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Hospices set to receive £100m funding boost to help ‘relieve pressure on the NHS’

New funding has been to adult and children’s hospices across the UK to upgrade end-of-life care and relieve pressure on NHS hospitals.

Rise in university tuition fees escalate concerns about low nursing recruitment

Proposals to raise university tuition fees could exacerbate the dire shortage of nurses in the UK, nursing leaders have warned.

Disposable vapes to be banned in England and Wales

The ban will be effective from June 2025 to ‘protect the environment and keep them out of the hands of vulnerable people’

Is a new dawn breaking for the NHS?

Can a new government save the NHS?

Hospice UK warns government of 'broken funding system' in end-of-life care

A report by Hospice UK has led to calls for government intervention to support better end-of-life care

Joining up the dots in children's health

Labour's joined up thinking on child health is a cause for optimism

NHS waiting lists to reach record high by 2024, warns Health Foundation

Prime Minister to face challenges as NHS backlog is expected to reach 8 million next summer

UK government offers nursing staff new pay offer

The UK government have offered nursing staff in England a new pay offer, including a one-off payment for the current financial year 2022/23 worth between £1,655 and £3,789 for Agenda for Change staff...

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