GP practices in Wales will be asked to confirm that any agreed pay uplift has been passed on to general practice nurses (GPNs).| Nursing in Practice
The government is set to introduce new legislation to protect the job title ‘nurse’, it has been announced.| Nursing in Practice
GPNs are increasingly being substituted with nursing associates in a move which is ‘devaluing’ the profession and their skills.| Nursing in Practice
The introduction of general practice nurses (GPNs) to the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) could cause ‘significant instability’| Nursing in Practice
The QNI calls for ‘clear guidance’ on the scope of nursing associates amid reports of some running independent clinics in general practice.| Nursing in Practice
A care home has been placed into special measures after inspectors found nurses and residents at risk of harm because of staff fatigue| Nursing in Practice
Proposed cuts to Level 7 apprenticeship funding could majorly impact specialist nurse training and undermine the long-term workforce plan| Nursing in Practice
Nurses have shown solidarity with colleagues in areas of conflict and have voted for a new RCN policy for responding to humanitarian crises.| Nursing in Practice
NHS England will be scrapped and brought back into the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the government has announced.| Nursing in Practice
NHS England is in talks with the Treasury about how the redundancy process across ICBs will be funded, according to its chief executive| Nursing in Practice
General practice nurses (GPNs) and community nurses will help make up ‘neighbourhood health teams’ across 43 services in England| Nursing in Practice
Practice managers are pushing the government for a funding pot that will ensure GPNs receive pay rises equivalent to their NHS counterparts| Nursing in Practice
The government's decision to remove funding for Level 7 apprenticeships for people aged 22 and older 'undermines' shift to the community| Nursing in Practice
A nursing campaign group has called on the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to reassess its response to the ongoing humanitarian crises.| Nursing in Practice
37% of GP practices in England are considering or have already started replacing non-GP ARRS staff – which includes nursing staff – with GPs| Nursing in Practice