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<p>The current numbers of specialistnurses for children suffering from epilepsy and
mental health problems available in North Yorkshire and the United Kingdom are not
collected centrally. The National Health Service annual workforce census provides
information on the number of nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff employed
in the NHS in England but does not identify specialist nurses separately.</p><p> </p><p>The
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) holds a register of nurses and midwives registered
to practise in the UK. Nurses must be registered with the NMC to work as a nurse.
To keep their registration up to date, nurses also need to renew their registration
every three years. The register does not include details of nursing specialties.</p><p>
</p><p>More information is available at the NMC websiteat www.nmc-uk.org/</p><p> </p><p>The
provision of health services in the UK is a devolved issue. The contacts for Northern
Ireland, Scotland and Wales are available from the following links:</p><p> </p><p>Northern
Ireland:</p><p> </p><p>www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/index.htm</p><p> </p><p>Scotland:</p><p>
</p><p>www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health</p><p> </p><p>Wales:</p><p> </p><p>wales.gov.uk/topics/health/?lang=en</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>The Government has supported the development of a range of specialist
roles within nursing. It is for local NHS organisations with their knowledge of the
healthcare needs of their local population to invest in training for specialist skills
and to deploy specialist nurses. In this context, the Government recognises that more
could be done by some local healthcare organisations to prioritise preventative care
and better support children's needs. Specialist nurses can play an important role
in this which can both save the NHS money and, more importantly, provide better care
for patients.</p><p> </p>
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