Nursing and Midwifery

UNICEF also run a programme which enables public services to better support families with feeding. This initiative sets standards for both university courses and maternity/neonatal services regarding breastfeeding as a global public health priority.

An Edina service offering Ordnance Survey maps and map data to UK Higher Education users. Allows users to view and print maps of locations within the UK. Contains a Gazeteer facility. Maps can be dowloaded for use with GIS software. Registration info: http://lcdatastore.shu.ac.uk/digimap.html

Statistics about life expectancy, health inequalities, disability and addiction as well as access to and expenditure on private and public healthcare systems.

NHS Digital, which merged with Health Education England in February 2023, is responsible for collecting health and social care data in England. On their website, you can find a range of statistical publications, as well as blogs about the NHS' use of data.

The YHPHO produce information, data and intelligence on people's health and health care for practitioners, policy makers and the wider community, to support the delivery of better public health outcomes in Yorkshire and Humber.

Searchable collection of statistics and research from the Department of Health and Social Care.

This white paper sets out measures to make integrated health and social care a universal reality for everyone across England regardless of their condition and of where they live.

The fifth edition of the National Clinical Guideline for Stroke was published in October 2016. It was prepared by the Royal College of Physicians Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party chaired by Professor Tony Rudd. This working party also oversees the National Audit Programme for Stroke. The 2016 edition of the guideline has been accredited by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Findings, conclusions and essential actions From the Independent Review of Maternal Services At the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. March 2022

Poor culture and leadership must be addressed if we are to make our maternity services the safest place to give birth.The RCM acknowledged that the pain and suffering of the families had been worsened by having to fight for answers and vowed to work with NHS bodies and other professional organisations to ensure lessons are learned from these tragic failings.

In 2019, White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) launched the campaign What Women Want:
Demands for Quality Healthcare from Women and Girls. The campaign asked more
than one million women and girls in 114 countries “what’s your one request for maternal
and reproductive healthcare?” Nearly 145,000 women and girls asked for increased,
competent, and better supported health care workers, with “nurses and midwives” most
often mentioned. In fact, nurses and midwives were among the top five requests from all
women and girls, and even top three for women aged 20 to 24.

Midwives' Voices, Midwives' Demands| - what do you want most in your role as a midwife? What Women Want: Midwives’ Voices, Midwives’ Demands, led by White Ribbon Alliance (WRA) in collaboration with the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), is a key companion to the What Women Want campaign.