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25 Feb 2020
The importance of nurses involvement with this campaign can't be over emphasised as talking to patients about their physical activity levels should be embedded into their everyday conversations. Those patients with long term health conditions can be the hardest to engage with so this campaign highlights in particular some of the ways in which healthcare professionals such as nurses and midwives can help support them.
11 Feb 2020
The third joint event between the RCN Public Health Forum (PHF) and the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) took place on Saturday 8th February. Given the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) originating in China and declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by WHO the event was timely.
5 Nov 2019
World AIDS Day takes place on 1st December. Across the UK we are working on the challenge to end new HIV infections by 2030. Nurses working in HIV and sexual health have a key role in achieving this target by promoting testing and supporting people living with HIV to access care and treatment.
27 Sep 2019
For the first time ever, 15 leading health and social care charities have come together to launch a national campaign and movement to inspire and support people with long-term health conditions to build physical activity into their lives, in a way that their condition allows, and to celebrate every victory big or small.
19 Sep 2019
How much do you know about the Homeless Reduction Act (HRA) and the duty to refer where a risk of homelessness has been identified? – It’s time to find out…
10 Sep 2019
RCN Physical activity and lifestyle toolkit
2 Sep 2019
This blog has been co-authored by Helen Donovan, Public Health Professional Lead at the Royal College of Nursing and Professor Viv Bennett, Chief Nurse and Director of Nursing, Maternity and Early Years at Public Health England.
4 Apr 2019
Last year, 1 December marked the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day. The advances in the treatment and care of people living with HIV has changed significantly over the years alongside improved access to sexual health services.
2 Apr 2019
Travel medicine is a fast-moving area of practice with services predominantly nurse-led and covering various areas of practice.
25 Feb 2019
Without nurses, midwives and health care assistants, would healthcare survive? Given the terrifying future projection of 410,000 nurse vacancies in the UK without urgent investment, we may be seen as simply ‘numbers’ like rows of identical paper chain doll workers.
