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Staff safety at risk unless nursing shortages are addressed

Urgent action to address the shortage of nursing staff across the health and care system is required to prevent harm to staff, the RCN has said

COVID-19: Plan to protect social care over winter

A new adult social care winter plan will aim to curb the spread of COVID-19 infections in care homes, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

‘Most vital ever’ healthcare worker flu vaccination drive launched

Senior clinicians have urged frontline colleagues to get the annual flu jab as soon as possible, as the first vaccine deliveries start to reach local employers this week

Addiction services not equipped to treat high risk drinking during pandemic

Nearly 8.5 million adults are drinking at high risk since the COVID-19 outbreak, while number of people addicted to opiates seeking help in April at highest level since 2015, research from the Royal College of Psychiatrists has found

COVID-19: Test shortages threaten NHS staff

A lack of coronavirus tests for NHS staff is leading to staff absences and services being put at risk, NHS Providers have warned

COVID-19’s dangerous legacy

Mark Greener looks at the recent research into what the pandemic’s lasting impact will be

New campaign to prevent winter spread of coronavirus

The ‘Hands. Face. Space’ campaign has been launched by the Government to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic this winter

COVID-19 cuts prostate cancer referrals in half, as appointments dwindle

Urgent referrals for urological cancers have dropped by half in England compared to the same period last year, according to research by Prostate Cancer UK

Quarter of a million clear face masks to support people with hearing loss

Around 250,000 clear face masks are to be delivered to frontline NHS and social care workers to support better care for people who use lip-reading and facial expressions to communicate, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

Government struggling to tackle rising childhood obesity

The Department of Health and Social Care’s programme to combat childhood obesity may be unable to reduce rising rates due to multiple reorganisations and strategy changes, a report by the National Audit Office has suggested

New Chair and Vice Chair of RCN Council announced

Dave Dawes and Carol Popplestone have been elected to the leadership roles of the RCN’s Council

Sexual health: Gonorrhoea cases rise by over a quarter

The public is being urged to practise safe sex, as a Public Health England report finds that cases of gonorrhoea rose by 26% in 2019

Thousands to benefit from ‘soups and shakes diet’ on the NHS

Over 5000 people with type 2 diabetes will be prescribed new diet plans to combat the condition, NHS England has announced.

COVID-19: New measures to support safe vaccines announced

A range of plans to ensure the safe future mass rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine have been announced by the government

Health Secretary draws ire of practice nurses over flu jab remarks

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been slammed by practice nurses as 'poorly informed', after appearing to suggest he was about to pass legislation to allow them to administer flu jabs

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The environmental consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic

Linda Nazarko explains the long-term, post-pandemic cost of single-use face coverings

Telehealth in the time of COVID

Will the COVID-19 pandemic usher in a new era of technology in primary care?

Obese patients ‘50 % more likely to die of COVID-19’

The study also found that patients with a BMI greater than 30 have a 113% greater risk of being admitted to hospital with COVID-19, and a 74% greater chance of being admitted to intensive care

Africa declared free from wild polio

It was hailed by World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as ‘one of the greatest achievements in public health history’, which would ‘leave behind a legacy in how to tackle diseases and reach the poorest and most marginalised communities with lifesaving services’.

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