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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.

Fertility advice for breast cancer patients found lacking

Breast cancer patients are not being referred to specialists to discuss how their condition could affect fertility, research by charity Breast Cancer Care has found.

Welsh nurses secure one per cent pay rise

The Welsh Government has agreed to award workers in the Welsh NHS with a one per cent pay rise, as part of negotiations to avoid strike action.

Do-it-yourself health gets results

A project giving parents the confidence to manage self-limiting illness is outlined by Emma Cassells

Contraception for young women

The options for oral tablets and long-acting reversible contraception are outlined by Suneeta Kochhar

QNI carer champions

The QNI is hosting the last in a series of 'champion days,' for nurses who are interested in the QNI's Carer Champion project

Managing respiratory patients to avoid admissions

COPD, best use of resources, management, patient care and inhaler technique are discussed by Beverley Bostock-Cox

Poor access to specialist nurses for COPD patients

There has been a nine per cent reduction in access to specialist respiratory nursing services for patients living with COPD since 2008, according to a Royal College of Physicians' report.

Mobile working for community nurses in Solihull

Community nurses in Solihull are piloting mobile working.

Practice nurses identify need for education on new vaccines

A series of educational webinars is being developed to provide essential information for practice nurses on meningococcal disease and the licensed meningococcal B vaccine.

JCVI recommends HPV vaccine for men who have sex with men

The national immunisation schedule should include a vaccination for the human papilloma virus (HPV) for men who have sex with men (MSM), according to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and...

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