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Nearly 80% of baby deaths in the UK could be prevented by improvements in care

Almost 80% of all cases of baby death could have been prevented through improvements in care, according to a Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership report

Get your ‘super-spreader’ children vaccinated before Christmas, NHS tells parents

NHS England has told parents to get their ‘super-spreader’ children vaccinated against flu in order to prevent grandparents and other vulnerable relatives from catching it over the festive period

Around 60% of children go untreated for mental healthcare, even after being referred

About 60% of children under 18 who have been referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) by their GP are not getting the treatment they require, according to research by Spurgeons...

Nurses to take the lead in the fight against antimicrobial resistance

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has unveiled a new course for nursing working in infection prevention and control (IPC) that aims to help prevent the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

Budget 2017: Chancellor commits to lifting the pay cap, new cash injection and capital investment

The 2017 budget was presented today by the Chancellor Phillip Hammond in House of Commons. It sets out the governments financial aims for the next fiscal year and has huge implication for the NHS and...

Drop of nearly 50% in the number of district nurses since 2010

There has been a drop of almost half in the number of district nurses working for NHS England since 2010, according to a new BBC report on the state of district nursing

Understanding the underlying causes of nocturnal enuresis

June Rogers explains why it is vital to ensure prompt and appropriate assessment for bedwetting

Managing lipoedema in a primary care setting

This painful condition is one all practice nurses should understand, writes Dirk Pilat

The future of district nursing

Kathy Oxtoby explains the QNI’s assessment of the state of district nursing education and what it means

CQC to change the way it regulates

Adam Bernstein explains what the new CQC changes mean for the regulation of primary care services

Increasing the use of long-acting contraception in primary care

Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) are cost-effective methods of controlling fertility allowing many women to achieve the sex lives that they want free from the risk of pregnancy

Leicester joins the fight against urban diabetes by joining global initiative

Leicester is to become the first city in the UK to take part in a global initiative against urban diabetes

Little improvement in mental health care since 2014

The 2017 Community Mental Health Survey revealed that less people are receiving the help they need when experiencing a mental health crisis than in 2014

UK moves closer to eliminating HIV transmissions and deaths

There has been a significant improvement in the elimination and treatment of HIV in the UK, with the mortality rate of those diagnosed now ‘comparable to the rest of the population’, according to a...

Brexit creating added uncertainty as workforce challenges become ‘top concern’ for the NHS

Brexit is compounding workforce problems for the NHS, which is already finding it hard to recruit and retain workers, according to a new NHS Providers report

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