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Baby

Babies born in the UK in 2015 have the 20th-highest life expectancy in the world.

25 Jul 2017
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Family dinner

An NHS programme to tackle childhood obesity in Wales has been launched.

24 Jul 2017
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David Knowles saved by first aid trainees
24 Jul 2017
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A total of 90% of cancer patients were given the name of a clinical nurse specailist according to the National Cancer Patient Experience Survey for Engla

24 Jul 2017
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Grenfell Fire

The scale of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological problems in the emergency services has been revealed in a series of worrying figures.

24 Jul 2017
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University of East London

The University of East London  hopes that its new adult nursing course will help to address the acute shortage of nurses in the area.

21 Jul 2017
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stress

NHS staff wellbeing is suffering under the strain of increasing service pressures at the potential cost of patient care, according to a report by the Point of Care Fou

21 Jul 2017
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eye

An eye care company is offering £1 million worth of laser eye surgery to nurses and other NHS and emergency services workers.

21 Jul 2017
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Summer of protest
College to stage Scrap the Cap rally in September
21 Jul 2017
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Nurse who died in the London Bridge terror attack honoured
20 Jul 2017
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vaccine

A vaccine for gonorrhoea offers hope in the fight against drug-resistant sexually transmitted infections, a study has found.

20 Jul 2017
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Art classes

Report by MPs and peers says the NHS should use ‘arts-on-prescription’ programmes in an effort to improve patients’ health and well-being.

20 Jul 2017

Nurse team leader's role included investigating sick leave at his trust.

20 Jul 2017

A falling number of mental health nurses has been linked with 'increased risk' in a new England-wide Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.

20 Jul 2017

Organisations looking after people who have learning disabilities could collapse due to a £400 million bill for back pay for carers, the chair of Mencap has warned.

19 Jul 2017

Only one in five referrals to fitness to practise proceedings concern patient care.

19 Jul 2017

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) chief executive Jackie Smith received a pay rise of almost £20,000 in the past year, according to the regulator’s annual report.

19 Jul 2017

There is an urgent need for mental healthcare funding for expectant and new mothers, say leading midwives.

19 Jul 2017

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