Analysis by NHS England, which runs the NHS website, found there were 454,238 visits to the page on bites and … Read More “Searches for NHS advice on bites and stings soar”
Nowhere in the north-east of England and Cumbria has the childhood measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination rate of 95% … Read More “Vaccination plea after baby’s ‘terrifying’ measles”
General practice teams have delivered a record 33.6 million appointments in July 2025, up 4.3% on the year before and up nearly … Read More “Busiest July on record for general practice teams”
Core Competency #66 – Supplies Maintains/orders adequate supplies. May also undertake monitoring of stock control systems (Administrative Role) Implements/reviews stock … Read More “My Competencies”
General practice nursing will be excluded from the government’s commitment to fund Level 7 apprenticeships, it was announced last week. … Read More “Practice nurses excluded from apprenticeship funding”
New NHS figures published this week show 506,549 people have received a dementia diagnosis, compared to 490,163 this time last year. NHS … Read More “NHS supporting record numbers of people living with dementia”
Baby food manufacturers must cut levels of salt and sugar in their products and stop promoting snacks for babies under … Read More “Baby food firms told to make products healthier”
The treatment which has been approved for use on the NHS from today has been hailed as ‘one of the … Read More “New hope for bladder cancer patients”
Core Competency #65 – Pastoral care May provide pastoral support for junior staff (Administrative Role) Is aware of individuals’ personal … Read More “My Competencies”
‘Unaffordable’ GP premises service charges require urgent Government intervention, the BMA has said. The charges have caused deep financial instability and forced … Read More “‘Unaffordable’ GP premises charges”