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• Accredited official statistics: Abortion statistics for England and Wales: 2024

  21-10-2026 16:09 via gov.uk
  
  Statistics and commentary on abortions carried out in 2024.
  
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• Faster clinical trials bring cutting-edge treatments to patients

  21-10-2026 13:42 via gov.uk
  
  Patients are set to receive cutting-edge treatments as the Government hits its ambitious target to speed up clinical trials
  
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• Restrictions on the performance of high-risk cosmetic and wellbeing procedures in England

  21-10-2026 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  This consultation is seeking views on new safeguards for high-risk cosmetic and wellbeing procedures.
  
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• Transparency data: UK Health Security Campus: Accounting Officer Assessment

  21-10-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Accounting Officer Assessment summary for the UK Health Security Campus Programme, assessing regularity, propriety, value for money and feasibility.
  
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• Cosmetic cowboys crackdown continues with new restrictions

  21-10-2026 09:58 via gov.uk
  
  The governments crackdown on cosmetic cowboys intensifies with restrictions on high-risk procedures.
  
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• Guidance: NHS continuing healthcare fast track pathway tool

  20-10-2026 18:07 via gov.uk
  
  Identify individuals who need to be fast tracked for immediate provision of NHS continuing healthcare.
  
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• Policy paper: Joint DHSC and NHS England written evidence for the SSRB: pay round 2027 to 2028

  19-10-2026 14:13 via gov.uk
  
  Evidence submitted to the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England for the 2027 to 2028 pay round.
  
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• Policy paper: Joint DHSC and NHS England written evidence for the NHSPRB: pay round 2027 to 2028

  19-10-2026 14:13 via gov.uk
  
  Evidence submitted to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England for the 2027 to 2028 pay round.
  
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• Policy paper: Joint DHSC and NHS England written evidence for the DDRB: pay round 2027 to 2028

  19-10-2026 14:13 via gov.uk
  
  Evidence submitted to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England for the 2027 to 2028 pay round.
  
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• Guidance: Prevent: guidance for NHS mental health services

  19-10-2026 12:00 via gov.uk
  
  How those working in NHS mental health services can help reduce the risk of radicalisation in children, young people and adults.
  
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• Official Statistics: UK Clinical Research Delivery key performance indicators: data to October 2026

  19-10-2026 10:08 via gov.uk
  
  Report bringing together data on the delivery of globally competitive clinical research through the UK Clinical Research Delivery programme.
  
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• £140 million boost to urgent care to ease winter pressures on NHS

  18-10-2026 01:23 via gov.uk
  
  £140 million will fund 14 urgent care schemes, with 25 more sites opening for winter, to boost NHS capacity and ease pressure on A&E.
  
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• Policy paper: UK government response to the Covid-19 Inquiry Module 4 report

  16-10-2026 15:21 via gov.uk
  
  The UK government response to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 4 report on the impact of the pandemic on vaccines and therapeutics.
  
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• Nursing in Practice North event to explore managing complex wounds alongside skin conditions

  16-10-2026 11:08 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The overlap between skin conditions and wound care – and how to manage both alongside one another – will be explored at our Nursing in Practice North 2026 event next month. Returning to Liverpool on Wednesday 25 November, this free event brings together primary care and community nurses for a day of expert-led education, practical...Read moreThe post Nursing in Practice North event to explore managing complex wounds alongside skin conditions appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Counterfeit weight loss jabs worth £2m seized in Birmingham raid

  16-10-2026 08:59 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  More than 12,000 counterfeit weight loss medicine jabs worth around £2m have been seized in a raid on an industrial unit in Birmingham. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and West Midlands Police recovered the fake retatrutide and tirzepatide pens along with packaging for around 30,000 additional products. Tim Duffield, head of intelligence...Read moreThe post Counterfeit weight loss jabs worth £2m seized in Birmingham raid appeared first on Nursing in Pra
  
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• Almost half with flu-like symptoms miss work or school, UKHSA finds

  16-10-2026 08:48 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Almost half of people in work or education who had flu-like symptoms took time off sick during recent winter seasons, according to new data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Findings from the latest FluSurvey showed that 47% of respondents who work or go to school took time off because of their symptoms, while...Read moreThe post Almost half with flu-like symptoms miss work or school, UKHSA finds appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Mental health nurses to vote on strike action over alleged job cut plans

