QICN to close long Covid nursing network | Nursing in Practice
The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has made the ‘difficult decision’ to close its long Covid network| Nursing in Practice
Care minister Stephen Kinnock has said the government’s 10-year workforce plan, due to be published later this year, will aim to ensure that nurses are ‘better treated, have better training, more fulfilling roles, and hope for the future’. Responding to a parliamentary question from Edward Morello, Liberal Democrat MP for West Dorset on improving employment... Read more The post Minister promises better conditions for nurses but stresses GP responsibility appeared first on Nursing in Pr...| Nursing in Practice
The government has launched its first men’s health strategy, setting out plans to address suicide, cancer, substance misuse and other health risks facing men and boys in England. Published to coincide with International Men’s Day, the strategy outlines targeted measures to improve men’s physical and mental health and reduce persistent health inequalities. The strategy includes... Read more The post Men’s health strategy sets out action on suicide, prostate cancer and training appeared...| Nursing in Practice
The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has made the ‘difficult decision’ to close its long Covid network| Nursing in Practice
Nurses working across primary and community care settings are innovators, influencers and highly skilled professionals. We know your role is evolving and adapting, with increasing complexities and patient demand piling on the pressure, but we also know this often goes unrecognised and this must change now. More needs to be done to highlight your value... Read more The post We must show How Nurses Count – but we need your help appeared first on Nursing in Practice.| Nursing in Practice
The NHS App has piloted ‘significant’ updates to the GP appointment booking feature that make it easier for patients to use, with national rollout expected in the coming weeks. The redesign has been developed with input from GP surgeries and should not disrupt existing ways of working for practice staff, it was announced in the NHS England’s... Read more The post NHS App updates offer simpler appointment booking appeared first on Nursing in Practice.| Nursing in Practice
The rolling average of Fitness to Practise (FtP) cases being resolved within 15 months has reached nearly 72% over the past two months, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has revealed. This is the highest level of cases being resolved within this time frame since February 2021. However, the regulator also noted that ‘too many’... Read more The post FtP cases being resolved at ‘fastest rate’ since 2021, says NMC appeared first on Nursing in Practice.| Nursing in Practice
Care home nurses across the UK are working while unwell, taking on heavy unpaid overtime and caring for an unmanageable number of residents, new research from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) shows. The preliminary findings from the RCN’s latest employment survey, completed by more than 20,000 nursing staff across all health and care settings,... Read more The post Care home nurses unable to take breaks and working while sick, RCN reveals appeared first on Nursing in Practice.| Nursing in Practice
The number of students accepted onto UK nursing programmes has fallen for a third year in a row, latest data from the UCAS has revealed.| Nursing in Practice
Plans have been put forward to close Cardiff University’s nursing school amid rising financial pressures, risking the future of nursing| Nursing in Practice
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is reviewing current practice learning requirements for students ahead of possible changes.| Nursing in Practice
The government has been urged to introduce mandatory reporting on care in corridors amid a surge in demand for health services this winter.| Nursing in Practice
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Newly qualified nurses (NQNs) are choosing to work in coffee shops and look for non-nursing posts before they’ve received their pin| Nursing in Practice
The impact of work-related fatigue for nurses and other staff is not being adequately recognised as a serious risk to patient safety| Nursing in Practice
There has been ‘a flood’ of nurses unable to find a job upon registering, with some considering a degree change.| Nursing in Practice
In a series of interviews with the regional co-chairs of the Social Care Nursing Advisory Councils (SCNACs), Madeleine Andersonl| Nursing in Practice
Nadine Davies took the leap to qualify as a general practice nurse. She describes her proud journey and why she thinks the role is so vital.| Nursing in Practice
People in their thirties with ‘normal’ blood pressure which rises throughout their life may face an increased risk of heart disease, stroke or heart failure in later life, researchers from University College London (UCL) have suggested. Tracking more than 500 people over four decades, the study found that individuals with higher blood pressure in their... Read more The post Monitoring lifetime blood pressure trajectories could help spot cardiovascular risks later in life appeared first on...| Nursing in Practice
The government appears to want to address concerns around the pay, terms and conditions of general practice nurses (GPNs), according to the Royal College of Nursing’s director for England. In an interview with Nursing in Practice, Patricia Marquis said ministers were talking to the union about general practice nursing in a way that ‘hasn’t always... Read more The post Government appears to want to address practice nurse pay concerns, says RCN lead appeared first on Nursing in Practice.| Nursing in Practice
Less than half of schoolchildren in England who are at risk of a serious and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction to food had been prescribed an adrenaline autoinjector, analysis of GP records has shown. Providing spare pens in schools for use in any child suffering anaphylaxis would be a safer and cheaper option, the team from... Read more The post Study suggests schools hold spare epi-pens for children not prescribed one appeared first on Nursing in Practice.| Nursing in Practice
