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A lightweight response to child obesity

It's early days of course, but it's not often that you find yourself describing new Prime Minister Theresa May as wishy-washy

Deaths linked to dementia double in 15 years

Incidences of death recorded as connected to dementia have doubled since 2001, research from Public Health England has found

Health visitor checks: council leaders move to protect services

The Local Government Association (LGA) has written to the government in a bid to protect health visitor services from cuts in light of an ongoing Public Health England review.

Young people unaware of NHS apprenticeships, finds HEE

Thousands of young people could be missing out on careers in the NHS because they are unaware of the opportunity of apprenticeships according to research by Health Education England (HEE).

Patients wish they had better after-care from clinical nurse specialists

Cervical cancer patients are not being given the necessary support to cope with the side-effects of treatment according to a new report by Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust.

Baby Boxes to be provided in East London

Women who give birth at a hospital in Edmonton in London will be provided with a Scandinavian-style 'baby box'

Changes to public sector exit payments criticised

Changes to exit payments will negatively impact nurses, midwives and five million other staff in the public sector, the RCM has said

Unions urge government to increase NHS pay

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and other unions representing health service employees in the UK have called on the NHS Pay Review Body to recommend an above-inflation pay rise

Campaign launches in Wales for more specialist nurses

Epilepsy charity Epilepsy Action Cymru is launching a campaign to increase the number of epilepsy specialist nurses in Wales

New toolkit for measuring outcomes in health visiting

The Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) has published a toolkit to measure outcomes in health visiting

The power of three: Working as a triumvirate in primary care

Practice nurses are given an equal leadership footing in the West Midlands, writes Alex Turnbull

Frontline healthcare workers urged to get flu jab

Nurses and midwives, as well as other patient-facing healthcare professionals, should ensure they are vaccinated against flu, PHE has said, after figures showed a fall in coverage

Number of TB cases continues to fall

The number of cases of tuberculosis reported in England has continued to decline, according to PHE’s annual report on the condition

Extra funding for children's mental health services

An extra £25million has been allocated to CCGs across the country to improve mental health services for children and young people

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