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Government establishes Minister for loneliness to continue the work of MP Jo Cox

Downing Street has appointed a Minister for Loneliness in order to follow the work of the murdered MP Jo Cox

More than 33,000 nurses leaving the NHS in a ‘dangerous and downwards spiral’

Nurses are exiting the NHS in droves, with one in 10 leaving in England each year, figures from NHS Digital show

Levels of flu continue to rise in difficult week for health services

​Rates of flu in the UK continue to rise with flu hospitalisations up 50% last week, according to the latest figures by Public Health England (PHE)

‘The GP in the home’: the vital role of district nurses

Crystal Oldman discusses the vital work of district nurses as universities close their courses

Better protection for the ‘at-risk’

Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) are in-depth multidisciplinary studies of the circumstances that have preceded the death of an ‘at-risk’ adult who died as a result of abuse or neglect

Can Jeremy Hunt really deliver integrated care?

Alex Turnbull asks whether the Health Secretary can really deliver integrated care

Career profile

Rebecca Seamons, Roald Dahl nurse, Essex

Learning lessons from smoking cessation conversations

Midwife Judith Kennedy shares her experience from discussing smoking with a pregnant patient

The future of flu prevention: The rise of adjuvanted vaccinations

With traditional vaccinations becoming less effective, Mark Greener explores what the future might hold

Latest clinical research

Mark Greener presents key studies published in healthcare journals

Overweight and obesity in people with learning disabilities

Sara Patience examines the risk of excess weight in people with learning disabilities and how to manage it

Two-thirds who try a cigarette for the first time go on to be daily smokers

Just one cigarette can lead to a daily habit in more than two-thirds of people, new research has revealed.
An analysis from the UK, US, Australia and New Zealand found that of the 60% of people who...

NHS Confederation to launch joint study into funding

The NHS Confederation is to conduct a ‘comprehensive study’ into the funding needs of the UK’s health and care systems for the next 15 years

QNI’s Homeless Network celebrates a decade of progress

The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Homeless Health Network

Jeremy Hunt sees brief expanded to include social care after cabinet reshuffle

Jeremy Hunt has not only retained his role as Health Secretary after the Cabinet Reshuffle, but also sees his brief expanded to include Social Care

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