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Making the move from nursing to NHS management

Jacqueline Doherty explains how nurses can make this career jump, and why nothing should stop them

Sexual health clinics ‘at tipping point’ amid staff shortages

Patients are being turned away from sexual health clinics amid concern that a shortage of nurses is affecting services

Government intends to offer financial support for postgraduate nurses

The government has tried to cushion the blow of removing the bursary, by announcing that it intends to offer £10,000 ‘golden hellos’ to incentivise postgraduate nursing students

HPV jab found safe and effective by a systematic review

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which is offered to young women across the UK, has been found to be safe and effective against the cancer causing virus

Government will ‘fail a generation’ over inadequate mental health services

A report from two select committees has declared the government’s strategy to improve mental health services for children as inadequate

Cranberry juice proven to be ineffective against UTIs

New guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have declared that drinking cranberry juice has no effect on urinary tract infections (UTIs)

Should nurses perform abortions?

With abortion once again in the news, Rebecca Gilroy looks at the complex legal and ethical issues around it

RCN warns against removing postgraduate funding

Ahead of the Commons debate today, the Royal College of Nursing warn that removing postgraduate funding could reduce student numbers further

Study finds bath additives for child eczema have no benefit

Bath oils that claim to treat eczema in children have been found ineffective in a study published in the British Medical Journal

First FGM clinic to open in Wales

The service will be led by specialist FGM midwives working in collaboration with a consultant obstetric team, designated child health consultant paediatricians and a third sector agency group

Breast cancer screening IT error left 450,000 women uninvited to mammograms

Approximately 270 women may have died from breast cancer because of a IT error which left 450,000 women in England uninvited for their mammogram

Nurses respond in favour of decriminalisation of abortion

Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members have responded to a consultation on abortion and have voted in favour of decriminalisation

Interim report plans to provide NHS with £50bn by 2030

Lord Darzi has released the independent review which examined the state and quality of health and social care services and made recommendations

The Global Forum on Incontinence

The 7th biennial Global Forum on Incontinence (GFI) brought together more than 300 people from across the world with an interest in incontinence and continence care. The theme of this year’s forum was...

Findings reveal a shortage of cancer nurses

A study across NHS England has found a shortage of specialist cancer nurses and support workers

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