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University of ºù«Ӱҵ joins national effort to tackle maternity inequalities

ºù«Ӱҵ, in partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), has been selected to join the NIHR Challenge Maternity Disparities Consortium.
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How advanced practice will help build an NHS fit for the future

This week, the University of ºù«Ӱҵ is shining a light on the benefits advanced clinical practice offers to both students and NHS Trusts, as it joins in with Advanced Practice Week (11 - 17 November).
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Government urged to tackle preschool provision crisis amid warnings hundreds of thousands of children are not ‘school ready’

The Government is being urged to tackle the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready’, in a new report co-authored by researchers at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ. 
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Triple nominations for Nursing Associate students and mentor at regional apprenticeship awards

ºù«Ӱҵ’s high calibre students and staff have been recognised this month, with triple nominations across the 2024 South Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards and the West Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards.
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Could your Trust benefit from an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in paediatric ophthalmology?

Ophthalmology is the busiest NHS specialty - attendance continues to rise and it accounts for 10% of the entire NHS waiting list. Dr Charlotte Codina explains how our ACP paediatric ophthalmology programme is helping lessen the capacity-demand gap.
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We're making some changes to the BMedSci Orthoptics course

Anne Bjerre, course lead for BMedSci Orthoptics, discusses the ways that the course is being updated to meet the ever-changing needs of the profession.
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SORT toolkit to help healthcare organisations assess their ‘research readiness’

A new toolkit, developed by researchers at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and commissioned by NHS England, has been launched to help health and care organisations support nurses to carry out research related activities.