The chair of Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee (HSCC) has written to the government expressing serious concern and calling for ‘urgent clarification’ over delays to the independent investigation into maternity and neonatal care. The independent investigation, led by former government minister Baroness Amos, was launched by the government in June to examine serious failings in maternity and... Read more The post Call for ‘urgent clarification’ on maternity investigatio...| Nursing in Practice
A first-of-its-kind programme to provide nursing students specialist training on domestic abuse and violence against women and girls has been launched in Northern Ireland. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Northern Ireland has partnered with Women’s Aid Federation NI and Queen’s University Belfast to offer the Unlocking Safety Initiative – an annual programme to... Read more The post University launches domestic abuse training for nursing students appeared first on Nursing in Prac...| Nursing in Practice
Thousands of patients in some of Scotland’s most deprived areas will be recruited to take part in a major new study evaluating the real-world impact of weight loss medicines, the UK Government has announced. The Scotland CardioMetabolic Impact Study (SCoMIS), a collaboration between academic, NHS and industry partners, will involve between 3,000 and 5,000 people... Read more The post Patients in Scotland’s most deprived areas to inform weight loss meds research appeared first on Nursing i...| Nursing in Practice
Non-GP clinical staff including nurses and pharmacists are spending an average of 42 minutes a week implementing new online access changes| Nursing in Practice
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What needs to be considered during the development of regulation for advanced practice for the UK, and what is there to be learned from the US, asks John Unsworth| Nursing in Practice
Clinical general practice nurse manager Naomi Smith shares advice for student nurses to gain the most out of a placement in general practice| Nursing in Practice
Applications to study nursing in the UK have fallen for a fourth consecutive year and are down by more than 15,000 compared to 2021| Nursing in Practice
Dr Crystal Oldman has today stepped down as chief executive of the Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN)| Nursing in Practice
Nurse specialist in genitourinary medicine Jodie Crossman updates on genital HPV infections, including advice on prevention and treatment measures| Nursing in Practice
Nurses should speak out against poor care even when ‘silence is the easy option’, a conference of primary and community care nurses has heard| Nursing in Practice
The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has published an updated guide for registered nurses, student nurses and nurse educators| Nursing in Practice
Unison has secured a mandate from its district nurse members at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC) to strike| Nursing in Practice
General practice is the bedrock of the NHS and its nursing workforce is vital to the success of all health and care services.| Nursing in Practice
Changes happening in ICBs risk reversing some of the gains made in local nurse leadership, says nurse leader Sarah Hall| Nursing in Practice
General practice staff across England have been urged to help improve primary care access for people with a learning disability| Nursing in Practice
Non-pharmaceutical interventions such as healthy eating and physical activity can be ‘foundational’ for managing menopause symptoms| Nursing in Practice
The NMC has updated its decision-making guidance on FtP to clarify ‘important principles’ relating to concerns arising outside work.| Nursing in Practice
The publication of a much-anticipated review into fitness to practice (FtP) will be further delayed despite months of waiting| Nursing in Practice
The nursing regulator has been advised to make several amendments to its fitness to practice (FtP) screening guidance| Nursing in Practice
There is ‘barely a spare bed’ left in NHS hospitals due to a lack of capacity in social care, the RCN warns| Nursing in Practice
Community nurses have been introduced to an ambulance control room to link-up services and improve response times this winter.| Nursing in Practice
A new government in Wales must take action to ensure safe staffing in community settings, increase district nurse numbers in Wales| Nursing in Practice
Some nurses are having to accept lower paid job roles to achieve changes to their hours, working conditions or to further their education| Nursing in Practice
The government has launched a call for evidence for nursing staff and organisations to inform its upcoming workforce plan| Nursing in Practice
A series of interviews with the regional co-chairs of the Social Care Nursing Advisory Councils looks at the priorities of each council| Nursing in Practice
What to consider when prescribing contraception in women with a family history of venous thrombosis or breast/ovarian cancer| Nursing in Practice
A Private Members’ Bill aiming to introduce statutory guidance for allergy prevention in babies and infants was debated in the House of Commons earlier this month.| Nursing in Practice
Nurses must do more to champion men’s mental health and flag male patients to domestic abuse and suicide support services| Nursing in Practice
The government has been urged to publish a timeline for the introduction of a ‘Fair Pay Agreement’ for care workers| Nursing in Practice
Nursing associates should not work in maternity services, NHS England, the NMC and the relevant royal colleges have said.| Nursing in Practice
Culturally adapted CBT intervention enables faster recovery for British South Asian women suffering from postnatal depression.| Nursing in Practice
A mother's diet from as early as the fifth month of pregnancy can affect childhood weight and body fat at two years of age, research has shown.| Nursing in Practice
The government has been asked to set out its ‘expectations’ for the ‘level and standard’ of palliative care| Nursing in Practice
A campaign has sought to increase nurse representation on a commission examining palliative care services across the UK.| Nursing in Practice
As MPs prepare to vote on a divisive assisted dying bill, Madeleine Anderson explores what it includes and what it means for nursing.| Nursing in Practice
England’s CNO appeals to primary care nurses to help inform the government’s 10-year plan for the health service.| Nursing in Practice
