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Sustained funding in community initiatives can ‘boost’ public mental health

Local initiatives supported by sustained funding of can ‘boost’ community mental health, according to the Made in Communities report revealing how much is possible when the government work...

Career profile: Tracey Coyne

Tracey Coyne, Service and Practice Development Facilitator, London North West NHS Healthcare Trust

Prime Minister must explain lowest pay increase for public sector workers to ‘outraged nurses’, says the RCN

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has come under fire from RCN bosses, after the Government accepted the Pay Review Bodies’ recommendation to increase nursing wages by just 5%, lower than any other...

Assessing the RCN Competency document on travel health

The RCN Competency document has a formidable reputation, but does the latest edition live up to its hype?

UCAS figures reveal ‘deeply concerning’ drop in students applying to study nursing in the UK

Reports from UCAS have revealed a 17% drop from last year in people applying to nursing courses in the UK.

Primary care nurses will play a ‘crucial role’ in easing soaring rates of skin cancer

Primary care nurses could play a ‘crucial role’ in managing soaring rates of skin cancer through early identification and treatment

Breaking the cycle: a challenge to the myths around menstruation

Kate Clancy's new book Period aims to challenge several centuries' worth of myths about menstruation

Diagnosis and management of squamous cell carcinoma

Margaret Perry looks at how nurses working in primary care settings can identify this common skin cancer

Driving and diabetes: what practice nurses need to know

David Morris explains how nurses can advise their patients when they drive with diabetes

What primary care nurses need to know about sarcoma cancer

Sarcoma is a less common cancer that can develop in the bone and soft tissue, and so can affect any part of the body. Around 15 people are diagnosed with sarcoma cancer every day in the UK, and there...

Three million secondary school pupils eligible for free flu vaccine

Pupils attending secondary schools are now eligible for free flu vaccine as the Government expands its immunisation programme

New digital health check to tackle cardiovascular disease

The Digital NHS Health Check is to be rolled out across England next spring, with the aim of delivering an additional one million checks in the first four years

Preventative primary care measures ‘remain largely untapped’

A King’s Fund report has revealed that ‘the full potential’ of integrated health systems (ICS) ‘remains largely untapped because systems have not yet succeeded in fundamentally shifting their focus...

Can the NHS maintain its lust for life?

What could the NHS learn from Iggy Pop?

Prime minister praises the ‘enduring moral purpose’ of the NHS on its 75th birthday

The NHS is ‘all about the people who run it’, said Prime Minster Rishi Sunak today in celebration of the NHS’ 75th anniversary

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