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More nursing staff needed to work with children
The Royal College of Nursing has argued that more nursing staff are needed to work directly with children and their families.
Responding to the publication of the latest State of Child Health scorecards by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the RCN says that there must also be more mental health nurses and nurses who work with children and young people in hospital.
Since 2010, health visitors and school nurses have seen their numbers plummet by the thousands and vulnerable children are continuing to miss out on essential physical and mental health interventions.
Fiona Smith, RCN professional lead for Children and Young People, said: “The government in England can no longer ignore the effects of its sustained and illogical public health cuts which by 2020 will have seen £531 million cut from the public health grant in just five years. Without substantially increasing numbers in these vital nursing areas, and committing to treating public health as a fundamental part of the prevention agenda, any ambitions to build on and sustain improvements in child health will remain just that.”
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