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Graham White comments on disciplinary meetings

Perinatal Institute App

The Perinatal Institute has launched MiApp, a patient-controlled pregnancy record.

Woundcare e-learning programme

A free woundcare e-learning programme for nurses has been created by a company specialising in woundcare products.

2014: A year of growth

As we head towards the end of 2014, I have been reflecting on the year’s challenges and achievements.

Social media and nursing

In my view, the nursing profession's use of social media is changing the way nurses access and share information. Various studies have shown that 65 per cent of nurses plan to use social media in the...

Andy Burnham interview: Doing better for the vulnerable

Andy Burnham tells Rita Som why his vision for a more integrated system will rely on community nurses.

Building on a successful year

Not a bad start to the week: meeting with the shadow health secretary. Possibly the highlight of the year, although IN has interviewed those at the helm of primary care nursing throughout 2014. I hope...

Nurses welcomed at Number 10

On 6 October, 10 Downing Street held a reception to celebrate the work of nurses, carers and other healthcare professionals.

Advising parents on infant sleep

This article discusses advice that can be offered to parents over infant sleep.

Too few children vaccinated against flu

Children in the UK are not adequately covered by flu vaccination programmes, figures released by PHE have suggested.

Contemporary Issues in Safeguarding and Child Protection

The Institute of Health Visiting is hosting a series of training days about issues in safeguarding and child protection.

Midwife overtime 'more expensive than pay rise'

Midwives working overtime costs the health service more than a one per cent pay rise, according to research by the RCM.

High breast density 'significant risk factor' of breast cancer

High breast density has been linked to an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research has found.

Domestic violence and emotional abuse: out in the open

Domestic violence damages lives every day in England, and many of us, in our clinical practice, have seen the physical, emotional and psychological impacts on people enduring and witnessing violence.

Low vitamin D levels linked with increased mortality

Genetically low vitamin D levels are associated with increased mortality, a Danish study published in the BMJ has found.

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