Having an accurate count of the community nursing workforce is ‘critical’ to the success of shifting care out of hospitals and closer to home, an influential committee of MPs has been told. The Health and Social Care Committee today held its first inquiry session since the change in government, in which those behind the Darzi...
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Antibiotic resistant infections in 2023 surpassed pre-pandemic levels, according to national surveillance data published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The figures show there were an estimated 66,730 serious antibiotic resistant infections in 2023, compared to 62,314 in 2019. Antibiotic resistant bacteria of any kind are less likely to respond to treatment, causing serious...
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a series of cold weather health alerts for various parts of England, warning that low temperatures are likely to result in increased use of health care services by vulnerable people. An amber alert is now in place for the East of England, East Midlands, West Midlands, North...
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General practice nurses (GPNs) in Scotland who are yet to receive a pay rise for this year have been urged to raise the issue with their employer and to get in contact with the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). This comes after the Scottish Government confirmed in October that it had provided funding to GP...
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