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NHS staff to get first chance to buy homes built on surplus land

NHS staff will be given first refusal to buy thousands of affordable homes to be built on...

Guidance on safe nurse staffing aims to improve healthcare services

NHS Improvement says resource will help leaders and staff to deliver effective and...

Research cast doubts on 'safe' image of vaping and connects e-cigarettes to...

Smoke from e-cigarettes damages DNA and can increase the risk of cancer and heart disease,...

Suicide prevention: charity head urges NHS England trusts to share information about...

Around 1,600 ten to 34-year-olds take their lives in the UK each year, according to youth...

UK must align with EU medicine rules after Brexit to avoid disruption, health group...

Patients’ access to life-saving medicines and medical devices could be disrupted unless the...

Scrapping pay cap will help tackle shortages

Government releases evidence to NHS Pay Review Body

Optimising nutritional intake of people with pressure ulcers

Tips for nursing staff are a reminder of the link between diet and skin viability.

Skills and competencies: new digital career tool for nurses launched to improve job...

Digital career framework tool developed by Health Education England-sponsored Capital Nurse...

Hepatitis C: NHS plans for England to be world leader in eradicating infectious disease

NHS calls on pharmaceutical industry to provide best-value treatments to eradicate Hepatitis...

Resilience-based clinical supervision model proves successful in helping nurses cope...

A project helping newly qualified nurses to build resilience and cope with the stresses of...

Charities call for halt of postcode lottery in children’s end of life care

A coalition of charities wants the government to develop a national palliative care strategy...

Hundreds have their say in end of life care survey

Nurses and HCAs from all fields and settings urged to share their experiences of caring for...

MPs draw up nurse workforce plan to halt exodus from the register

Commons nursing workforce review highlights pressures stemming from training squeeze,...

UK falls behind rest of the world in nurse numbers, think tank reports

A drop in the number of nurses compared to population size has seen the UK lag behind other...

England falling behind on child health services, report says

Child health services in England are falling behind those of the rest of the UK, says a...

Older people going hungry in their own homes, report says

More than a million older people could be going hungry in their own homes, says a report...

More nursing vacancies than ever before, report uncovers

The nursing recruitment crisis is deepening with more vacancies than ever, particularly in...

Longer GP hours ‘unlikely to ease burden on emergency departments’

Researchers suggest government should focus on improving access to GP appointments during...

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