  15-10-2026 17:53 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Mental health nurses working at the East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) are being asked to vote on taking strike action as part of a dispute centred on alleged plans to axe hundreds of jobs. The trust, which provides, mental health, community, primary care, and inpatient services across east London and Bedfordshire, revealed plans to...Read moreThe post Mental health nurses to vote on strike action over alleged job cut plans appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Immigration reform could put thousands of healthcare staff ‘at risk’

  15-10-2026 17:17 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Government plans for immigration reform could cost the NHS at least £169m and put the future of 12,000 healthcare workers in jeopardy, NHS Employers and Unison have warned. According to the proposals, foreign nationals on health and care worker visas would face a wait of up to 15 years to secure permanent residency in the...Read moreThe post Immigration reform could put thousands of healthcare staff ‘at risk’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• ‘Advanced practice should mean advanced opportunity, not just advanced responsibility’

  15-10-2026 17:03 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Advanced clinical practitioner Jane Eastwood wants to see more training and opportunities for those working in primary care, arguing that advanced practice should provide advanced opportunity, not just advanced responsibility. The diabetes and menopause specialist also calls for greater recognition, Agenda for Change contracts, and better support for nurses and healthcare assistants working in general...Read moreThe post ‘Advanced practice should mean advanced opportunity, not just advance
  
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• District nursing at heart of Welsh Government’s winter NHS plans, minister says

  15-10-2026 16:55 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  District nursing is central to the Welsh Government’s plans to ease winter pressures on hospitals by providing more care in the community, health minister Mabon ap Gwynfor has told the Senedd. Mr ap Gwynfor’s comments were made in response to Plaid Cymru MS Rebeca Phillips, who asked how the government would support healthcare professionals working...Read moreThe post District nursing at heart of Welsh Government’s winter NHS plans, minister says appeared first on Nursing in Pr
  
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• Independent report: COVID-19 vaccination in autumn 2026 and spring 2027: JCVI advice, 16 July 2025

  15-10-2026 16:49 via gov.uk
  
  Statement setting out advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on the COVID-19 vaccination programmes for autumn 2026 and spring 2027.
  
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• Conjunctivitis: what nurses need to know

  15-10-2026 16:42 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Conjunctivitis is a common presentation that practice and community nurses will encounter. While many cases will resolve on their own, some patients need treatment and others require urgent referral. Natalie Lewis, associate professorial teaching fellow at Aston University, explains how to tell viral, bacterial and allergic conjunctivitis apart, and highlights the role of nurses in...Read moreThe post Conjunctivitis: what nurses need to know appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Government announces £33m investment in dementia research initiative

  15-10-2026 13:27 via nursinginpractice.com
  The government is to provide £33m of funding focused on recruitment for clinical studies to test new treatments for dementia. The investment will be made through the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Goals programme, alongside funding from Bristol Myers Squibb, GSK and Gates Ventures. The money will support the work of the BARBARA Alliance, a UK...Read moreThe post Government announces £33m investment in dementia research initiative appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• MHRA announces measures to improve messaging on antidepressant risks

  15-10-2026 12:24 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced a series of measures to strengthen messaging around the key risks associated with antidepressant medicines. New boxed warnings will carry information on suicidal thoughts and behaviours, and signpost where patients can get help. And new patient cards will be available in digital or hard copy...Read moreThe post MHRA announces measures to improve messaging on antidepressant risks appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Guidance: Consultants in public health: appointments guidance

  15-10-2026 09:55 via gov.uk
  
  Sets out arrangements of public health consultant and consultant academic appointments by local authorities and higher education institutions.
  
