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Call the Midwife storyline sees NHS website searches for spina bifida spiral
The NHS website saw more than 18,000 hits in an hour on its spina bifida pages following Sunday night’s episode of Call the Midwife. Spina bifida is a rare condition that occurs when a baby’s spine and spinal cord does not develop properly in the womb, causing a gap in the spine. In the BBC One episode, […]
NHS chief nurse urges students to consider healthcare careers through clearing
The university clearing system is a great gateway into the NHS, health bosses are reminding would-be graduates and career-changers. As thousands of students nervously await their A-level results on Thursday (15 August), the NHS is launching a campaign to highlight the many healthcare career options available through UCAS clearing. Students reconsidering their choices after receiving […]
New chief nursing officer for England announced
NHS England has today announced that Duncan Burton has been appointed as Chief Nursing Officer for England. A nurse of more than 25 years, Duncan was most recently Deputy Chief Nursing Officer where he led national work on the maternity and neonatal programme, workforce policies and the children and young people’s transformation programme. He began […]
NHS apprenticeship ‘truly changed my life’
A former greengrocer has described how an NHS apprenticeship “truly changed” his life and set him on the path to becoming a nurse. At the start of National Apprenticeship Week, Steven Jewell, aged 42, who left school at 15 with no qualifications, told how he recently completed the Registered Nursing Degree Apprenticeship and now works […]
Over 5,500 nursing associates working in the NHS with more to come under NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
Since joining to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register in 2019, 5,500 nursing associates are working in the NHS as it marks the fifth-year anniversary of the first cohort joining the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register. Nursing associates work in a variety of settings and play an essential role in delivering patient care […]
Record number of nurses and midwives working in NHS
There are more nurses and midwives working in the NHS than ever before according to new figures published today. NHS England data for November shows the number of nurses and midwives working in the NHS in England is now at 372,411 – the highest recorded number ever, meaning there over 20,000 more in the NHS […]
NHS burns advice sought every 21 seconds over Bonfire Night weekend
The number of people visiting the burns advice page on the NHS website increases by a quarter (27%) during the weekend of Bonfire Night. Figures from NHS England show that the burns and scalds advice page receives an average of 8,208 visits during the firework-fuelled weekend – equivalent to one visit every 21 seconds. The increase in […]
Expanded NHS support available for patients in GP practices across the country
The support on offer for patients at their GP practice is expanding, thanks to thousands more healthcare staff working in local communities and the new GP access recovery plan. More than 31,000 additional staff have been recruited into healthcare roles at general practices across the country since 2019 – meaning an expanded team of health […]
Commenting on the verdict in the Lucy Letby trial
Commenting on the verdict in the Lucy Letby trial, Dame Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer for England, said: “Lucy Letby committed appalling crimes that were a terrible betrayal of the trust placed in her and our thoughts are with the families affected, who have experienced pain and suffering that few of us can imagine. “Colleagues […]
Vision-saving drug to be routinely offered on NHS to prevent blindness in premature babies
Premature babies are to be routinely offered a “life-changing” treatment to prevent blindness on the NHS for the first time, the head of the health service has announced today. The drug, ranibizumab, could save the eyesight of babies born with a condition known as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), which affects blood vessels in the retina, […]