Medics for Rare Disease has launched a free five minute training video for Rare Disease Day 2026, encouraging healthcare professionals to become more ‘rare aware’. This year, it is asking HCPs to go one step further and Learn Your Stripes, by watching the five minute video.

More than 1,000 expectant parents at Jessop Wing have signed up to a revolutionary genetic study, which is helping to detect rare genetic illnesses in newborn babies.

Specialist medical equipment provider Central Medical Supplies has appointed David Good to the newly created position of National Sales Manager. In his new role, Good will be responsible for leading and coaching the CMS sales team, which operates throughout the UK.

The Safe Staffing = Safe Care campaign sets out five clear asks for policymakers, including dedicated long-term funding, protected learning time for midwives and maternity support workers, stronger professional leadership in maternity services, investment in prevention and cultural competence, and urgent improvements to crumbling maternity estates.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is part of a national initiative that could transform the future of healthcare for thousands of families. The Generation Study is offering whole genome sequencing to newborn babies in hospitals across the country.

A team effort to develop the world’s first cot-side functional neuroimaging technology to speedily detect brain injuries including cerebral palsy in newborn babies is being spearheaded in Cambridge.

Staff on the Somerset Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Musgrove Park Hospital reached the finals at the national Neonatal Nurses Association Awards for the work the team has carried out to help babies be discharged safely home up to five days earlier than before, freeing up valuable bed space.

The Royal College of Midwives has expressed concerns following new figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council showing a significant slowdown in growth of the UK’s nursing and midwifery register, driven by a sharp fall in international recruitment and an increase in staff leaving the profession.