The maximum number of midwives a supervisor can support will increased from 15 to 20 under a new system developed by NHS England
Theresa May has promised services will ‘get better’ at spotting sepsis in a bid to prevent 10,000 avoidable deaths each year
NHS staff will receive a pay rise and tuition fees will be scrapped for student nurses and midwives if Labour wins the upcoming general election, according to its latest campaign promise
An exhibition on the ‘rich history’ of community nursing in Britain has been given a £5,000 boost by a Heritage Lottery Fund grant
A potential 13,000 victims of ‘modern slavery’ could be helped by new education resources to help health visitors spot the signs
An online poll asking nurses whether they are willing to strike over restrictions to their pay has received 26,000 responses so far
More black and minority ethnic (BME) nurses are taking up higher-paid positions in the NHS, but they continue to face discrimination according to a report from NHS England
Political parties are being called on to promise investment in the NHS as the date is set for a snap general election
Terminally ill children should have 24-access to care at home, according to NICE in a fresh attempt to ‘get it right’
Nicola Davies discusses the ways nurses can learn from what goes right as well as what goes wrong
Louise Cremonesini explores methods for countering the spread of type 2 diabetes among children
Creating a stable wound bed is an essential part of the healing process, writes Edwin Chamanga
Sam Gray outlines the best ways to examine and treat children presenting with croup
Midwives in Wales are being told to encourage pregnant women to maintain active, healthy lifestyles to avoid stillbirths
One in ten people admitted to hospital for a mental health crisis are not getting followed-up on quickly enough, according to data revealed by mental health charity Mind
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