Study shows ongoing benefits of cooling therapy for neonates.

OXYGEN DEPRIVATION at birth - perinatal asphyxia - is a well-known risk to children's health and development, resulting in permanent neurological damage that can include cerebral palsy and/or learning disability.

An uncertain future.

The NHS relies heavily on the voluntary sector to deliver health care, but future provision is uncertain under GP commissioning consortia.

Call for restoration of laundry facilities to prevent contamination of uniforms.

Over the past few years, there has been much public concern about the bacterial contamination of nurses' uniforms, especially when they are worn outside hospitals.