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Government must refund nursing degree tuition fees after pandemic, says RCN

The Royal College of Nursing has repeated its call for the Government to review funding for nursing students in England. The College believes the demand has been given a new impetus by the vital work...

RCN calls for urgent action to provide adequate protective equipment for BAME nursing staff

The RCN surveyed over 5000 nurses and found that BAME nursing staff reported more problems with personal protective equipment (PPE) than their colleagues

New drug for COVID patients is the ‘biggest step forward’ says Health Secretary

A drug which is said to cut the recovery time of patients with COVID-19 is to be made available in limited quantities on the NHS, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced

Government u-turns on charging migrant healthcare workers to use the NHS

The Government has announced that it will scrap the Immigration Health Surcharge for health and care staff from outside the EU, only 24 hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it should be kept...

Trial for new 20-minute COVID-19 swab test launched

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that a new swab test for COVID-19 that provides results in 20 minutes is being trialled

Prime Minister rules out scrapping Immigration Health Surcharge

At Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Mr Johnson said the NHS ‘needs funding and those contributions actually help us to raise about £900m.’

Shielding people with COPD from COVID-19: what you need to know

How to take care of patients with respiratory conditions during the pandemic

Primary care networks – the key to a more co-operative NHS?

Primary care networks (PCNs) form a key building block of the NHS long-term plan and bring general practices together to work at scale

What is the effect of COVID-19 on people with diabetes?

The latest figures from NHS England have revealed that approximately 26% of people who have died of COVID-19 in England had diabetes. With the aid of the very latest research, we look at why that...

Failing the coronavirus test

Public goodwill, and sympathy after his own brush with COVID, is giving way to a disquiet that the Prime Minister is not really engaged with a national emergency

New end-of-life guidelines will provide ‘care, comfort and relief’ to the frail

​The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has published a new set of guidelines on end-of-life care to help health care professionals provide high quality, patient-centred care to frail older people

A quarter of COVID deaths have been people with diabetes says NHS England

The latest figures from NHS England have revealed that approximately 26% of people who have died of COVID-19 in England had diabetes. As a result, Diabetes UK is calling for support for those with the...

RCN and QNI welcome call for more nurses as ‘coronavirus legacy’

​Nursing leaders have welcomed a call by NHS England for universities to increase places for nurses, and give people interested in the profession more opportunities to sign up, in the wake of the...

Tributes paid by politicians and nursing leaders on International Nurses Day

Politicians and nursing leaders have paid tribute to the work of nurses on International Nurses Day, with especial gratitude being shown this year for their vital role within the NHS

Recognising the vital contribution of practice nurses

Debbie Brown, editor-in-chief of Practice Nursing, brings together messages of support from nursing leaders for the work being done during the COVID-19 crisis

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