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Chief Nursing Officer
The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is the Government's most senior nursing adviser. The CNO has responsibility for delivering the Government's strategy for nursing, Making a Difference, and leads nearly 600,000 nurses, midwives and health visitors and allied health professionals.
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CNO Bulletin
24 November 2006
13 November 2006
Invitation to bid: DH/DfES health led parenting support demonstration sites. PCTs and Local Authorities are invited to make a joint application to become a demonstration site for the DH/DfES health led parenting support programme for at risk families. Additional funding is being provided to test a programme of intensive home visiting delivered by midwives and health visitors. The sites are being set up as part of the social exclusion action plan ‘Reaching Out: An Action Plan on Social Exclusion’ launched in September 2006. Further background information and an application pack can be found at the link below. Local Authorities and PCTs are asked to submit joint bids by 15 December 2006. Successful applicants will be notified by mid January 2007.
2 November 2006
1 November 2006
19 October 2006
CNO Business Meetings
Presentations and update documents from the London and Leeds CNO Business Meetings.
4 September 2006
This document sets the direction for modern nursing careers. It includes actions that are intended to prepare nursing for the future in the context of the government’s reform programme.
About the Chief Nursing Officer's role and responsibilities.
CNO publications
CNO Bulletin
Monthly update about NHS issues for nurses, midwives and health visitors.
Chief Nursing Officer letters
Letters from the CNO to key audiences.
CNO publications
Key DH publications about nursing, midwifery and health visiting.
CNO Business Meetings
Presentations and update documents from the London and Leeds CNO Business Meetings.
The CNO is supported by a team of senior nurses, midwives, health visitors and administrative civil servants, and works closely with lead nurses from the health authorities.
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