30 September 2019

Babies’ gut bacteria affected by delivery method

Babies born vaginally have different gut bacteria - their microbiome - than those delivered by Caesarean, research has shown. Scientists...

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27 September 2019

Competition celebrating 100 years of ‘Always Caring, Always Nursing’ opens up for entries

It’s time to reach for the colouring pencils and get creative as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) launches a...

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23 September 2019

NMC announces further improvements to help overseas applicants

Nurses, midwives and nursing associates applying to join the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register from overseas are set to...

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20 September 2019

OET and Tier 2 visas: Only one test now required for both registration and visa purposes

Doctors, nurses, dentists and midwives applying for Tier 2 (General) visas no longer need to meet a separate English language...

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18 September 2019

International research involving student midwives at Keele presented in Washington DC

Student midwives from Keele University have been praised for their professionalism following their contribution to recent international research.  Dr Angela...

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16 September 2019

Always Caring, Always Nursing: Celebrating 100 years of nursing regulation

The countdown is on – it’s officially 100 days until the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) celebrates a century of...

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13 September 2019

NCT and Netmums research: Less than three minutes for new mums’ postnatal health

Nearly half (47 per cent) of mothers who’ve recently given birth get less than three minutes or no time at...

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11 September 2019

Fertility-sparing surgery is as good as radical surgery for early ovarian cancer

Young women with early stage ovarian cancer can undergo fertility-preserving surgery without affecting the safety of their cancer treatment, researchers...

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