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How the NHS hopes to improve children’s care by investing in the community
Trust’s on-call proposals would mean pay cut or unsafe practice, say staff
Trust’s on-call proposals would mean pay cut or unsafe practice, say staff
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Trust’s on-call proposals would mean pay cut or unsafe practice, say staff
Union warns theatre staff at Brighton children’s hospital may take industrial action
RCN publishes updated child safeguarding guidance
College highlights importance of nurses learning how to prevent harm
Return to practice: proposals aim to make process easier and faster
NMC plans include taking a competency test rather than a course
Nursing shortages: student grants and nurse pay rises are the answer, say think tanks
Closing the Gap report outlines immediate actions to curb staff shortfall
Quality of placements can influence nursing graduates’ choice of specialty
Study advises investment in better student experiences in hard-to-recruit areas of practice
Nurses assaulted at work deserve same swift response as Aston Villa footballer
Health professionals too often left waiting for action, says NHS Employers chief executive
Analysis
How the NHS hopes to improve children’s care by investing in the community
NHS Long Term Plan looks to bring key staff together in primary care networks
Review of 2018: The pay deal creates fallout and nurse leaders bow out
We look back on the year’s events, from a controversial pay rise to a vote of no confidence
Why the first 1,001 days are vital to childcare
More than 120 charities say childcare system is at breaking point
Exclusive: Overcoming the barriers to hospital discharge for children with complex needs
More children are remaining in hospital because patients are not supported properly
Exclusive: Neonatal care review may lead to ‘reconfiguration’ of intensive care units
Transformation review makes recommendations for future of neonatal critical care
What does high turnover in nurse director posts really mean for the profession?
With Nursing Standard research showing trend remains unchanged, experts consider the impact
Clinical update
Spotting nutritional vitamin D deficiency in children
National Osteoporosis Society report clarifies vitamin D deficiency test for children
Quality standard for eating disorders highlights need for closer liaison between teams
Eating disorders guidance from NICE calls for better coordination and earlier access to care
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...
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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
From Jamaica to the UK: my experiences as a Windrush nurse
Series 3 Episode 8: Pearly Morgan talks about her arrival in the 1960s and career in the NHS
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...
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