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Consultation open on prescription of gluten-free foods

The Department of Health is running a consultation that proposes options for restricting the availability of Gluten-free (GF) products on NHS prescription

Primary care 'no longer fit for purpose' as House of Lords calls for overhaul

Primary care as it stands is ‘no longer fit for purpose’ and needs an extensive rethink, according to a comprehensive report on NHS sustainability by the House of Lords

New prisoners 'should be tested for blood infections'

New prisoners could be tested for hepatitis and HIV as they enter jail, according to newly drafted guidance from NICE

'Game-changing' HIV drug now available in Scotland

People at risk of HIV in Scotland will be given a ‘game-changing’ preventative drug following an announcement from the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)

NHS screening programmes e-learning launched

​Health Education England has been working in partnership with Public Health England to transfer the NHS Screening Programmes’ e-learning modules on to e-Learning for Healthcare (e-LfH)

Woundclub Live

​Woundclub Live is a CPD-certified series of study days centred around how nurses can improve their approach to wound care in all its facets

Over 900 social care workers quit each day as services 'set to collapse'

More than 900 adult social care workers quit their jobs each day last year, BBC analysis has shown

News Focus: Joined up thinking in social care

A new report suggests a ‘Department of Health' and Care could be the way forward

Three quarters of pregnant women turn to internet for medical advice

Almost three quarters of pregnant women are turning to the internet for medical advice, according to data from the GlobalWebIndex

Nursing project launched to grapple with homeless health issues

Community nurses will have the opportunity to learn, lead and innovate in the field of homeless care as the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) launches its new project

Reports of bullying come from BME staff in 75% of acute NHS trusts

Black and minority ethnic (BME) staff in three quarters of acute NHS trusts have reported instances of harassment, bullying or abuse from white colleagues, NHS England revealed in a report

'Desirable qualifications' of GP nurses will help them face record practice closures

Nurses working in general practice should take heart in their ‘desirable qualifications’, according to the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI), as 265,000 patients are forced to move to new GP practices...

New exam rules offer 'flexibility' for European nursing candidates

European nurses will now be able to enjoy ‘additional flexibility’ in the exams they take while applying to work in the UK, according to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Shortage of up to 40,000 nurse could follow Brexit by 2026

The lack of nurses could reach an ‘unsafe’ level in less than ten years due to European Union (EU) nurses leaving the NHS, according to data leaked to the Health Service Journal

BME nurses 'unfairly' disciplined more than white colleagues

Discrimination in the NHS ‘needs to be tackled and stopped’, according to the Royal College of Midwives in response to findings on black minority ethnic (BME) nurses’ career progress and outcomes

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