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• Concerns raised as NMC fitness to practise caseload tops 7,000

  24-08-2026 17:48 via nursinginpractice.com
  The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) fitness to practise (FtP) caseload has exceeded 7,000 cases – its highest level in recent years, according to the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) for Health and Social Care – a situation described by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) as ‘deeply concerning’. According to the minutes of a meeting...Read moreThe post Concerns raised as NMC fitness to practise caseload tops 7,000 appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Public ‘not considering safety checks’ when booking private Botox or scans

  24-08-2026 16:22 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  One in four (26.5%) people are not considering safety checks and even less say they are using a ‘verified’ source when booking non-surgical aesthetic treatments, therapy or a private ultrasound, research has shown. The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) commissioned new research into how much time and research consumers put in when booking appointments such as...Read moreThe post Public ‘not considering safety checks’ when booking private Botox or scans appeared first
  
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• RCM ‘strongly against’ nurse-first routes into midwifery

  24-08-2026 16:14 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has expressed its opposition to ‘nurse-first’ routes into midwifery – outlining risks to student access and costs and the need for ‘nurses to stay in nursing’ for the benefit of the healthcare system. The midwifery union has urged the government, health services, regulators, education commissioners and the Nursing and...Read moreThe post RCM ‘strongly against’ nurse-first routes into midwifery appeared first on Nursing
  
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• Unions ‘refuse’ to engage in government health visitor project amid strikes

  24-08-2026 13:29 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Health unions are refusing to engage in a Welsh Government programme focused on health visiting services amid an ongoing dispute over job descriptions. Health visitors from the Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board have been striking since February over claims that health visitors have been incorrectly paid at a Band 6 rate, when their...Read moreThe post Unions ‘refuse’ to engage in government health visitor project amid strikes appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Story of pioneering Welsh nurse remembered on stage

  24-08-2026 11:46 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The story of a pioneering Welsh nurse who is also remembered for defying Florence Nightingale has been brought to the stage. Betsi Cadwaladr was 65 when she nursed alongside Ms Nightingale during the Crimean War. Now, Her Story Theatre Company, based in Newport, is bringing her story to life by performing the show, called Betsi,...Read moreThe post Story of pioneering Welsh nurse remembered on stage appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Marine bites and stings: recognition and treatment

  24-08-2026 11:32 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  As rising numbers take to open-water swimming, including sea swimming, in the UK amid ongoing heatwaves, Dr Alex Kew, who leads the bites and stings service at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, offers guidance on first aid and follow-up care for jellyfish, weever fish, sea urchin and stingray...Read moreThe post Marine bites and stings: recognition and treatment appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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