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South Wales practice nurses win award for reducing COPD hospital admissions

A team of 55 practice nurses has scooped the top prize at a national nursing awards ceremony for a project that has slashed the rate of COPD emergency hospital admissions in South Wales.

Practice boundary pilots get underway

Pilots to abolish general practice boundaries in three parts of England begin at the end of April.

Clear inequalities in health visitor access

Children who live in Scotland's most deprived areas are less likely to be seen by a health visitor than those in privileged areas, according to research.

Pause the roll-out of NHS 111, urge unions

Nursing leaders are calling for a pause in the roll-out of the NHS 111, warning that a lack of qualified nurses working on the telephone helpline will undermine patient care.

Leadership academy supports CCG nurses

A national research centre has been launched to help equip nurses to become more effective leaders.

Plant sterols lower cholesterol levels

Plant sterols are effective in lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels as part of positive diet and lifestyle changes, research has shown.

Localising pay spells the end for NHS - Burnham

Paying nurses different salaries depending on where in the country they work would punish the poorest areas and entrench regional inequality, the Labour Party has said.

Locally-negotiated pay for nurses

Nationally-agreed NHS pay scales may be replaced with a new system of local negotiation.

Malaria cases among South Asia travellers up 22%

Malaria cases among travellers returning from the Indian-subcontinent increased by 22 per cent last year, despite an overall decrease in total Malaria cases.

Leading supermarkets encourage unhealthy eating

Asda, Morrisons and Iceland display junk food on four out of five checkouts, making them the 'worst offenders' for undermining parents' efforts to feed their children healthily, according to the...

No further strikes on pensions - Unison

The Unison union says it has no mandate to take further industrial action over pension plans after around half of members participating in a ballot voted to accept government proposals.

Wales facing measles outbreak

Parents across North Wales are being urged to ensure that their children are up to date with both doses of the MMR vaccination following an increase in the number of measles cases across Gwynedd.

District nursing workforce could be 'wiped out within a decade'

District nursing could be consigned to history if a ten-year decline in workforce numbers is not urgently addressed, the RCN has warned.

Health and Social Care Bill gains Royal Assent

The Health and Social Care Bill has received royal assent to become law, after a troubled 14-month passage through parliament.

Mixed results for integration pilots

Emergency hospital admissions increased and patients were less likely to see their preferred nurse in areas covered by the DoH's integrated care pilots, a report has found.

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