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Vaccine deadline could decimate care sector

Unions have warned that the mandatory vaccine deadline for care workers could prove catastrophic for the sector

Long Covid less prevalent than thought

One in 40 people with coronavirus has symptoms lasting at least three months, Office for National Statistics figures suggest

Nine in 10 RCN members say pay offer is unacceptable

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is urging the UK and Welsh governments to ‘do the right thing’ by reconsidering the 3% pay award for NHS staff

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Most vulnerable to be offered COVID-19 booster vaccines

Millions of vulnerable people are to be offered a COVID-19 booster vaccine from next week, under the Government’s winter plans to combat the coronavirus pandemic

All nursing staff should have any vaccine deemed necessary

The Government is seeking views on plans for staff in health and care settings in England to be required to have COVID-19 and flu vaccines to protect vulnerable people

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Four in five people aged 16 and over vaccinated with both doses

More than 80% of people aged 16 and over in the UK have received 2 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

Charity appeals for nurses and midwives to do 10k Their Way to help colleagues

The Cavell Trust has issued its annual call for nurses to support colleagues in need, by taking part in the 10k Their Way campaign.

Government continues to bury its head in the sand over social care, says RCN

The Government’s long-promised plan to fix social care has been slammed by the RCN, for not addressing low pay and critical staff shortages in the sector

Nurses and midwives feel ‘unprepared and unsupported’ in first roles

Many newly qualified nurses and midwives say they feel unprepared for their first job due to missed learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey from UNISON has found

Veterans’ mental health services to receive £2.7 million boost

Armed forces veterans will benefit from extra support including extra mental health services due to £2.7 million funding, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

COVID-19: Initiative boosts ethnic minority vaccinations

The ‘grab-a-jab’ campaign by NHS England has vaccinated more than 700,000 people from ethnic minority backgrounds since rolling out

RCN Congress 2021 to be held exclusively online

This year’s RCN congress will take place virtually, after the organisation’s Council members decided this was the best way to safeguard members, after allegations of serious sexual harassment came to light

COVID-19: Antibody therapy approved for UK use

A new coronavirus treatment has been approved for use in the UK

Care beyond medicine

Kathy Oxtoby looks at how social prescribing offers a new holistic approach to public health

Patients urged to get ‘life-saving’ cancer checks

New NHS Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard has called for patients to be checked for cancer

High number of ‘likely overdoses’ reported

There has been a sharp rise in the number of overdoses linked to people using drugs in several areas across England, Public Health England has warned

Ignoring the voice of nursing ‘puts patient safety at risk’, says RCN

The RCN has warned that low morale in the nursing workforce could endanger patients, as the union launches its consultation on pay

COVID-19: NHS invites young people for jab ahead of their 18th birthday

Thousands of young people nearing their 18th birthday can now book in for their COVID-19 jab, NHS England has announced

RCN launches app to help members campaign for fair pay for nursing

The campaigning app will support members looking to advocate for the change needed to secure fair pay, safe staffing and effective care during their summer of action

COVID-19: Three in four UK adults receive both doses of a vaccine

The latest data shows 60,000 deaths and 66,900 hospitalisations have been prevented by the vaccines, according to the Department of Health and Social Care

Marcus Rashford urges HCPs to help increase uptake of food vouchers

?England footballer and food poverty campaigner Marcus Rashford has directly appealed to health care professionals (HCPs) to help increase the uptake of free food vouchers to children in poverty. In an open letter, published in the British Medical Journal, the Manchester United striker warned that after a promising start, the Healthy Start scheme he helped draw up with the Government may be ‘plateauing’

Teenagers to start receiving COVID jabs within weeks

?All 16 and 17-year-olds in the UK are to start receiving a first dose of COVID vaccination within weeks, the Government has announced. ‘There is no time to waste in getting on with this,’ said Professor Jonathan Van Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer highlighting that school and college terms will resume soon. ‘I want us to proceed as fast as is practically possible.’

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