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RCN condemns culture of discrimination against temporary staff

The College believes bank nurses are being prevented from raising concerns about patient safety

Hospice finances ‘precarious and unsustainable’, warn sector leaders

Hospice charities warn of 'devastating impact' of funding cuts on those in end of life care

Heart Charity calls for ‘bold and targeted’ action to reduces death from cardiovascular disease

The British Heart Foundation has proposed a tax on salty products and bans on junk food advertising to ‘prevent thousands more people dying too young’

NICE approves first-ever drug treatment for patients with ‘life-threatening’ disease

In clinical trials, 95% of patients did not have further tumour growth after taking the drug, which is a ‘huge step forward in the treatment of the disease’

NHS at ‘tipping point’ with rapidly falling numbers of GPs

The number of GP practices has fallen by a fifth in England, which researchers warn could harm ‘continuity and quality’ of care

New vaccine rolled out to prevent major winter virus in vulnerable people

The jab is available to pregnant women and elderly people, and could prevent 5,000 hospitalisations for infants and 2,500 hospital admissions for older people in winter

Parents warned of ‘very concerning’ surge in measles ahead of new school term

The UKHSA has stepped up its efforts to boost childhood vaccinations, amid 62% of measles cases reported in children aged 10 and under

UK’s youth facing ‘happiness recession,’ says children’s charity

A quarter of British teenagers reported low satisfactions levels compared with 7% of their Dutch peers, painting a ‘deeply worrying picture’

NHS launches new mental health support for people in crises

NHS 111 will offer support to adults and children, ensuring an ‘easy and straightforward access’ to help

Doctors call for ‘bold actions’ to end ‘vaping epidemic’ in young people

The British Medical Association has urged Labour to ban the sales of disposable vapes to stop ‘disproportionate and harmful use by children and young people’

‘Groundbreaking’ lung cancer vaccine could save thousands of lives

Clinical trials have begun for the world’s first mRNA lung cancer vaccine, marking a ‘new dawn in cancer treatment’

NICE rejects new Alzheimer's treatment citing ‘significant costs’ to the NHS

UK’s drug regulator gave the green light for the drug, but NICE rejected it as the benefits ‘are too small to justify the costs’

The risk factors and management of pulmonary embolism

Emma Rickards and Sammy Openshaw explains how nurses can manage pulmonary embolism

Infected blood: the worst scandal in NHS history

Mark Greener looks at the background to the most notorious failing in the NHS’s history

Gonorrhoea could become untreatable amid surge in drug-resistant strain

There were 85,000 cases of gonorrhoea diagnosed in England last year, the highest level since 1918, which officials warn is a ‘worrying trend’ that needs immediate action

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