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Vitamin D: a public health priority

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient but children can easily become deficient

The Government needs to urgently invest in a ‘homegrown’ nursing workforce

Last week’s research by the Institute for Employment Studies revealed the scale of challenges facing the NHS nursing workforce, with one in three nurses due to retire in the next 10 years.

Bursary decision is unforgivable

The decision to scrap the NHS bursary is one of the most poorly made decisions by this government to date, writes Wes Streeting.

Funding changes will not help safety

The QNI is alarmed by the plans for the removal of all HEE funding for post-registration award, writes Crystal Oldman.

Exposing the Brexit campaign's NHS promises

Elation or devastation—Friday 24 June was a day that British people are not likely to forget. I was broken-hearted.

Community programme to raise awareness of diabetes in BME people

Leeds Beckett University is holding a community programme to give health advice to Black Caribbeans and Black Africans this month

HPV to be focus of cervical screening

Women will be tested for the human papilloma virus (HPV) as part of screening for cervical cancer before a cytology test

UK heading for a major nursing shortage

A third of nurses intend to retire in the next 10 years, and with a lack of nurses being trained, the UK faces a huge shortage of nurses in the near future

Government commits to high quality palliative care

The government has made six commitments to provide all patients coming to the end of their lives with high quality and compassionate care

QNI echoes fears that scrapping bursary could harm nursing

The Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI) said that scrapping student nurse funding could 'destabilise the NHS'

Gonorrhoea and syphilis cases rise sharply

The number of cases of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnosed rose by 11% and 20% respectively in 2015, figures released by Public Health England (PHE) have found

Majority of mental health conditions treated with medication in Wales

Medication is still offered to the highest proportion of people with mental health conditions in Wales, a report from mental health charity Gofal has found

Manifesto to drive down iron defiency anaemia launched

The Anaemia Manifesto, which sets out a five-point plan to address variations in the management of iron deficiency anaemia, has been launched in Westminster

Lactation Mastitis

Hazel Hughes provides a brief summary of infective and non-infective lactation mastitis and a recommendation for the prevention, identification and treatment is provided

Supporting mothers to sustain breastfeeding

A guide for mothers to continue breastfeeding

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