The importance of investing in early years health and social care.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses the focus of a new initiative to improve early years health and social care, launched by the Duchess of Cambridge.

Care Quality Commission consults on changes to regulatory inspection process.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses a recent initiative from the Care Quality Commission to fundamentally change its method of health and social care inspections.

The role of community pharmacies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses the role of community pharmacies in providing health care as an important adjunct to the NHS, especially during the pandemic.

Simulation and student learning: will NMC policy lead to lasting change?

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses a new initiative from the Nursing and Midwifery Council to increase clinical learning through simulation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Should SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for all frontline healthcare staff be compulsory?

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses the issues raised by the recent government decision to make vaccination against the virus causing COVID-19 mandatory for care home staff.

Do not attempt resuscitation decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission about the imposition of do not resuscitate orders on some patients during the pandemic.

An obesity strategy to reduce COVID-19 morbidity and mortality.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses the recently launched campaign in England with a package of measures to help people lose weight and mitigate effects of COVID-19.

Independent review seeks to tackle obesity and other diet-related diseases.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses a recent government-commissioned review on the food system of the UK.

The new Care Quality Commission inspection procedures.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses recent changes to the way in which the Care Quality Commission (CQC) conducts its health and social care inspections.

Providing mental health support for children and young people in schools.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses a new initiative from NHS England/NHS Improvement to improve mental health support for children and young people in schools.

Strategies to enhance applications to postgraduate nursing programmes.

In the final instalment of his healthcare policy column, emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses a new report that looks at ways to encourage graduates in other disciplines into nursing.

Strategies and policies to tackle the problems associated with long COVID.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses strategies and polices designed to address rising levels of long COVID in society in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Strategies to protect the emotional health of frontline NHS staff in the pandemic.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses strategies being employed to alleviate stress among NHS staff during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Raising and escalating concerns about patient care: RCN guidance.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses guidance on raising concerns to help ensure that patient safety and the delivery of high-quality person-centred care is not compromised.

Strategies to boost the mental health and learning disability nursing workforce.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses two recent policy reports which indicate a potential crisis in mental health and learning disability nursing.

The importance of upholding the duty of candour during patient care.

In light of recent media coverage, Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses polices and guidance pertinent to the duty of candour.

Dispelling anti-vaxxer misinformation about COVID-19 vaccination.

University of Southampton, discusses strategies to enhance vaccination uptake among certain groups in society who are influenced by anti-vaxxers.

Have the NMC educational standards become overly adult-centric?

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, and Debbie Fallon, Chair of the Children's and Young People's Nursing Academics of the United Kingdom group, explore concerns raised by academic nurses regarding the Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for pre-registration nursing education.

Strategies to promote the emotional health of nurses and other NHS staff.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses the ongoing NHS Employers initiative which is designed to support the NHS employees' emotional health.

Sensory deprivation in children living in suboptimal care environments.

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, reflects on new research which illuminates the impact of sensory deprivation in early childhood.