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New taskforce to boost maternity care

A new initiative announced by the Department of Health and Social Care will explore inequalities in maternity care and identify how the government can improve outcomes for women from ethnic minority...

Calls to end migrant maternity charge over safety fears

The Government must scrap punitive NHS charging of pregnant vulnerable migrant women, the Royal College of Midwives has said, over concerns that they are detrimental to safety

End to COVID-19 restrictions in England announced

Plans to remove COVID-19 restrictions in England have been announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Nursing staff must be protected as COVID-19 restrictions in England set to end

New rules on isolation periods will place healthcare staff and patients at risk, the RCN has warned

COVID-19 vaccine offered to five to 11-year-olds

Children aged between five and 11 in England will be offered a low-dose COVID-19 vaccine, Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid has announced

Calls for action to address ethnic inequalities in healthcare

Vast inequalities across a range of health services exist in the UK, a new report by NHS Race and Health Observatory has found

New campaign to encourage cervical screening uptake

A new national campaign is calling on those eligible not to ignore their invite for a cervical screening, as data reveals nearly 1 in 3 do not take up the offer

Identification and treatment of chronic oedema and lymphoedema

Linda Nazarko looks at how nurses can manage these increasingly prevalent conditions

Primary Care Nursing Live speakers announced

Speakers for the popular Primary Care Nursing Live show 2022, which will be streamed online, have been announced

COVID-19: New travel rules come into force

Fully vaccinated passengers no longer need to take a COVID-19 test when arriving in the UK, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

Nursing workforce ‘in crisis before pandemic’

Shortages in the nursing workforce were compromising patient care even before the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by the RCN has found

Managing polycystic ovary syndrome in primary care

Margaret Perry explains how nurses can manage this chronic condition

Prescribing Decisions: Should we comply with guidelines?

Leah Armitage explains what nurses should consider when new guidance is issued

Adherence to treatment in Peripheral Artery Disease

Smaragda Lampridou looks at how patients can manage this increasingly prevalent condition

Shingles: the forgotten vaccine during the COVID-19 pandemic

Catherine Heffernan looks at how the pandemic has diverted focus from other vital vaccination programmes

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