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• RCN Council chair and vice chair re-elected

  14-10-2026 16:30 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced the re-election of the chair and vice chair of its governing council. Carmel O’Boyle has been re-elected as chair of RCN Council, the nursing union’s governing body. She first took up the role in January 2025 and has been focused on ‘championing the voice of nursing staff...Read moreThe post RCN Council chair and vice chair re-elected appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Nurses in Northern Ireland balloted on strike action over ongoing pay dispute

  14-10-2026 13:52 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Nurses working in Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care (HSC) service are being balloted on whether they want to take strike action over an ongoing pay dispute. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is asking eligible members to vote in support of both strike action short of strike and full strike action in a ballot...Read moreThe post Nurses in Northern Ireland balloted on strike action over ongoing pay dispute appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• HRT patches out of stock until end of November

  14-10-2026 12:54 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  A brand of transdermal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) patch is out of stock, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced. In a tier 2 – medium impact – notification, issued on 12 October, the DHSC said that FemSeven Conti (estradiol 50mcg and levonorgestrel 7mcg/24hours) transdermal patches will be out of stock until...Read moreThe post HRT patches out of stock until end of November appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Social care nurse turnover ‘shockingly high’

  14-10-2026 09:41 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The number of registered nurses working in adult social care in England has increased for the third consecutive year, while the vacancy rate has fallen, according to a new report from Skills for Care. However, concerns remain around high levels of nurse turnover in the sector – with the suggestion that ‘high pay rates and...Read moreThe post Social care nurse turnover ‘shockingly high’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• AI-generated patient complaints adding to GP practice workload, survey finds

  14-10-2026 09:13 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Almost half (45%) of GP practice managers say AI-generated patient complaints are increasing workloads and affecting staff wellbeing and morale, according to a survey by the Medical Protection Society. The poll of almost 160 UK practice managers found just 7% said they had not encountered an AI-generated complaint. The Medical Protection Society, which is a...Read moreThe post AI-generated patient complaints adding to GP practice workload, survey finds appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Once-weekly insulin jab for type 2 diabetes authorised by MHRA

  13-10-2026 17:40 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  A new once-weekly insulin treatment for adults with type 2 diabetes has been authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Onswik (insulin efsitora alfa) is a long-acting basal insulin that could cut the injections needed by patients currently on daily treatment from 365 a year to 52. According to Julian Beach, MHRA...Read moreThe post Once-weekly insulin jab for type 2 diabetes authorised by MHRA appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Visa changes spark fresh appeal from RCN to protect migrant nurses

  13-10-2026 17:09 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has once again urged the government to make further changes to visa rules to better protect migrant nursing staff as new changes come into effect. Changes to the Skilled Worker visa route, which came into effect last week, aim to untie recognised victims of modern slavery from their specific...Read moreThe post Visa changes spark fresh appeal from RCN to protect migrant nurses appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Nursing academic wins award for ‘global impact’ on wound care practice

  13-10-2026 17:08 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  A nursing academic has won an award for her work in improving wound care and promoting responsible antimicrobial use. University of Huddersfield’s Professor Karen Ousey has been awarded the World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS) 2026 Distinguished Contribution Award in the antimicrobial stewardship category –  recognising her ‘sustained global impact on wound care practice...Read moreThe post Nursing academic wins award for ‘global impact’ on wound care
  
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• ICN calls for greater investment in primary care nurses

  13-10-2026 14:39 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Governments should invest in primary care nurses and allow them to form the frontline in the fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has said. The call is made in the organisation’s report on the 79th World Health Assembly, held in Geneva in May, in which it summarises its statements at...Read moreThe post ICN calls for greater investment in primary care nurses appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• NMC’s executive director of professional regulation to step down

  13-10-2026 12:01 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The executive director of professional regulation at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is stepping down after four years. Lesley Maslen will be succeeded by Richard Cartland at the end of November on a temporary basis while recruitment for a permanent position takes place. Ms Maslen helped lead the regulator’s fitness to practise (FtP) proceedings,...Read moreThe post NMC’s executive director of professional regulation to step down appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Minister McGovern speech on mental health, ADHD and autism

  09-10-2026 16:30 via gov.uk
  
  Minister for Social Care and Mental Health, Alison McGovern, delivered a speech at the Fonagy Review launch event hosted by Rethink Mental Illness
  
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• Nurses asked to join baking fundraiser to support colleagues facing hardship

  09-10-2026 11:32 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Nurses, midwives and colleagues are being urged to participate in a national bake sale initiative in the hope of raising money to support those among the workforce facing financial hardship. UK charity Cavell – which provides grants and advice to nursing and midwifery professionals facing financial hardships – is running its ‘Raise Your Whisks for...Read moreThe post Nurses asked to join baking fundraiser to support colleagues facing hardship appeared first on Nursing in Practi
  
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• Transparency data: 2024 VPAG operational review: 23 July 2026

  09-10-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Minutes of a meeting held between the government, NHS England and ABPI about the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG).
  
