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Nurses urged to engage on advisory committee policy

Nurses are in a prime position to hold decision makers to account with new conflict of interest rules

Children 'trapped' in hospital by lack of mental health care

Lack of provision in primary care is leaving children with mental health problems stuck in hospital

NHS banning 'wasteful' prescriptions for savings

Alternative treatments such as homeopathy will no longer be a ‘drain’ on NHS resources in a large-scale bid to save money

'Lethal cocktail' of policies leading to rise in nursing vacancies

Nursing shortages make up the largest portion of NHS vacancies as figures are skyrocketing

'Chaos' ahead if nursing workforce not prepared for Brexit

The nursing sector will need a transitional period to brace for the impact of Brexit as the NHS struggles to retain EU nurses

Quarter of Welsh children overweight but parents may not realise

Parents are unlikely to realise if their children are overweight as only 4% would agree that their child was

Arts could make 'powerful contribution' to NHS savings

Prescribing arts activities to people with mental health problems could save the NHS money, time and resources

Mental health promises 'must be delivered' to lagging services

Mental health services are ‘at a crossroads’ where they must opt to modernise and improve

District nursing cuts leave older patients stuck in 'vicious cycle'

Older people are forced to turn to A&E as cuts to district nursing leave them without care at home

Record high older women having babies could 'implode' system

The number of older women having children has reached its highest levels since records began in 1938

Sleep-in carers' back pay 'could take services from disabled'

It was ruled carers staying the night in patients’ homes should be paid the national minimum wage for their time

Perinatal mental health services 'postcode lottery' for mothers

The ‘patchy’ nature of mental health services for expecting and new mothers has been highlighted

Government millions will set up urgent primary care centre

An ‘urgent care village’ is to be created in Derbyshire as part of a £325 million push to modernise NHS care provision

Stalling life expectancy due to 'political' cuts to nursing

Rising life expectancy has been consistently going up since the early 1900s, but no more

Maternity negligence cases make up half of NHS legal costs

Negligence in maternity care is costing the NHS more than any other area in legal costs

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