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• Nurses and families urged to speak out over children’s nursing shake-up

  20-08-2026 17:53 via nursinginpractice.com
  Healthcare staff and families are being urged to respond to plans to overhaul children’s health services in Suffolk amid union warnings that specialist nursing support for vulnerable young people and parents is at risk.  Unison has called on residents and staff to make their views known as Suffolk County Council consults on a redesign of its Healthy Child...Read moreThe post Nurses and families urged to speak out over children’s nursing shake-up appeared first on
  
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• Fresh call to scrap immigration changes as care workforce ‘plunges’

  20-08-2026 17:09 via nursinginpractice.com
  The union Unison has made a new appeal to the Home Office to reverse proposed visa changes amid concerns it will cause ‘irreparable damage’ to the care workforce. It comes after latest data analysed by the union shows the number of new international recruits hired into care jobs ‘plunged’ from 105,000 in 2023/24 to 30,000...Read moreThe post Fresh call to scrap immigration changes as care workforce ‘plunges’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Menopausal hormone therapy associated with lower dementia risk, study suggests

  20-08-2026 15:12 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Women on menopausal hormone therapy are at a reduced risk of developing dementia, a new study has suggested. The authors stressed that while the research did not show that hormone therapy prevents dementia, it found that women using oestrogen-only hormone therapy had fewer biological signs associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The observational study also found that...Read moreThe post Menopausal hormone therapy associated with lower dementia risk, study suggests appeared first on Nursing i
  
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• Better investment and workforce data needed in general practice nursing

  20-08-2026 15:04 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The Scottish Government has been urged to use its upcoming budget review to prioritise investment in primary care and general practice nursing. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Scotland said more funding for the profession and improved data collection on the general practice nursing workforce was needed to help tackle pressures in primary care....Read moreThe post Better investment and workforce data needed in general practice nursing appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Clinical quiz: Providing pre-travel health advice

  20-08-2026 12:45 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Pre-travel health consultations can raise complex questions, particularly in patients who are pregnant, immunocompromised, travelling at short notice or visiting friends and relatives in countries where infectious diseases are endemic. Nurses working in general practice and the community need to be able to assess individual risks, give clear and up-to-date advice, and recognise when vaccination...Read moreThe post Clinical quiz: Providing pre-travel health advice appeared first on Nursing in Pra
  
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• NICE recommends weekly insulin jab for type 2 diabetes in final draft guidance

  20-08-2026 12:24 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands of adults with type 2 diabetes could be offered a once-weekly insulin injection under new draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). NICE has recommended insulin efsitora alfa, also known as Onswik and made by Eli Lilly, which could cut the number of injections for people currently...Read moreThe post NICE recommends weekly insulin jab for type 2 diabetes in final draft guidance appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Concern for nursing in Northern Ireland as health minister resigns

  20-08-2026 11:57 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has raised concerns over the resignation of Northern Ireland’s health minister and has vowed to ensure that delivering a pay award for the profession will remain a key priority for his successor. Mike Nesbitt announced his resignation this week, crediting a disagreement with Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Jon...Read moreThe post Concern for nursing in Northern Ireland as health minister resigns appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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