Meningitis B: Study confirms efficacy of vaccine in the UK Vaccination against group B meningococcal disease (MenB) has resulted in a significant decline in cases of the disease in young children since the programme was introduced, research published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found China coronavirus: 14 people tested in the UK Five people in the UK have tested negative for the novel coronavirus originating in China, while nine others are waiting for results, Public Health England has said Influenza: seasonal levels decrease, although activity remains Seasonal flu continues to circulate across the UK, although activity is decreasing, according to the latest figures from Public Health England HPV vaccine drives cancer causing infections down to very low levels HPV16 and 18 infections are now at a very low level in young sexually active women due to high rates of vaccination coverage, new data released by Public Health England has shown Coronavirus: UK monitoring novel virus, as it spreads beyond China Public Health England is monitoring a reported outbreak of a novel coronavirus in Wuhan City, China, and has offered advice to travellers to the area regarding this as well as the ongoing avian flu risk Northern Ireland: Strike action suspended The RCN has announced the suspension of strike action in Northern Ireland HIV: Rates of transmission continue to fall The decline in new diagnoses of HIV have continued to fall since a peak in 2014, a new report from Public Health England has found Northern Ireland: Pay parity promised for nurses An end to recent strike action in Northern Ireland may be in sight, as representatives from the RCN and other unions have met with new health minister Robin Swann MLA, to discuss safe staffing and pay parity Alternative to statins to be trialled by the NHS A new drug to reduce cholesterol will undergo a large-scale clinical trial, NHS England has announced General practice ‘deserves better’ The new Government must honour its pledges to general practice, in order to reduce waiting times for appointments, the new Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners has said Mental health staff ‘overworked, understaffed and demoralised’ Rising demand for services, combined with a staff shortage, has left mental healthcare at ‘breaking point’, a British Medical Association survey of mental health staff has found Calls for more support for pregnant women with diabetes Thousands of pregnant women with diabetes are at risk of developing serious complications due to gaps in services, the National Pregnancy in Diabetes audit has found Investment into training for healthcare providers to identify domestic violence A £1 million investment from London’s Violence Reduction Unit will provide training to nurses and doctors in general practice to assist them in identifying patients who may be experiencing domestic violence Northern Ireland: Second day of strike action begins Nurses in Northern Ireland have begun the second day of strike action over unsafe staffing levels Technology: £40 million investment into NHS computer systems The government will provide £40 million to improve slow login times on NHS computers, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced Half the amount of chemo can effectively treat testicular cancer, new trial shows Testicular cancer can be treated successfully with fewer rounds of chemotherapy drugs, a study published in European Urology has suggested Nurses and NHS staff among those named in 2020 honours list The contributions of nurses and other NHS workers have been recognised by the New Year's Honours List. Making environmentally friendly choices when prescribing for asthma Only a quarter of British people are aware of that different inhalers have different environmental impacts Queen’s Speech: NHS a ‘priority’ for new government Investment in the NHS will be one of the new Conservative government’s priorities, under proposals outlined under the Queen’s Speech 1 comment Influenza: PHE makes fresh vaccination plea as season begins The ‘flu season’ has begun, Public Health England has warned Nursing students to receive £5,000 per year payment All nursing students on courses from September 2020 will receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year which they will not need to pay back, the government has announced 1 comment Northern Ireland: RCN begins strike action Members of the RCN in Northern Ireland are taking strike action for the first time in the organisation’s 103-year history Public urged to get flu jab to avoid illness over Christmas Hundreds of thousands could be affected by influenza over Christmas if levels rise as expected in late December and early January, NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) have said Conservative Party must fulfil pledges after winning landslide, warns RCN The Conservative Party must honour its pledges to increase NHS funding, the RCN have said, after the party won a landslide victory in the 2019 general election Exercise indicators on food packaging could reduce calorie consumption Changing packaging to explain how much exercise is needed to burn calories could significantly reduce the amount of food and drink a person chooses to buy and consume, research has found
