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Nursing organisations pay tribute to the Queen

The RCN, QNI and many other nursing and healthcare organisations have paid tribute to the Queen, who died on 8 September aged 96

Malaria vaccine has world-changing potential to save lives

A vaccine developed at the University of Oxford provides as much as 80% protection against malaria, a study published in The Lancet has found

Public ad campaign demands change from new PM

RCN pay campaign adverts were targeted around Westminster as Liz Truss faced her first Prime Minister’s Questions in the Commons

Decrease in smoking and drug use among school children but increase in vaping

There has been a decrease in numbers of school children taking drugs and smoking cigarettes but a rise in vaping, with nearly 10% of 11 to 15 year olds currently using e-cigarettes, new figures from...

Therese Coffey appointed Health and Social Care Secretary

Therese Coffey, MP for Suffolk Coastal, has been named as the new Health Secretary, replacing Steve Barclay, as well as Deputy Prime Minister

New community diagnostic centres to offer patients quicker diagnoses

Seven new community diagnostic centres will open to help tackle the COVID backlogs, diagnose patients more quickly and meet future demands on the NHS, the Health and Social Care Secretary has...

Nursing vacancies in England at record high

There were 46,828 registered nurse vacancies in the NHS in England between April and June 2022, up from 38,814 over the same period last year, new data has shown

NHS trials smart goggles to give nurses more time with patients

High tech goggles will be worn by community nurses on home visits to free up time with patients, as part of an NHS pilot

Tens of thousands sign up for NHS careers

Thousands of new healthcare support workers are set to join the NHS, following successful recruitment drives across the country

Regular asymptomatic testing for COVID paused

Routine asymptomatic testing will be paused across remaining settings, including hospitals and care homes, from 31 August as COVID-19 cases continue to fall

RCN members in Northern Ireland to join strike ballot

Nursing staff in Northern Ireland will join colleagues across the UK as the RCN ballots members on strike action

Cycling to be offered on prescription in nationwide trial

Social prescriptions, including walking, wheeling and cycling, will be offered by GPs as part of a new trial to improve mental and physical health and reduce disparities across the country, the...

NHS to roll out COVID booster jab ahead of winter

The NHS will become the first healthcare system in the world to use the next generation, bivalent COVID vaccine in early September

Trauma-informed care: a deeper understanding of patients' lives

Kathy Oxtoby looks at how trauma-informed training at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is benefiting healthcare practitioners and the population they serve

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