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School nursing contract removed from Staffordshire Trust

The school nursing service in North Staffordshire will be replaced by a new system which will offer year round care for school age children.

NICE searches for a nurse non-executive director

NICE is calling for a senior nurse or midwife to join its board as a non-executive director (NED).

Nearly a million out-of-hours consultations recorded in Scotland

Close to a million consultations took place in out-of-hours services in Scotland in 2014/15, in what has been described as a ‘looming crisis’ by Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie,...

What is pre-eclampsia and what are the warning signs?

Midwife Suzanne Barber explains the warning signs of pre-eclampsia.

Clinical audit for improvement

A conference on improving clinical audit skills will be held on 7 October at Colmore Gate Conference Centre in Birmingham.

Exercise and health: active lifestyle, better life

A conference on the benefits of active and healthy lifestyles will be held on 8 October at Manchester Conference Centre.

Nurse prescribing for pain

A conference on the issues surrounding nurses prescribing medicine to alleviate patients’ pain will be held on 22 September at the Hallam Conference Centre in London.

Midwife appraisal and revalidation

An event on revalidation for midwives will take place on 30 September at the Hallam Conference Centre in London.

What are the different positions for breastfeeding?

This video examines the best positions for infant feeding.

Increase in health visitor workloads despite Implementation Plan

Health visitors reported that their workloads have heavily increased over the past year, according to a survey of 751 health visitors.

Disparity in prevalence of young smokers

Regional variations exist in the rates of adolescents aged 15 who smoke, a report released by the HSCIC has found.

Former nurses in Lincolnshire encouraged to return to practice

Eleven former nurses in Lincolnshire have begun training to become registered nurses in community and acute settings, as part of the Return to Practice programme run by Health Education East Midlands.

New RCN chief exec takes up post

Janet Davies takes over from Peter Carter as chief executive and general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing today.

Text messages improve adherence

Text messages might offer a 'simple-to-use, cost-effective means for nurses to promote medication adherence,' an integrative review of 13 studies concluded.

Referral delays cause cancer patients to mistrust healthcare professionals

Patients lose faith in healthcare professionals if it takes more than three trips to the GP to be referred for cancer tests states research by Cancer Research UK scientists.

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