The Department of Health has announced that an extra £2m will be invested to help more women in England breastfeed.
The extra funding will help hospitals in disadvantaged areas achieve Unicef baby-friendly status, which is awarded to healthcare providers that meet best practice standards for promoting, protecting and supporting breastfeeding.
For more information, visit www.breastfeeding.nhs.uk and www.babyfriendly.org.uk
England’s breast screening programme is running on IT systems with “multiple practical issues and risk associated with their operation”, according to an official investigation report obtained by HSJ.
Experts have questioned the decision to introduce a new mental health role in schools, rather than upskill the existing registered nurse workforce.
The public’s highest priorities for new NHS funding are cancer care and staffing, while their lowest are digital access and better services for vulnerable groups.
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