care nurses on the cutting edge of influenza has been released by Seqirus

British Journal of Nursing Awards return

The prestigious British Journal of Nursing Awards will return as a week-long online event, to celebrate the efforts of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic from 8th–12th March

COVID-19: More than a million more people invited for vaccine

Hundreds of thousands of people asked to shield earlier this month are being invited for a COVID jab, NHS England has announced

Mental health: NHS expands support for staff

The NHS has set up 40 new dedicated support hubs for the mental health of staff, NHS England has announced

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