Record number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates
The number of professionals leaving the register fell slightly but research indicates more than half left sooner than planned and most don’t plan to return. Five compounding workforce pressures frequently influenced decisions to leave, including concerns about the quality of people’s care.
NHS rolls out new ‘lifeline’ combination therapy for hundreds of women with womb cancer
Hundreds of women with advanced womb cancer in England are to be offered a new ‘lifeline’ option from today, as the NHS rolls out a life-extending new combination therapy that can halt the progression of the disease for twice as long as chemotherapy. The NHS has agreed landmark commercial deals for two drugs from different manufacturers, which will be used in combination to treat advanced endometrial cancer in between 500 and 750 women each year.
A&E corridor care is destroying staff morale, nurses warn
Emergency nurses have issued fresh warnings about rising numbers of patients being treated in corridors and waiting rooms, as A&E departments become more and more stretched.
Q&A: the benefits of digital technologies in nursing
For International Nurses Day, we spoke to two nurses who are passionate about the use of digital technologies in healthcare and the benefit they have for people receiving care.
Celebrating International Nurses Day 2023
This International Nurses Day, we’re celebrating all the nursing professionals and students across the UK who work tirelessly to improve people’s health and wellbeing.
Number of repeat prescriptions ordered via NHS App up by 92% in the last year
More than 500,000 repeat prescriptions are now booked through the NHS App every week. New figures released by NHS England show that since the NHS App’s launch in December 2018, more than 42 million repeat prescriptions have been ordered through the app.
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