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• Independent report: Looking into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: final report (easy read)

  09-10-2026 10:00 via gov.uk
  
  This report explains the final results of a review about mental health conditions, ADHD and autism.
  
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• Independent report: Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: final report

  09-10-2026 10:00 via gov.uk
  
  Final report detailing the findings of the independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, ADHD and autism.
  
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• Government pledges earlier support to tackle mental health crises

  09-10-2026 09:17 via gov.uk
  
  Independent review into prevalence and support for mental health conditions, ADHD and autism published
  
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• Nurse struck off after meds errors including giving a patient adrenaline instead of flu jab

  08-10-2026 18:19 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  A community nurse has been struck off the register after giving a cancer patient adrenaline instead of a flu vaccination, as well as a series of other medication errors. Melanie Hayworth has been removed from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register after a string of medication errors during her role as a Band 5...Read moreThe post Nurse struck off after meds errors including giving a patient adrenaline instead of flu jab appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• UKHSA issues vaccination plea amid ‘possible signs’ of early flu season

  08-10-2026 17:30 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has stressed the importance of vaccination uptake as latest data shows ‘possible signs’ of an early flu season. While still at ‘very low’ levels, flu activity throughout September has been higher than in the same period during the last four winter seasons. In a media briefing with UKHSA and...Read moreThe post UKHSA issues vaccination plea amid ‘possible signs’ of early flu season appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Unions submit 2027/28 pay claim for NHS nurses in Scotland

  08-10-2026 16:45 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  A pay claim for nurses working in Scotland’s NHS has been sent to the Scottish Government by health unions – with a warning that negotiations must begin soon to avoid a delayed uplift for 2027/28. Union members of the Scottish Terms and Conditions Committee – including the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Unison and the...Read moreThe post Unions submit 2027/28 pay claim for NHS nurses in Scotland appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• £33.2m to protect public from future epidemics and pandemics

  08-10-2026 15:27 via gov.uk
  
  £33.2m will fund eight vaccine projects targeting deadly diseases, strengthening UK pandemic preparedness and helping protect people worldwide.
  
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• £33.2 million to protect public from future epidemics and pandemics

  08-10-2026 15:27 via gov.uk
  
  £33.2 million will fund 8 vaccine projects targeting deadly diseases, strengthening UK pandemic preparedness and helping protect people worldwide.
  
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• Less than two weeks until Nursing in Practice’s virtual event on chronic conditions

  08-10-2026 13:02 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  With less than two weeks to go until Nursing in Practice Virtual: Chronic Conditions, now is the time to secure your space. Taking place online on Tuesday 20 October, this free event for primary care and community nursing professionals will tackle clinical challenges encountered in everyday practice –  from chronic kidney disease (CKD) to weight...Read moreThe post Less than two weeks until Nursing in Practice’s virtual event on chronic conditions appeared first on Nursing in Pr
  
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• Nurse-led youth vaping support service launched

  08-10-2026 12:52 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  A nurse-led support service aimed at tackling smoking and vaping among young people has been launched in Derbyshire. The service – which has been described as a ‘first-of-its-kind’ and is named Vibe – will be run by a specialist community public health nurse across 10 secondary schools in the area. Delivered by the Derbyshire Community...Read moreThe post Nurse-led youth vaping support service launched appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Independent review of Scotland’s maternity services begins

  08-10-2026 12:47 via nursinginpractice.com
  An independent review of maternity services across Scotland has begun, examining how care can be improved for women, babies and families. The nine-month process – chaired by Professor Christine McCourt, professor of maternal and child health at City St George’s, University of London – will examine the maternity system as a whole, drawing on data...Read moreThe post Independent review of Scotland’s maternity services begins appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Skin lightening treatments and their risks: what nurses need to know

  08-10-2026 11:06 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Although skin lightening – also known as skin bleaching – is a controversial practice, people turn to it for a wide variety of reasons. Patients rarely volunteer that they are using these products, but they often present in primary care with symptoms linked to their use, largely because unregulated products, or the inappropriate use of...Read moreThe post Skin lightening treatments and their risks: what nurses need to know appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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