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Smoking rates lowest ever

In 2015, 17.2% of people aged 18 years and over in the UK smoked cigarettes. This represents a significant reduction from 20.1% in
2010 and is the lowest level
on record

Career profile: Pat Cattini, London

Infection prevention is a brilliant job to work in – you get to do so many things and work with so many different people

Letter: Am I too old to become a nurse?

I have been working as a healthcare worker in my local practice but when I was younger I dreamed of being a nurse

Booking now open for RCN Congress 2017

The RCN’s annual congress will take place this year at the Liverpool Arena

Developing personal effectiveness

The RCM will host a seminar offering participants an opportunity to learn how to improve their impact and effectiveness

For Queen and country: Exhibition launch

A new exhibition at the Royal College of Nursing on Cavendish Square in London will highlight defence nursing from the First World War to the present day

Catalysts for change funding

Applications to apply to become one of the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland’s Catalyst For Change projects opens

Toolkits to help employers prevent suicides

Public Health England (PHE) has joined forces with Business in the Community and the Samaritans to produce toolkits for employers on how to prevent suicide

Sky wards and flying Nightingales: Nursing in the RAF

RCN (Wales) presents an evening event looking at the past, present and future of nursing in the RAF

Children will benefit from having a happier dad

We cannot change the male psyche of pride and shame. If they don’t come to us, how do we go to them?

Your views will help the NHS improve community nursing

Within the QNI networks, there has for some time been a growing level of concern about the capacity and organisation of the community nursing workforce to meet the needs of the changing profile of our...

Self-management: At the core of asthma care

Supported asthma self-management — which includes patient education, an action plan and regular review — seems to reduce the need for hospital services and unscheduled consultations, according to a...

Moisturisers: Effective in eczema

In people with eczema, moisturisers prolong time to flare, reduce the number of flares and are steroid sparing, according to a Cochrane review of 77 RCTs with a mean duration of 6.7 weeks. The studies...

Next step to tackle childhood mental health revealed

New steps are set to be taken to make sure children and young people don’t have as far to travel for mental health services, as announced by NHS England

'Nurse First' initiative to encourage grads into nursing announced

A new programme to attract high-achieving graduates into a nursing career has been announced by NHS England

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