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Opt-out plan will allow children to express their wishes on organ donation
New chief nurse will ‘bridge the gap’ between NHS England and NHS Improvement
Public health cuts are ‘short-sighted’, health visiting is ‘under attack’
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Children at risk from asthma attacks as they head back to school, RCN warns
The college is calling on parents of pupils with the condition to take precautions
New chief nurse will ‘bridge the gap’ between NHS England and NHS Improvement
Jane Cummings’ successor will be a joint appointment and lead a single team
Public health cuts are ‘short-sighted’, health visiting is ‘under attack’
Squeeze on public health budgets could store up future health inequalities
‘Wales needs a national recruitment plan to support our new staffing law’
Nurse staffing lead wants to see an end to competition between employers
RCN demands bursary rethink as student numbers drop again
The number of students starting nursing courses in the UK is down for the second year
Childhood vaccination uptake continues ‘worrying’ downward trend
MMR coverage dropped for fourth consecutive year, figures show
Analysis
Opt-out plan will allow children to express their wishes on organ donation
The government’s plans for an organ donation opt-out system could come into force in 2020
RCNi launches interactive decision support tool created by nurses for nurses
Evidence-based resource aids clinical decision-making at the bedside
Guidelines promoting children’s physical and mental well-being largely overlook nurses...
The Department for Education has published draft guidance for schools in England to help...
DadPad guide aims to help fathers adjust to caring for their baby in a neonatal unit
Fathers can feel left out and stressed when their newborn is in a neonatal unit, but a new...
Setting the standard for care of children and young people with long-term conditions
Children can find health services hard to access, but a new set of standards aims to change...
Children’s services: NHS regulator issues guidance following 96 failed CQC inspections...
While the RCN has welcomed NHS Improvement guidance following Care Quality Commission...
Clinical update
Preventing herpes in newborn babies
Although rare, the effects of herpes in newborn babies can be devastating, so it is...
Improving diagnosis, care and support for ADHD
NICE guidance aims to improve recognition, diagnosis, quality of care and support for ADHD
End of life care quality standard
Read our update on guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Care...
Cerebral palsy
Read our summary of the latest update on cerebral palsy guidance issued by the National...
Preterm births
New guidelines published by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence aim to...
Toilet training
Charity Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence has published new...
Journal scan
Link between measles and airflow obstruction
Childhood measles can affect post-bronchodilator airflow obstruction in later life
Young children do not learn from watching videos on smartphones
Study shows that children respond to videos on smartphone screens but do not benefit...
Mothers caring for children with cancer need greater financial support
Study finds women parenting children with cancer have lower incomes than those with children...
Asthma: protein from parasitic worms suppresses allergic reactions
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh who tested the Heligmosomoides polygyrus Alarmin...
Epileptic seizures in children halved when using natural compounds found in cannabis –...
Findings follows 36 studies of randomised and non-randomised controlled trials of children...
Podcast
Childhood obesity: my vision for unlocking the potential of school nurses
Series 3 Episode S7: Pippa Bagnall calls for more work on child obesity prevention
Hear how a nurse-led acute response team dramatically reduced cardiac arrest
Series 3 Episode 6: Nurse practitioner Amor Palada talks about preventing cardiac arrest
Reaching out to nursing students via the internet
Series 3 Episode 4: how the online Student Nurse Project is connecting students nationwide...
Nursing Standard podcast: Could parliament's Brexit chaos be the catalyst for...
Episode 7 of the Nursing Standard podcast has an interview with nurse peer Baroness Mary...
Nursing student bursary was ‘far from ideal,’ says nurse MP Maria Caulfield
The nursing student bursary should not be championed as the best way to train nurses and new...
'Integrate the four fields of nursing,' leading academic tells the Nursing...
A two-stream system should be introduced to replace the four fields, nurse leader tells...
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