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Rise in older mothers leads to calls for more midwives

The midwifery service must be able to support more women who are choosing to have children later in life

Health visitors ‘should promote the positive side’ of social media to children

Positive aspects of social media should be promoted to young people by health visitors to aid their mental health

Lack of learning disability nurses could reduce number of autism diagnoses

Proposals to reduce the number of autism diagnoses have been considered as the number of nurses providing specialist care dwindles

Chance to merge mental and physical healthcare 'must not be missed'

NHS Trusts developing new methods of mental healthcare must share their knowledge with service providers like GP practices or a ‘key opportunity’ could be missed

Two thirds of people willing to pay more tax to fill gaps in NHS funding

Some spending in the NHS may be delayed or cancelled to meet financial targets

Lack of learning disability nurses could reduce number of autism diagnoses

Proposals to reduce the number of autism diagnoses have been considered as the number of nurses providing specialist care dwindles

Woundclub Live

Woundclub Live is a series of free study events across the UK focusing on themes such as the fundamentals of wound care, searching for the optimum patient outcome, and new horizons in wound care.

Vast majority of nurses lack modern slavery training

More than 85% of nurses say they do not feel they have adequate training on spotting the signs of modern slavery, according to the Royal College of Nursing

Primary care nurses ‘must make their voice heard’

Primary care nurses (PCNs) who feel ignored or sidelined must make their voices heard over pay and staffing complaints, according to the chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing

Continued cuts in NHS funding could lead to ‘toughest decade’ ever

The NHS could be facing the most testing period in its history if reduction in spending per person is not reconsidered, the Health Foundation said

RCN Congress 2017: Party leaders make their bids for the nursing vote

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Lib Dem leader Tim Farron both appeared at the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) Congress 2017 in Liverpool to stake their claim for the nursing vote in 8 June’s general...

News Focus: The crisis in classrooms

A new report highlights the strain of mental health in schools

General Election 2017: Parties promise major mental health reforms in bid to sway NHS voters

Theresa May promised a ‘revolution’ in mental health policy as political parties have sketched out their manifesto pledges for the NHS, social care and nursing staff ahead
of 8 June’s general...

RCN Congress 2017: Nurses can send 'powerful message' to government in RCN chief's speech

Nursing is still the best profession in the world, according to the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) chief executive

RCN Congress 2017: 'Summer of protest action' for nurses as RCN considers balloting over strike action

More than 41,000 nurses have said they would be willing to strike over low pay, according to the results of a poll from the Royal College of Nursing

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