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The end of cigarettes, and the rise of vaping – a whole new problem?

The nation's nicotine consumption habits are changing: should we worry about what comes next

Decaffeinated Coffey needs more ambition

How will the new Health Secretary confront the NHS's very immediate problems?

No sign of improved pay offer for nurses in Scotland

Nurses have not been offered the ‘significantly improved’ pay offer promised by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care in Scotland Humza Yousaf, the RCN has said

Health leaders urge people to get jabbed ahead of winter

Health leaders are warning of a ‘twindemic’ of flu and COVID this winter and are urging people to book jabs for both if you are eligible

Making sense of a therapeutics randomised controlled trial

David Morris explains how nurses can use research papers to improve their practice

RCN launches investigation into its culture

The independent review into the culture of the RCN, first commissioned in summer 2021, follows a report by KPMG on the governance of the College published in May this year

Problems in the social care system 'absolutely immense'

There are 165,000 vacancies in social care, meaning over 50% of people with dementia aren't receiving the care they need

Urinary tract infections in children: A guide for primary care nurses

Margaret Perry explains what nurses need to know when children present with this common condition

Effects of the pandemic on smoking, and the way forward

​The regular assessment of the smoking habits of the UK population during the COVID-19 pandemic was compromised because of lack of face-to-face consultations. Telephone interviews conducted in late...

Teenage suicide rate rises by over a third

Suicide rates among young people aged 15-19 in England rose by 35% from 2020 to 2021, according to data from the Office for National Statistics analysed by charity YoungMinds

RCN’s first ever strike ballot opens, as yes vote urged by leadership

More than 300,000 members will receive ballot papers from 6 October, launching the RCN’s first-ever strike ballot in its 106-year history

Increase in international nurse recruitment 'unsustainable' says RCN boss

NMC data showed that there was a 135% increase in the number of international professionals joining the register than in the previous year

Skin cancer workforce exhausted as cases rise

One in 7 specialist skin cancer nurses are suffering from exhaustion due to rise in cases, a new report has found

Record number of nurses leaving the NHS

More than 40,000 nurses left the NHS in the year to June 2022, analysis by the Nuffield Trust has revealed

Low routine vaccination levels for children are 'extremely worrying'

Vaccination levels in UK children have dropped below the 95% target set by the World Health Organisation, according to a new report

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