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
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The nurse leaders behind a regional general practice nurse (GPN) school have said they are continuing to have high level conversations around the need for a national programme to support new nurses into general practice. The GPN Foundation School in Staffordshire launched in 2023 to help standardise training and move away from a ‘pick and... Read more The post Conversations on developing national GPN school ongoing appeared first on Nursing in Practice.| Nursing in Practice
We catch up with the Nurse/Nursing Team of the Year Award shortlist ahead of this year’s General Practice Awards ceremony, taking place on 5 December at the Novotel London West in Hammersmith. The frailty team at Newton and Haydock PCN has spent the past year strengthening its service to older people in the community, delivering... Read more The post The GP Awards 2025 shortlist: Newton and Haydock PCN Frailty Team appeared first on Nursing in Practice.| Nursing in Practice
The Code and revalidation are two of the key foundations that underpin safe, effective and compassionate nursing and midwifery practice across the UK, says Donna O’Boyle of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) – she encourages everyone to take part in their review As a fellow Registered Nurse, I know how the Code and revalidation... Read more The post The changing environment for the Code and revalidation appeared first on Nursing in Practice.| Nursing in Practice
Nurses working in Northern Ireland’s NHS are to be formally balloted on strike action over an ongoing row on pay. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) warned strike action appeared to be the ‘only option left open’ to the union as its members in Northern Ireland continued to go without a 3.6% pay award recommended... Read more The post Nurse strike action ‘imminent’ in Northern Ireland appeared first on Nursing in Practice.| Nursing in Practice
A new report has spotlighted the leading role of nurses in women’s health and contraceptive care within general practice. The Power of Practice Nurses report – based on an exclusive Nursing in Practice survey of more than 600 GP nursing staff – revealed that more than three-quarters (78%) of practice nurses carry out cervical screenings... Read more The post GPNs playing leading role in women’s health and contraceptive care, report finds appeared first on Nursing in Practice.| Nursing in Practice
Children and young people that are fully vaccinated against whooping cough (pertussis) are almost 70% less likely to be hospitalised with the disease, a new study has suggested. The study, published in in the Eurosurveillance medical journal this month, examined the impact of vaccination on pertussis-related hospital admissions in children in Scotland between January 2013... Read more The post Whooping cough vaccine cut child hospitalisations ‘by nearly 70%’ appeared first on Nursing in P...| Nursing in Practice
Nurses are invited to sign up for the latest Nursing in Practice virtual event, taking place on Monday. Nursing in Practice Virtual: Chronic Conditions – Women’s Health runs on 6 October from 9.30am, featuring leading experts in primary care. Join hundreds of nurses across the UK for this one-day, free event, with the latest clinical... Read more The post Sign up for Monday’s Nursing in Practice virtual event exploring women’s health appeared first on Nursing in Practice.| Nursing in Practice
People who use solid fuel wood burners for home heating experience a faster decline in lung function over eight years compared to non-users, a new study suggests. Researchers at University College London (UCL) found that the use of solid fuel was associated with a more rapid decline in FEV₁, a key indicator of lung capacity... Read more The post Indoor wood burners linked to a decline in lung function appeared first on Nursing in Practice.| 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
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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
A former chief nursing officer (CNO) for England has been chosen as the first woman to become Archbishop of Canterbury| 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
A community nursing team has been given a new 4x4 to help deliver care to patients living in remote areas.| 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
General practice nurses (GPNs) have been urged to write to their employers asking for confirmation of a 6% pay rise for 2024/25.| 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
A ‘professional strategy’ for nursing and midwifery will be published by England’s chief nursing officer (CNO) later this year| Nursing in Practice
Share your views. Nurses and midwives are invited to help define the next era of nursing and midwifery in England .| Nursing in Practice
Nurses and nursing associates face some of the highest levels of violence and harassment among the adult social care workforce in England| Nursing in Practice
It will be ‘impossible’ to recruit GPNs at the scale needed without changes to the GP contract, warns RCN leader| Nursing in Practice
Employers will soon be required to prioritise recruiting international care workers already in England before hiring from abroad.| Nursing in Practice
The number of nurses and midwives leaving the UK register has increased while the pace of international recruitment has slowed,| Nursing in Practice
The ‘economic power of care’ will be the theme for this year’s International Nurses Day (IND) on 12 May 2024.| Nursing in Practice
The economic value of GPNs is often ‘overlooked’ and the profession is not always seen as the ‘safety critical’| Nursing in Practice
This year’s International Nurses Day will centre on supporting the health and wellbeing of the workforce, ICN reveals| Nursing in Practice
Madeleine Anderson sits down with Paulette Hamilton, Labour MP, health and social care committee member and former district nurse| Nursing in Practice
The nursing regulator has published a draft plan to make 'the biggest investment' in fitness to practise (FtP) in a decade.| Nursing in Practice
The NMC has once again failed to meet a standard set by the super-regulator around timeliness of fitness to practise (FtP) cases.| Nursing in Practice
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has signed an anti-racism charter as part of its ongoing commitment| Nursing in Practice
The NMC has revealed a three-year programme to build a ‘positive, empowering and inclusive culture’ for its staff and registrants.| Nursing in Practice
Nursing professionals and employers have been urged to implement the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC’s)| Nursing in Practice
Nursing and midwifery prescribers will soon be required to consult people in person before issuing prescriptions| Nursing in Practice
Women with long Covid are more likely to experience heavier, longer periods and more bleeding between cycles.| Nursing in Practice
Work your way through the questions to enhance your understanding of management of acute sore throat in children.| Nursing in Practice
Sheilabye Sobrany talks to Wiliam Hunter about a challenging introduction to life as RCN president, as well as her plans and hopes for the future of her tenure| Nursing in Practice
The candidates for the next RCN presidential election have been revealed, RCN members will get a chance to vote October 24th and 28th.| Nursing in Practice
The RCN will restart the presidential elections from scratch after the two remaining candidates dropped out.| Nursing in Practice
Exclusive GP practices are at risk of losing ‘many’ experienced nurses because of an NHS accreditation scheme that needs ‘urgently’ reviewing| Nursing in Practice
The finalists have been announced for the Nurse and Nursing Team of the Year category in the 17th General Practice Awards| Nursing in Practice
Practice nurses expected to provide education and supervision for staff employed under ARRS despite, in many cases, being paid less.| Nursing in Practice