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NHS Improvement has published a resource to help reduce the number of babies admitted to neonatal units. 

23 Feb 2017
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Office for National Statistics says the number of new cases in England is equivalent to 822 a day

23 Feb 2017
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn uses Commons questions to highlight findings of Nursing Standard Marie Curie joint end of life care survey.

22 Feb 2017
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The RCN has joined a raft of healthcare organisations who have re-emphasised the importance of childhood vaccinations.

22 Feb 2017
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The NHS’s non-emergency line is sending a rising proportion of patients for emergency care, new analysis shows.

22 Feb 2017
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Two thirds (67%) of nurses think they have too little time to provide high quality care to dying patients, a Nursing Standard and Marie Curie survey has revealed.

22 Feb 2017
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The Royal College of Midwives has called for increased investment in maternal mental health services in response to a survey of more than 2,300 mothers

21 Feb 2017
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Controversial plans for implementing new standards governing care for patients with congenital heart disease have been revealed.

21 Feb 2017
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Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has become the first children’s hospital to be rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission
21 Feb 2017
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Macmillan Cancer Support has called for ambitious action from Health Education England to plug workforce gaps and reduce pressures on existing clinical nurse specialists.

21 Feb 2017
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Nurses and other healthcare professionals will work to cut GP appointments in the West Country by a quarter.

21 Feb 2017
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Up to 3,000 students will benefit from a £95 million investment in healthcare training

21 Feb 2017

Involving nurses in new controversial plans to reform England's health and care system will be vital to their success, says the RCN.

21 Feb 2017

A development programme will enable 20 community nurses to use the title.

20 Feb 2017

Nurses, social workers and teaching assistants will be among European Union (EU) workers lobbying MPs today, over their right to remain in the UK.

20 Feb 2017

Researchers link 30,000 excess deaths in 2015 to cuts in services. 

20 Feb 2017

Royal College of General Practitioners has created a service to support GP practices. 

20 Feb 2017

Secure your place at this year’s RCNi Nurse Awards, the profession’s top accolade.

20 Feb 2017

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