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.

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has urged the Scottish Government to take immediate action to tackle the systemic challenges facing maternity services, following a BBC investigation.

The Neonatal Nurses Association's Annual Awards recognise excellence, dedication and innovation in neonatal care. This year they made four national awards, including a new one created in recognition of an outstanding individual, which was won by Dr Vicky Payne.

The Royal College of Nursing has been commissioned to pilot two neonatal education and training providers to ensure that the national standards published by National Health Service England are being fulfilled through their education and training.

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised as a positive outlier in the National Neonatal Audit Programme, achieving outstanding results across four key measures of neonatal care.