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MacQueen Awards 2024

A team of public health practitioners, who believe passionately in life-long learning, and excellence in research and practice development.  We oversee the process of the annual MacQueen awards bequest, which…

Can Nurses in non-NHS settings undertake the Specialist community public health nursing qualification?

Our colleagues from the National Forum of School Health Educators respond: The new NMC standards for post-registration mean all newly approved programmes must now provide opportunities that enable eligible NMC…

School Nursing Uncovered podcast – Episode 5 released today!

Episode 5 is released today! Here’s episode 5 about the role of school nurses in safeguarding children & young people. Listen now or search for ‘School Nursing Uncovered’ on your…

NHS Mail access for Independent school nurse’s update

Following our Special interest group for Nurses based in Educational Settings,  I contacted Gabby Rice, Project lead NHSE, she has shared the following update: ‘the list is currently sitting around…

NCMP Free school meals

Research across four London Boroughs’,  using the National Child Measurement Programme data, shows that Universal Free School Meals reduces children’s average BMI and obesity prevalence. The research also found an…

0-19 Research Network Newsletter February 2024