A shortfall of 3,500 midwives, coupled with the lack of resources across the NHS, is affecting the public health effectiveness of midwives, according to the Royal College of Midwives
Hundreds of babies who are stillborn or suffer complications after birth could have seen a different outcome if their care had been different
Animals could begin to appear more frequently in medical practice as the Royal College of Nursing announced its first ever nationwide protocol for animals in healthcare
Local care providers are set to benefit from over £10 million investment in ‘the most ambitious plans’ to aid learning disability patients in leading more independent lives, NHS England has announced
Nurses are being encouraged to ‘lead by example’ if they are able to donate during Blood Week as the NHS needs more black people to give blood
Some NHS workers are being forced to go without food to feed their children, a UNISON survey has found
Nurses and midwives could begin prescribing much earlier in their careers if plans from the Nursing and Midwifery Council go ahead
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
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