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• Guidance: Independent Commission on Adult Social Care: terms of reference

  01-10-2026 12:10 via gov.uk
  
  Terms of reference for Baroness Casey's Independent Commission on Adult Social Care.
  
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• Impact assessment: Equality impact assessment: cardiovascular disease modern service framework

  02-10-2026 16:30 via gov.uk
  
  The equality impact assessment accompanies the publication of the cardiovascular disease modern service framework.
  
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• NMC to ‘strengthen’ monitoring of nursing education

  02-10-2026 15:22 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The nursing regulator has vowed to take a more ‘proactive approach’ when monitoring the quality of nursing and midwifery training programmes. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has announced a new improvement plan which it says will deliver a ‘modernised education quality assurance process’ for programmes across the UK. It comes after the super-regulator, the...Read moreThe post NMC to ‘strengthen’ monitoring of nursing education appeared first on Nursing
  
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• UK reciprocal healthcare agreements with non-EU countries

  02-10-2026 13:13 via gov.uk
  
  How UK citizens or residents can get healthcare when visiting countries or territories outside the EU where the UK has reciprocal healthcare agreements.
  
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• Safety alert issued for ‘dangerous’ baby sleeping bag products

  02-10-2026 12:11 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  A safety alert has been issued for certain baby sleeping bags following concerns over the risk of overheating and suffocation. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) alert advises parents and carers not to buy – and to stop using – any sleeping bag products that lack armholes or which include a hood for...Read moreThe post Safety alert issued for ‘dangerous’ baby sleeping bag products appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Statutory guidance: Ring-fenced public health grant to local authorities

  02-10-2026 12:00 via gov.uk
  
  Local authorities in England must have regard to this statutory guidance when planning expenditure from the ring-fenced public health grant.
  
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• Research: Nutrient analysis of beef

  02-10-2026 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  An analysis of fresh beef cuts bought in the UK in 2024, to measure their macronutrient, mineral and vitamin content.
  
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• Guidance: Safeguarding children affected by a parent's alcohol or drug use

  01-10-2026 17:58 via gov.uk
  
  How alcohol and drug treatment and recovery commissioners and providers can safeguard children affected by their parent or carer's alcohol or drug use.
  
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• Guidance: Children and young people's alcohol and drug services: framework

  01-10-2026 17:58 via gov.uk
  
  This framework sets out guidance for designing, commissioning and providing alcohol and drug support for children and young people in England.
  
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• Nurses alerted to ‘potentially harmful’ online ads for baby products

  01-10-2026 17:25 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Nurses have been urged to be aware of ‘potentially harmful claims’ being made in online advertisements promoting certain baby products. The UK’s advertising regulator has issued a warning to health professionals, parents and carers about online ads promoting baby products that claim to help with colic, reflux, sleep and soothing. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)...Read moreThe post Nurses alerted to ‘potentially harmful’ online ads for baby products appeare
  
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• Health news watch: the male contraceptive pill, assisted dying bill and more

  01-10-2026 16:30 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Here, we look at the clinical news that patients might have read in the mainstream news media in September and provide the original evidence behind the stories so that you can answer any questions that may come up. Cahal McQuillan reports. Male contraceptive pills could be available in five years A male contraceptive pill could...Read moreThe post Health news watch: the male contraceptive pill, assisted dying bill and more appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Cervical screening updates and breast cancer prevention to feature at Nursing in Practice North

  01-10-2026 16:23 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Updates to the cervical screening programme – including the rollout of HPV self-testing kits – and a focus on breast cancer prevention and early detection will feature at our Nursing in Practice North 2026 event next month. Returning to Liverpool on Wednesday 25 November, this free event brings together primary care and community nurses for...Read moreThe post Cervical screening updates and breast cancer prevention to feature at Nursing in Practice North appeared first on Nursing in
  
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• Guideline on diabetes distress calls for routine emotional checks

