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Cancer diagnosis in primary care

Nicola Davies details the role of primary care nurses in acting on the danger signs, and caring for the patient

Placebo: A clinical, biological and ethical enigma

Mark Greener explains the history of using placebos in medicine

It's time to take Brexit seriously, and stop it

If people had the right to vote on a fantasy version of leaving the EU, then they should be allowed a long hard look at the impending reality. The People’s Vote is not a perfect cure for Brexit’s...

As 2018 closes and 2019 begins

As 2018 comes to an end, Ian Peate looks ahead to what is in store for nursing in 2019

Bereavement care ‘inconsistent and under-resourced’

Despite instances of good practice by individuals, many services are not set up to deliver consistent high-quality bereavement care, a report by Sands and Bliss has found

Chief nursing officer for NHS executive group appointed

Ruth May has been appointed the chief nursing officer for the new NHS executive group

HEE commits to CPD funding

Health Education England (HEE) has committed £50m to enable expanded upskilling of NHS staff

Nursing apprenticeships may not be sustainable

The government must invest in nursing higher education, the RCN has said, after a House of Commons report concluded that apprenticeships are not sustainable

Funding to help improve the lives of those affected by alcohol

A £10.5 million fund allocated to improve the lives of adults and children impacted by alcohol has been announced by PHE

Obese parents increase chance of overweight children

Children of obese parents are more likely to be obese themselves than children whose parents are not overweight or obese, according to figures from NHS Digital

New cases of HIV continue to fall

Efforts to prevent the spread of HIV in the UK are working, a new report by PHE has suggested

Ultra-low calorie diet will combat type 2 diabetes

Hundreds of thousands of people will receive a new diet to tackle Type 2 diabetes under proposals set out by Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England.

NHS to restrict low importance prescriptions

NHS England has proposed taking eight items off the NHS prescription list under plans aimed at saving £68m a year

Progress on reducing cancer mortality

Progress has been made on reducing mortality, and improving the chances of survival and the experience of care, for people in England diagnosed with cancer, a new report by the Health Foundation has...

RCN blasts proposed immigrant surcharge increase

The proposal to double the Immigration Health Surcharge has been criticised by the RCN

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