Meningitis B: Study confirms efficacy of vaccine in the UK Vaccination against group B meningococcal disease (MenB) has resulted in a significant decline in cases of the disease in young children since the programme was introduced, research published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found
China coronavirus: 14 people tested in the UK Five people in the UK have tested negative for the novel coronavirus originating in China, while nine others are waiting for results, Public Health England has said
Influenza: seasonal levels decrease, although activity remains Seasonal flu continues to circulate across the UK, although activity is decreasing, according to the latest figures from Public Health England
HPV vaccine drives cancer causing infections down to very low levels HPV16 and 18 infections are now at a very low level in young sexually active women due to high rates of vaccination coverage, new data released by Public Health England has shown
Coronavirus: UK monitoring novel virus, as it spreads beyond China Public Health England is monitoring a reported outbreak of a novel coronavirus in Wuhan City, China, and has offered advice to travellers to the area regarding this as well as the ongoing avian flu risk
Northern Ireland: Strike action suspended The RCN has announced the suspension of strike action in Northern Ireland
HIV: Rates of transmission continue to fall The decline in new diagnoses of HIV have continued to fall since a peak in 2014, a new report from Public Health England has found
Northern Ireland: Pay parity promised for nurses An end to recent strike action in Northern Ireland may be in sight, as representatives from the RCN and other unions have met with new health minister Robin Swann MLA, to discuss safe staffing and pay parity
Alternative to statins to be trialled by the NHS A new drug to reduce cholesterol will undergo a large-scale clinical trial, NHS England has announced
General practice ‘deserves better’ The new Government must honour its pledges to general practice, in order to reduce waiting times for appointments, the new Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners has said
Mental health staff ‘overworked, understaffed and demoralised’ Rising demand for services, combined with a staff shortage, has left mental healthcare at ‘breaking point’, a British Medical Association survey of mental health staff has found
Calls for more support for pregnant women with diabetes Thousands of pregnant women with diabetes are at risk of developing serious complications due to gaps in services, the National Pregnancy in Diabetes audit has found
Investment into training for healthcare providers to identify domestic violence A £1 million investment from London’s Violence Reduction Unit will provide training to nurses and doctors in general practice to assist them in identifying patients who may be experiencing domestic violence
Northern Ireland: Second day of strike action begins Nurses in Northern Ireland have begun the second day of strike action over unsafe staffing levels
Technology: £40 million investment into NHS computer systems The government will provide £40 million to improve slow login times on NHS computers, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced
Half the amount of chemo can effectively treat testicular cancer, new trial shows Testicular cancer can be treated successfully with fewer rounds of chemotherapy drugs, a study published in European Urology has suggested
Nurses and NHS staff among those named in 2020 honours list The contributions of nurses and other NHS workers have been recognised by the New Year's Honours List.
Making environmentally friendly choices when prescribing for asthma Only a quarter of British people are aware of that different inhalers have different environmental impacts
Queen’s Speech: NHS a ‘priority’ for new government Investment in the NHS will be one of the new Conservative government’s priorities, under proposals outlined under the Queen’s Speech 1 comment
Influenza: PHE makes fresh vaccination plea as season begins The ‘flu season’ has begun, Public Health England has warned
Nursing students to receive £5,000 per year payment All nursing students on courses from September 2020 will receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year which they will not need to pay back, the government has announced 1 comment
Northern Ireland: RCN begins strike action Members of the RCN in Northern Ireland are taking strike action for the first time in the organisation’s 103-year history
Public urged to get flu jab to avoid illness over Christmas Hundreds of thousands could be affected by influenza over Christmas if levels rise as expected in late December and early January, NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) have said
Conservative Party must fulfil pledges after winning landslide, warns RCN The Conservative Party must honour its pledges to increase NHS funding, the RCN have said, after the party won a landslide victory in the 2019 general election
Exercise indicators on food packaging could reduce calorie consumption Changing packaging to explain how much exercise is needed to burn calories could significantly reduce the amount of food and drink a person chooses to buy and consume, research has found
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