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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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