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
Simon Stevens has urged trust bosses to “think carefully” about how many beds they have open this winter and said “ideally” there should be more in total than last year.
A new report reveals that 91 per cent of trust leaders are worried that unless politicians have a full, frank and open national conversation about the severe pressures facing the NHS, we risk damaging public trust and faith in the NHS
This week: Jess Phillips , Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley
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