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Gonorrhoea: a guide for primary care nurses

Margaret Perry looks at what nurses need to know about this common sexually transmitted infection

Amanda Pritchard resigns as NHS England Chief Executive

Amanda Pritchard has formally notified the NHS England Board of her decision to stand down as chief executive at the end of this financial year in March

UK ‘a long way’ from containing antibiotic resistance

The consequences for health, life expectancy, the NHS, and the wider economy will be huge if the UK does not act to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a new report from the National Audit Office...

Breast cancer deaths predicted to soar in next 20 years, warns WHO

A new WHO report found that breast cancer death rates are expected to increase, as charities suggest the best way to holistically plan treatment.

The role of the specialist TB nurse

Debbie Alder talks to Kathy Oxtoby about her work as a TB nurse and its many challenges

Is this the end of obesity?

Mark Greener looks at a new generation of treatments that have been called ‘miracle drugs’

Record levels of norovirus reported

Hospitals in England have been hit by a storm of norovirus infections as the number of beds taken up by patients with the virus reached a record high last week.

Student nursing applications fall again, in blow to reforms

The number of people applying to study nursing is at a record low, UCAS figures show.

Record levels of screening for breast cancer

The number of women who are up to date with their screening (screened within the last three years) has increased to the highest on record (4.61m), NHS England has announced.

Managing dementia and diabetes in primary care setting

David Morris looks at the links between diabetes and dementia and the prevalence of dual co-morbidity

Weight-loss jabs could help reduce cravings for alcohol and tobacco, study finds

Researchers found that semaglutide cut the amount of alcohol people consume in a day by 40%, but acknowledged that further research is needed to understand the drug’s effectiveness

Assisted Dying bill critics slam new bid to replace high court approval for expert panels

New amendments to the Assisted Dying bill have been proposed to remove oversight from judges, leading MPs to question the future of the bill.

Hypertension: a guide to rational prescribing

Linda Nazarko outlines ways to prescribe antihypertensives and improve compliance

Financial constraints and barriers ‘hindering’ nursing apprenticeships

A new report has highlighted significant barriers to the expansion of degree apprenticeships, and urges policymakers to work towards delivering targets set out in the NHS Workforce Plan

First artificial intelligence trial to tackle breast cancer launched

Nearly 700,000 women across the UK will take part in a world-leading trial to test how AI tools can be used to catch breast cancer cases earlier

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