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• Hepatitis A infections identified in Newcastle primary schools

  06-10-2026 17:31 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Two hepatitis A cases have been identified at primary schools in Newcastle, officials from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have confirmed. Families with children attending Benton Park Primary school and Central Walker Primary school were reportedly issued letters that included advice and guidance from the UKHSA last week. A spokesperson for the public health...Read moreThe post Hepatitis A infections identified in Newcastle primary schools appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Sharp rise in year-long community care waits for children

  06-10-2026 16:40 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  More than one in four children on waiting lists for community health services in England have been waiting at least a year for treatment, according to new analysis by The King’s Fund. The think tank found that 86,000 children had been waiting for 52 weeks or longer in July 2026, accounting for 27% of those...Read moreThe post Sharp rise in year-long community care waits for children appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• ‘We’re closing the gaps in palliative care through closer collaboration with GP practices’

  06-10-2026 16:18 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Marie Curie clinical lead for South West England Lucy Dowland explores how embedding healthcare professionals from the charity within GP practices has improved patient care and stopped individuals falling through the cracks.   As Marie Curie’s clinical lead in the South West of England, I see the realities of an end-of-life care system in crisis...Read moreThe post ‘We’re closing the gaps in palliative care through closer collaboration with GP practices’ appeared fir
  
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• Practice nurses invited to help test cervical screening system changes

  06-10-2026 15:06 via nursinginpractice.com
  Practice nurses are being invited to take part in research to help shape changes to the Cervical Screening Management System (CSMS). NHS England is looking for nurses and administrative staff who work with CSMS prior notification or non-responder lists to test new screens and processes. The research will involve trialling a new online process relating...Read moreThe post Practice nurses invited to help test cervical screening system changes appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Call for hospice funding to ‘keep pace’ with NHS nurse pay rises

  06-10-2026 12:16 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Hospices require improved funding to help ‘safeguard the future’ of nurses working within the sector, a leading charity has urged. Hospice UK has reiterated its concerns about a lack of funding for staffing costs amid recent funds allocated by the government to help improve buildings and infrastructure. In particular, the charity is concerned about hospice...Read moreThe post Call for hospice funding to ‘keep pace’ with NHS nurse pay rises appeared first on Nursing in Pra
  
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• Information for nurse prescribers on Levemir discontinuation issued

  06-10-2026 11:55 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  A National Patient Safety Alert has been issued over the discontinuation of the diabetes drug Levemir in December. Stocks of Levemir (insulin detemir) FlexPen pre-filled pens and Penfill cartridges are expected to be exhausted by the end of the year. Nurse prescribers and other health professionals have been told not to start any new patients...Read moreThe post Information for nurse prescribers on Levemir discontinuation issued appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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