The number of pregnant women smoking at the time of delivery in England has come in below NHS targets for the second year running, according to figures from NHS Digital
Nursing featured heavily on this summer’s birthday honours list as the Queen’s Nursing Institute’s chief executive Crystal Oldman celebrated her CBE
Nurses and NHS staff from 15 unions have written to Theresa May demanding the removal of the 1% pay cap
Self-help through ‘digital therapies’ could be the next major step in mental health treatment as NICE urges developers to come forward with their ideas
NHS England has promised to put an end to the ‘fractured’ health and social care system which leaves patients ‘passed from pillar to post’ by giving more control to communities
At the end of National Diabetes Week, NHS England has announced 13 new areas of the country are now ready to offer a leading prevention programme for patients at risk of Type 2 diabetes
The pay cap may be lifted after all for ‘heroic’ nurses, according to comments from the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt
‘The battle is not won yet’, according to the Royal College of Nursing, as Public Health England reports a significant drop in smoking among adults across the country
Midwives have welcomed research which suggests women should aim to be a ‘normal body weight’ before conception, as obesity may lead to birth defects in babies
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has opened consultation for a framework factoring in both mental and physical health with a focus on working in the home and the community
Midwifery organisations have joined a number of groups and charities in calling for Theresa May not to use women’s rights, such as abortion, in any trade-off deals with the DUP as they attempt to form...
The Royal College of Midwives has called for the pay cap on nurses’ wages to be lifted after it was revealed inflation has hit a four-year high and continues to outpace pay growth
Wound care costs could almost double over the course of eight years if ‘urgent action’ is not taken, according to a leading health economist
One third of all dementia cases worldwide are the result of risk factors which could be modified to help prevent the disease earlier in life
Nursing organisations are ‘greatly worried’ by a sharp drop in the number of EU nurses recruited to the NHS since the Brexit vote
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