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UK to establish global nursing partnership with Jamaica
The new partnership will see Jamaican nurses work in the NHS for 3 years to gain specialist skills and experience to take back to the Jamaican health system.
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New funding for sports prosthetics for children with disabilities
The government has announced a further £1.5 million so that more children with disabilities can benefit from the latest sports prosthetics.
NHS gets funding green light for new buildings, wards and beds
Forty NHS hospitals and community services will get £760 million to modernise and transform their buildings and services in the year of the NHS’s 70th birthday.
Women to have dedicated midwives throughout pregnancy and birth
Plans to train 3,000 more midwives over 4 years and further investment in maternity support staff.
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