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Vaccinating preterm infants: a timeliness study

Vaccinating preterm infants: a timeliness study

Parents must be supported in vaccination decision-making in the early weeks of a child’s...

Oral and dental health promotion for children’s nurses

Oral and dental health promotion for children’s nurses

Opportunistic dental advice should be provided to help prevent early onset dental disease

Red flags for patient safety: are unsafe practices in danger of being normalised?

The staffing crisis is eroding care standards from primary care to critical care

Exploring fathers’ experiences of seeking support for postnatal depression

Exploring fathers’ experiences of seeking support for postnatal depression

Nurses should ask fathers about their well-being and encourage them to discuss mental health...

A practice nurse taking a woman’s blood pressure

What does the NHS workforce plan mean for primary care nursing?

How the much heralded plan may affect nurses not employed directly by NHS

Health visitor workload: an integrative review of the literature

Health visitor workload: an integrative literature review

Workload planning that achieves the best outcomes for families

Photo shows nurse looking at a smiling baby in its mother's arms: backlogs of care and the unmet needs of families with babies and children are on the rise but overlooked

Why cuts to health visitor numbers are fuelling a baby care crisis

Backlogs of care and unmet needs in health visiting services have been overlooked

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The awards are open to nurses, midwives, health visitors, students and support workers

Identifying and supporting men who experience paternal postnatal depression

Identifying and supporting men who experience paternal postnatal depression

Nurses can help new fathers by being alert symptoms and signposting them to further support...

Smiling woman holds baby’s feet as she gazes at the infant – IFS research found female nurses in more male teams take less maternity leave, and career progression slows after motherhood

Post-baby nursing careers: the gap between the impact of motherhood and fatherhood

While women’s careers stall, male nurses can enjoy faster promotion than childless peers

Nurse sitting at the steering wheel of a car

Cost of living squeeze sees nurses' mileage rate rise extended

Higher rates extended in Northern Ireland amid worry at community nurses being out of pocket

Infant feeding issues related to gastrointestinal conditions: assessment and management

Infant feeding issues related to gastrointestinal conditions: assessment and management

Developing positive relationships with parents and working in partnership with them

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Winter pressures and the effect on children’s health: ‘firefighting to keep kids safe’

It will be a difficult time for children’s nurses with industrial action and care pressures

Community nursing: what the core specialist qualification means for you

We explain the biggest shake-up of advanced community training in 30 years

Help for vulnerable families that proves value of health visiting

Innovative projects supported isolated families during the pandemic

Evaluation of an emotional well-being at work programme for supporting health visiting...

Developing ideas to help support your team members during the pandemic

Health visitor diaries: harrowing disclosures and safeguarding

Two health visitors share their accounts of a challenging and rewarding day

Pre-conception health: how nurses can educate women to promote informed choices

We should make pre-conception health, education and care part of our practice

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