Adult social care providers face serious difficulty in recruiting registered nurses and nursing associates, finds DHSC| Nursing in Practice
Women who miss their first breast screening appointment face a 40% greater of dying from breast cancer in the long-term| Nursing in Practice
A campaign has been heavily criticised by the profession for using ‘highly inaccurate’ and ‘trivialising’ descriptions of GPNs.| Nursing in Practice
NHS England (NHSE) and the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) are ‘actively collaborating’ on a new scope of practice initiative for NAs| Nursing in Practice
A new bill aims to ensure only those registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) can legally use the title of ‘nurse’| Nursing in Practice
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) believes it is starting to see some ‘green shoots of progress’ in its work to improve FtP processes| Nursing in Practice
An updated version of a Community Nursing Safer Staffing Tool (CNSST) is hoped to be released in October, after months of delay.| Nursing in Practice
Nursing in Practice and its publishers Cogora will launch a major report on GP access during an event at the Labour Party Conference early next week| Nursing in Practice
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has launched a strategic plan for 2025-2027 based around five priority areas| Nursing in Practice
NMC reaffirms a commitment to developing a ‘safe and inclusive working environment’ following reports of whistleblower concerns.| Nursing in Practice
A new family access feature is being piloted in the NHS App to make it easier for parents and carers to switch profiles and book appointments| Nursing in Practice
Early career nurses and other NHS staff have become more stressed, unhappy and dissatisfied over the past decade| Nursing in Practice
The Scottish Government has been urged to use ‘unspent’ nursing bursaries to invest in the recruitment and retention of nurses in the country.| Nursing in Practice
A major increase in nurses quitting the profession early will make government NHS reforms ‘impossible to deliver.'| Nursing in Practice
Some GPNs have been able to secure pay rises higher than they expected by ‘asking and pushing’ their employers, according to the RCN.| Nursing in Practice
The RCN is ‘very hopeful’ that many general practice nurses (GPNs) will get a better pay rise for 2024/25 than they did last year.| Nursing in Practice
The independent pay review body has been asked to explore the reasons why many GPNs are not being given a pay rise.| Nursing in Practice
The government has failed to address long-term pay disparities faced by GPNS by instead directing funding through the ARRS| Nursing in Practice
Nursing in Practice explores the current state of recruitment within general practice nursing| Nursing in Practice
GPNs are an ‘influential and clinically vital’ part of the NHS and are increasingly taking more clinical workload off GPs, finds report| Nursing in Practice
Nurses have warned of the ‘incredibly miserable’ consequences of the government’s plans to ban the recruitment of care workers from overseas| Nursing in Practice
General Practice Nurses (GPNs) and GPs in England are being asked to ‘think again’ if they cannot offer a ‘substantial diagnosis’| Nursing in Practice
The recruitment of care workers from overseas is set to ‘end’ under plans announced by the government today| Nursing in Practice
The RCN has seen an eight-fold increase in concerns raised by migrant nursing staff who fear they are victims of exploitation| Nursing in Practice
There has been a significant decline in the number of Health and Care Worker visas granted in the UK over the past year.| Nursing in Practice
Nurses should follow advice from UK regulators and continue to advise pregnant women to take paracetamol as their first choice of pain relief where appropriate.| Nursing in Practice
The Children's Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza discusses the difference that school nurses make.| Nursing in Practice
Exploring complicated situations with prescribing of contraception - what are the options for women with obesity| Nursing in Practice
Patients who have undergone weight-loss treatment need better support after their treatment ends to maintain a healthy weight.| Nursing in Practice
New guidelines from government encourage companies to reduce the levels of sugar and salt in commercial baby foods.| Nursing in Practice
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is launching a new ‘case weighting tool’ for fitness to practise (FtP) referrals.| Nursing in Practice
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has appointed a new adviser to help improve its fitness to practise (FtP) processes.| Nursing in Practice
Children across England will be offered the chickenpox vaccine for the first time from 2026 as part of the routine childhood immunisation| Nursing in Practice
The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine has reduced the risk of hospital admission from RSV infection by 82% among adults aged 75 to 79.| Nursing in Practice
Marilyn Eveleigh shouts loud about the value of nurses in primary care, who see patients through many health and personal life changes.| Nursing in Practice
It is important to show that GP nursing ‘is not a basic role’ but in many ways a profession that is ‘enhanced and advanced’ from the get-go| Nursing in Practice
Well-timed palliative intervention can be a game-changer for people affected by homelessness facing advanced ill health.| Nursing in Practice
The UK is losing up to £11.6 billion each year due to lives cut short by cancer, according to a report commissioned by Cancer Research UK.| Nursing in Practice
Earlier this week the government launched its ‘Graduate Guarantee’ for nursing and midwifery, with the promise of providing more jobs| Nursing in Practice
Threat of nurse redundancies and ongoing uncertainty around incoming cuts to ICBs is placing significant strain on the workforce, says RCN| Nursing in Practice
Student nurses have spoken out about the growing challenges they face during their training, including financial strain| Nursing in Practice
The government has outlined new details of how nurses will lead testing and research as part of the government’s genomic population health| Nursing in Practice
Nurses will continue to leave the profession unless they feel ‘genuinely recognised and rewarded’ for the work they are doing, says Streeting| Nursing in Practice
