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Specialist nurse elected as new Unison president A specialist nurse has been elected as the new president of the largest union in the UK, Unison. Cardiac nurse James Anthony, based in Birmingham, was elected this week by Unison’s National Executi ... Date: 22-06-2026 Categories: • Latest news
Health services urged to ‘be prepared’ as red heat-health alert issued A red heat-health alert has been issued by the government, warning that severe heatwaves due this week pose a risk to life, ‘even for the healthy population’. Health and social care services are be ... Date: 22-06-2026 Categories: • Clinical • Elderly care • Latest news
‘Scope and desire’ for pharmacy and practice nurse collaboration but funding a barrier There is a ‘real scope and desire’ for practice nurses and community pharmacies to work more closely together but funding issues remain a significant ‘barrier’, a Royal College of Nursing (RCN) leader ... Date: 22-06-2026 Categories: • Latest news
Needle-free adrenaline treatment approved for young children The first and only needle-free adrenaline treatment for children aged four years and older experiencing anaphylaxis has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). ... Date: 22-06-2026 Categories: • Cardiovascular • Clinical • Latest news • Nutrition and gastroenterology • Paediatrics
Addressing health inequalities in dementia care Kerry Lyons of Dementia UK explores the challenges faced by underserved communities, the impact of unequal access to care, and how Dementia UK is working to reduce these gaps through culturally inform ... Date: 22-06-2026 Categories: • Clinical • Elderly care • Views
Nursing staff ‘relying on credit cards for basic living costs’, warns union Nursing staff and other NHS colleagues on lower Agenda for Change pay bands are being forced to rely on credit cards to fund basic living expenses because of poor pay, a survey has found. In findin ... Date: 19-06-2026 Categories: • Latest news
200 cervical cancer deaths prevented by HPV vaccine in England Women who received an HPV vaccine as young teenagers have virtually zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before the age of 30, UK researchers have calculated. Their analysis reported in The Lancet ... Date: 19-06-2026 Categories: • Clinical • Latest news • Women's health
Warning issued over advertising new prescription-only weight loss pill A warning has been issued to businesses on promoting newly licensed prescription-only medicines and unlicensed medicines for weight management. It comes after the UK’s first GLP-1 receptor agonist ... Date: 18-06-2026 Categories: • Clinical • Latest news • Nutrition and gastroenterology
Carers of people with dementia report reaching ‘breaking point’ The emotional toll faced by carers of people with dementia has been laid bare in a new survey by the Alzheimer’s Society charity. More than four in 10 carers (43%) in the UK say they have reached ‘ ... Date: 18-06-2026 Categories: • Clinical • Elderly care • Latest news
Rheumatoid arthritis patient trial backs up vaccination advantages of methotrexate delay Delaying methotrexate treatment for a month after pneumococcal conjugate vaccination does not worsen outcomes for people with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to new research. The finding ... Date: 18-06-2026 Categories: • Clinical • Elderly care • Latest news

Specialist nurse elected as new Unison president A specialist nurse has been elected as the new president of the largest union in the UK, Unison. Cardiac nurse James Anthony, based in Birmingham, was elected this week by Unison’s National Executi ... Date: 22-06-2026 Categories: • Latest news

Health services urged to ‘be prepared’ as red heat-health alert issued A red heat-health alert has been issued by the government, warning that severe heatwaves due this week pose a risk to life, ‘even for the healthy population’. Health and social care services are be ... Date: 22-06-2026 Categories: • Clinical • Elderly care • Latest news

‘Scope and desire’ for pharmacy and practice nurse collaboration but funding a barrier There is a ‘real scope and desire’ for practice nurses and community pharmacies to work more closely together but funding issues remain a significant ‘barrier’, a Royal College of Nursing (RCN) leader ... Date: 22-06-2026 Categories: • Latest news

Needle-free adrenaline treatment approved for young children The first and only needle-free adrenaline treatment for children aged four years and older experiencing anaphylaxis has been approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). ... Date: 22-06-2026 Categories: • Cardiovascular • Clinical • Latest news • Nutrition and gastroenterology • Paediatrics

Addressing health inequalities in dementia care Kerry Lyons of Dementia UK explores the challenges faced by underserved communities, the impact of unequal access to care, and how Dementia UK is working to reduce these gaps through culturally inform ... Date: 22-06-2026 Categories: • Clinical • Elderly care • Views

Nursing staff ‘relying on credit cards for basic living costs’, warns union Nursing staff and other NHS colleagues on lower Agenda for Change pay bands are being forced to rely on credit cards to fund basic living expenses because of poor pay, a survey has found. In findin ... Date: 19-06-2026 Categories: • Latest news

200 cervical cancer deaths prevented by HPV vaccine in England Women who received an HPV vaccine as young teenagers have virtually zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before the age of 30, UK researchers have calculated. Their analysis reported in The Lancet ... Date: 19-06-2026 Categories: • Clinical • Latest news • Women's health

Warning issued over advertising new prescription-only weight loss pill A warning has been issued to businesses on promoting newly licensed prescription-only medicines and unlicensed medicines for weight management. It comes after the UK’s first GLP-1 receptor agonist ... Date: 18-06-2026 Categories: • Clinical • Latest news • Nutrition and gastroenterology

Carers of people with dementia report reaching ‘breaking point’ The emotional toll faced by carers of people with dementia has been laid bare in a new survey by the Alzheimer’s Society charity. More than four in 10 carers (43%) in the UK say they have reached ‘ ... Date: 18-06-2026 Categories: • Clinical • Elderly care • Latest news

Rheumatoid arthritis patient trial backs up vaccination advantages of methotrexate delay Delaying methotrexate treatment for a month after pneumococcal conjugate vaccination does not worsen outcomes for people with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to new research. The finding ... Date: 18-06-2026 Categories: • Clinical • Elderly care • Latest news

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