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Breaking point

Overstretched district nursing services are functioning on nurses’ goodwill, says new

31 Aug 2016
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Comfort Momoh, FGM/public health specialist

Four short YouTube videos will help nurses care for women and girls who have been affected

31 Aug 2016
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exercising outdoors

Older people more likely to do outdoor activity if it’s recommended by a healthc

30 Aug 2016
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Closed ward
A&E and hospital closure proposals revealed
26 Aug 2016
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nurse and patient
Work under way to meet the needs of general practice nursing
26 Aug 2016
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Police cells
The first wave of funding for a £15 million programme to prevent police cells being used as a
24 Aug 2016
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Sickness rates Picture: iStock
New sickness absence rates show nurses have one of the highest sickness absence rates across
24 Aug 2016
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Heatwave
Community nurses should be prepared to help vulnerable patients in the heatwave predicted for
24 Aug 2016
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abortion centre

Terminations for vulnerable groups suspended by Marie Stopes in light of Care Quality

23 Aug 2016
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Dementia

A new film for nurses and other healthcare workers highlights rising cases of dementi

22 Aug 2016
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Post natal depression
A £5million fund for perinatal mental health services has been announced as the first step to
19 Aug 2016
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Obesity
Government's strategy to be published on Thursday
17 Aug 2016

The International Council of Nurses has published new guidelines on tuberculosis (TB) for nurses.

15 Aug 2016
Nearly nine in ten practice nurses, GPs and other primary care workers find their work life stressful, new research reveals.
12 Aug 2016

Measles cases at summer festivals prompt Public Health England to issue vaccination reminder

11 Aug 2016

Health workers are being given access to information and advice about the food and water bug Cyclospora after an outbreak traced to Mexico.

10 Aug 2016

A vaccine against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is being offered to men who have sex with men in a pilot scheme in England.

10 Aug 2016

Nursing leaders warned cuts to community nursing are damaging diabetes care as the drug bill for the condition soared to £1billion a year.

04 Aug 2016

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