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• Menopause and sexual health updates to feature at Nursing in Practice Scotland 2026 

  21-08-2026 12:46 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The agenda for Nursing in Practice Scotland 2026 is now live – with a full day of CPD-accredited education designed for nurses working across primary care and community settings.  View the agenda, explore the full programme and register for your free place today at our event held on 30 September in Glasgow.  Among this year’s sessions are two practical updates...Read moreThe post Menopause and sexual health updates to feature at Nursing in Prac
  
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• New Northern Ireland health minister announced

  21-08-2026 10:37 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  A new health minister for Ireland has been announced following the resignation of Mike Nesbitt this week. Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) member of the Northern Ireland legislative assembly (MLA) Robbie Butler was appointed to the health minister position on Thursday (20 August). On his first day in post, Mr Butler, who is the former deputy...Read moreThe post New Northern Ireland health minister announced appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Nurses’ jobs at risk from older people’s care unit closure, union warns

  21-08-2026 09:56 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Nurses and healthcare assistants face redundancy or transfer following a decision to close Bridlington Care Unit (BCU) in Yorkshire, the union Unite has warned. The board of York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has backed the permanent closure of the elderly care unit in a move towards community-based care for patients who no...Read moreThe post Nurses’ jobs at risk from older people’s care unit closure, union warns appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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