There has been a decrease in numbers of school children taking drugs and smoking cigarettes but a rise in vaping, with nearly 10% of 11 to 15 year olds currently using e-cigarettes, new figures from...
Therese Coffey, MP for Suffolk Coastal, has been named as the new Health Secretary, replacing Steve Barclay, as well as Deputy Prime Minister
Seven new community diagnostic centres will open to help tackle the COVID backlogs, diagnose patients more quickly and meet future demands on the NHS, the Health and Social Care Secretary has...
There were 46,828 registered nurse vacancies in the NHS in England between April and June 2022, up from 38,814 over the same period last year, new data has shown
High tech goggles will be worn by community nurses on home visits to free up time with patients, as part of an NHS pilot
Thousands of new healthcare support workers are set to join the NHS, following successful recruitment drives across the country
Routine asymptomatic testing will be paused across remaining settings, including hospitals and care homes, from 31 August as COVID-19 cases continue to fall
Nursing staff in Northern Ireland will join colleagues across the UK as the RCN ballots members on strike action
Social prescriptions, including walking, wheeling and cycling, will be offered by GPs as part of a new trial to improve mental and physical health and reduce disparities across the country, the...
The NHS will become the first healthcare system in the world to use the next generation, bivalent COVID vaccine in early September
Kathy Oxtoby looks at how trauma-informed training at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust is benefiting healthcare practitioners and the population they serve
Independent Nurse and our sister title Practice Nursing are launching a new immunisation nursing CPD conference on 14 September in Hallam Conference Centre, London. This is a free CPD event open to...
As the RCN begins the process of balloting its members on strike action for the first time in its history, Independent Nurse looks at how it has got here
Gary Rutherford, a mental health nurse from Derry, and the RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year 2022
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