Fractures are part of growing up: about a third of children break a bone before they reach 17 years of age. Now new research suggests that vitamin D supplements may protect against fractures.
As many as one in 20 nursing positions are unfilled in Scotland, leading to concerns about patient safety
Less than a third of the public think that there are adequate numbers of nursing staff to provide safe care to patients, research by YouGov has found
The public sector pay cap, which has seen nurse wages fall by 14% since 2010, could be ended by the end of September
‘Specialist help’ is needed for obese children in Wales as they face an increase in major health problems
A new tool has been launched to help public health bodies identify cost-effective health programmes
An amount the government ‘will struggle to justify’ has been spent on employing management consultants
Survivors of FGM must be able to tell their stories if healthcare professionals hope to increase their understanding
Nurses are ‘increasingly vital’ in prisons as some services are turning to inexperienced volunteers in order to plug staffing shortages
Nurses are tweeting to lobby the government to scrap its 1% cap on annual pay rises holding pay below inflation
The falling number of school nurses in the UK is having a ‘hugely detrimental’ effect on the health of children
Adults who use social care should be able to feel in control of their lives, according to new NICE guidance
‘Strong school nursing’ is needed to help pupils living with mental health issues, as exclusion impacts children’s wellbeing
A community NHS trust has turned down £2,500 in donations they said were raised in an 'uncomfortable' way
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