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How the new Government can support the NHS

These are some concrete and manageable early steps the new government can take to bring real change and benefit for the staff that our health service relies on

Patients with an aggressive form of blood cancer to benefit from ‘life-extending’ daily tablet

People with leukaemia will be offered a once-a-day tablet alongside chemotherapy, boosting their chances of survival and ‘offering them precious extra time with their families and friends’

Poor maternity care at risk of being normalised, warns health watchdog

None of the NHS maternity services inspected were ‘fit for purpose,’ with Health Secretary Wes Streeting calling this a ‘cause for national shame’

Cutting financial support for nurses was a ‘catastrophic decision’ for COVID care, former chief nurse says

England’s former chief nursing officer said that the removal of bursary for student nurses had a ‘lasting impact’ on the workforce during the pandemic

Who will regulate the regulator?

Amanda Halliwell looks at the findings of a recent report into the workplace culture at the NMC

Citizens’ jury calls for legalising assisted dying

A majority of the jury members said that ‘ending pain and ensuring dignity’ should be prioritised, a significant finding that could impact legislative change

Infections and diabetes: what nurses need to know

David Morris looks at how diabetes may put patients at greater risk of infection

NHS in ‘critical condition’ after years of underfunding, warns Darzi report

Health leaders have called for decisive action as report found that the NHS was ‘starved of capital’ because of the Conservative government’s austerity programme

Lower leg cellulitis: a guide to diagnosis and management

Linda Nazarko looks at what nurses need to know about this commonly misdiagnosed condition

RCN condemns culture of discrimination against temporary staff

The College believes bank nurses are being prevented from raising concerns about patient safety

Hospice finances ‘precarious and unsustainable’, warn sector leaders

Hospice charities warn of 'devastating impact' of funding cuts on those in end of life care

Heart Charity calls for ‘bold and targeted’ action to reduces death from cardiovascular disease

The British Heart Foundation has proposed a tax on salty products and bans on junk food advertising to ‘prevent thousands more people dying too young’

NICE approves first-ever drug treatment for patients with ‘life-threatening’ disease

In clinical trials, 95% of patients did not have further tumour growth after taking the drug, which is a ‘huge step forward in the treatment of the disease’

NHS at ‘tipping point’ with rapidly falling numbers of GPs

The number of GP practices has fallen by a fifth in England, which researchers warn could harm ‘continuity and quality’ of care

New vaccine rolled out to prevent major winter virus in vulnerable people

The jab is available to pregnant women and elderly people, and could prevent 5,000 hospitalisations for infants and 2,500 hospital admissions for older people in winter

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