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Need for more support for parents on sleeping their baby safely

More than half of parents do not know how to ensure that their baby sleeps safely, a survey by the lullaby trust has found

General practice should be ‘top career destination’

Raising the profile of the general practice nursing role is key to helping to retain and expand the workforce, according to a report published by Health Education England

Boost to social care in Spring Budget

Social care will receive an additional £2 billion over the next three years, chancellor Phillip Hammond has announced

The high cost of poor footcare for diabetic patients

Getting the diabetic foot check right could dramatically improve patient care, writes Kaye McIntosh

Record number of nurses apply for financial assistance

The highest number of nursing staff applied for grants from the RCN Foundation hardship fund in 2016

Notable improvements to NHS workplaces, despite pressures

A survey of more than 423,000 NHS staff has shown their workplaces are improving, despite the huge financial pressures and public demand

Palliative care patients should be asked about religion

Cultural preferences and spiritual beliefs should be included in discussions about the care a person, and those close to them, want to receive, says NICE

An update on fibre

The guidance has evolved. Here’s what primary care nurses need to know, writes Sara Patience

Tackling urinary incontinence

A common condition of advancing age might require further examination, writes Suneeta Kochhar

NHS and social care staffing levels at risk from Brexit uncertainty

Nearly 150,000 frontline staff in the NHS and social care are under threat from the effects of Brexit, according to research by the Trade Union Congress (TUC).

Significant improvements to the control of diabetes in children

There has been significant progress made in the care provided to children with diabetes, but further improvement should still be sought, the National Paediatric Diabetes Audit has found

Potentially deadly condition more common than type 1 diabetes in children

Approximately one in every 250 people in the UK has familial hypercholesterolaemia, a potentially deadly inherited condition

Moving care to the community will not save NHS money

Schemes that deliver healthcare closer to home are often better for patients but largely fail to save the NHS money, according to a review of evidence by the Nuffield Trust

Cancer poses financial risk to nurses

Nursing professionals living with cancer are at risk of undergoing financial hardship, according to the Cavell Nurses’ Trust

Absences cost NHS over £1 billion each year

Approximately 16.4 million days are lost to sickness in the NHS each year, costing the health service £1.1 billion, data from NHS Digital has shown

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