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‘Gamechanging’ blood test for cancer made available by the NHS

?A new blood test, which is claimed can detect over 50 times of cancer at an early state, is to be trialled by the NHS from mid 2021. Health leaders believe that the new Galleri test could eventually save thousands of lives by increasing the number of cancers diagnosed at stage one or two, from half to three-quarters by 2028

COVID-19: Infection rate drops to below R1 for the first time since August

The Government announced on Friday afternoon that its R number, which measures the rate of infection from COVID-19 has fallen to below 1 for the first time since August. This means the pandemic is no longer considered to be growing. The latest statistics show the R number is between 0.9 and 1, while the estimated growth rate means the number of new infections are dropping by 0-2% each day.

PPE stockpiles ‘proved inadequate’ for COVID-19 pandemic

The government was initially reliant on inadequate stockpiles of personal protective equipment at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a report by the National Audit Office has found

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Healthcare heroes honoured in NHS Parliamentary Awards

Nurses and doctors working to combat Hepatitis C in the homeless during the pandemic, and the team behind the UK’s first virtual reality lung rehabilitation programme are among those who have been recognised by NHS Parliamentary awards

Free flu vaccinations rolled out to over 50s

People aged 50 to 64 will get free flu vaccine from 1 December as part of expanded flu vaccination programme this winter, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

Healthcare staff to benefit from visa extensions

Over 6000 nurses, doctors, and other frontline staff will have their visas extended for a year for free, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

Mental health: NHS encourages people with concerns to seek help

People with mental health worries are being urged to seek help, after a dip in referrals during the COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus: ‘Long COVID’ clinics launched to tackle persistent symptoms

More than 40 ‘long COVID’ specialist clinics will be set up to help thousands of patients suffering debilitating effects of the virus months after being infected

COVID-19: New vaccine shows 95% protection

A new vaccine for coronavirus is nearly 95% effective, data from manufacturer Moderna shows

NHS launches renewed recruitment drive

NHS England is launching a recruitment campaign to strengthen the health service during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nursing and midwifery workforce numbers continue to grow

The number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates on the NMC register has grown by 7909 to 724,516 since 1 April, new figures have shown

More rapid COVID-19 tests to be rolled out across England

A further 600,000 lateral flow tests to be sent out this week to kick-start the significant expansion of testing, followed by weekly local allocations, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

COVID-19: Parents urged to keep childhood vaccination appointments

The national COVID-19 restrictions should not stop children from receiving life-saving vaccines, Public Health England has said

Who should be referred for lung volume reduction treatment?

Lung volume reduction treatment can be beneficial for some COPD patients. Jayne Sharman, Kudzayi Kutywayo, Inger Oey and Sridhar Rathinam discuss the process of making the referral

New HIV diagnoses in gay and bisexual men at their lowest in 20 years

For the first time, the number of new HIV diagnoses in gay and bisexual men outnumber new diagnoses in heterosexual adults by only 100 cases, a new report by Public Health England has found

New guidance to support safe care home visits during lockdown

Care homes will be encouraged and supported to provide safe visiting opportunities as new national restrictions come into effect, under new advice released by the Department of Health and Social Care

COVID-19: Liverpool to be regularly tested for coronavirus in first whole city testing pilot

Everyone living or working in Liverpool will be offered COVID-19 testing, whether they have symptoms or not, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced

RCN Deputy President announces resignation

Yvonne Coghill has stepped ?down from the role? of RCN Deputy President

Guide to: Infant functional gastrointestinal disorders

Alison Wall explains the treatment and management for some common infant functional gastrointestinal disorders

NHS Test and Trace managing record number of cases

NHS Test and Trace is providing more tests, processing more tests, and successfully reaching more people than ever before, according to the Department of Health and Social Care

COVID-19: Testing programme publishes findings on antibody response over time

Findings published by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI show the number of people with COVID-19 antibodies fell by 26.5% over 3 months

RCN to lobby MPs for fair pay

The RCN launching a campaign asking nursing staff and public supporters to begin lobbying their MPs to ask the Chancellor to invest in the profession in the upcoming spending review

Increase in number of nurses ‘not a sign government strategy is working’ warns RCN

The RCN has delivered a cool response to figures released by NHS which show that the number of nurses in England has increased by 13,718 compared with last year

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Rising number of students taking district nurse specialist practitioner qualification

There has been a 5% increase in the number of new students enrolled on District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification programmes compared to the previous year, a new report by the Queen’s Nursing Institute has found

Boost to mental health support for NHS staff

Staff will get rapid access to expanded mental health services that are being rolled out across the country as part of efforts to deal with the second wave of coronavirus, NHS England has announced

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