  01-10-2026 15:45 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Healthcare professionals should routinely discuss the emotional impact of diabetes with patients, according to a clinical practice guideline developed by the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). Published by Diabetologia, the guidance paper calls for regular assessment and monitoring of diabetes distress – feelings of frustration, defeat or being overwhelmed by managing the...Read moreThe post Guideline on diabetes distress calls for routine emotional checks appeared firs
  
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• Clinical quiz: managing UTI in women

  01-10-2026 15:36 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Women frequently present with symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI) in primary care, but diagnosis and treatment are not always straightforward. Nurses need to recognise when symptoms support an empirical diagnosis, when urine testing is useful and when red flags suggest pyelonephritis or another cause. This quick quiz uses practical scenarios to test your understanding...Read moreThe post Clinical quiz: managing UTI in women appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Expanded health visiting support to be rolled out across 1,000 family hubs

  01-10-2026 15:34 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The government has announced plans to expand health visiting and midwifery support in family hubs across all local authorities by 2028. Health secretary Yvette Cooper revealed that the government’s ‘Healthy Babies’ programme will be expanded, using the principles of the former Sure Start centres, at more than 1,000 family hubs over the next two years....Read moreThe post Expanded health visiting support to be rolled out across 1,000 family hubs appeared first on Nursing in Prac
  
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• Guidance: How to collect SACE data: 2025 to 2026

  01-10-2026 13:18 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance and materials for local authorities on how to collect data for the survey of adult carers in England (SACE) for the 2025 to 2026 survey year.
  
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• Guidance: How to complete the SAC data return: 2025 to 2026

  01-10-2026 13:17 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance for local authorities on how to complete the safeguarding adults collection (SAC) data return for the 2025 to 2026 reporting period.
  
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• Guidance: How to complete the DPAs data return: 2025 to 2026

  01-10-2026 13:17 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance for local authorities on how to complete the deferred payment agreements (DPAs) data return for the 2025 to 2026 reporting period.
  
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• Guidance: How to collect ASCS data: 2025 to 2026

  01-10-2026 12:10 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance and materials for local authorities on how to collect data for the adult social care survey (ASCS) for the 2025 to 2026 survey year.
  
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• Guidance: How to collect ASCS data: 2026 to 2027

  01-10-2026 12:08 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance and materials for the adult social care survey (ASCS) in England 2026 to 2027 survey year.
  
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• NMC fee increase comes into force

  01-10-2026 11:19 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  An almost 20% increase to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration fee comes into force from today (1 October). In a statement for Nursing in Practice, the NMC has set out what nurses, midwives and nursing associates can expect when it comes to their payments following the increase. The annual fee will rise from...Read moreThe post NMC fee increase comes into force appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Support for families and babies rolled out to all family hubs

  30-09-2026 17:38 via gov.uk
  
  Government expands Healthy Babies support, boosts adult social care workforce and backs NHS action on violence against women.
  
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• Government to create national pension scheme for social care nurses

  30-09-2026 15:49 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  A new national pension scheme is to be created for nurses and colleagues working in the social care sector, the government has announced. In a keynote address at today’s Labour Party conference, Yvette Cooper outlined a string of measures to help make improvements for the social care workforce – including the promise of a ‘proper’...Read moreThe post Government to create national pension scheme for social care nurses appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Guidance: Healthcare education and training tariffs: 2026 to 2027

  30-09-2026 15:08 via gov.uk
  
  Information on the national tariff rates for clinical placements, explaining what they cover, how they’re administered and when they may vary.
  
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• Guidance: 2026 resident doctors deal: implementation update

  30-09-2026 14:32 via gov.uk
  
  Progress update on the implementation of the 2026 resident doctors deal.
  
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• Statutory guidance: The Primary Dental Services Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) (No. 4) Directions 2026

  30-09-2026 13:33 via gov.uk
  
  Makes changes to the payments made by NHS England to contractors under dental service contracts with effect from 30 September 2026.
  
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• Moving vaccinations out of practices ‘frees up nurse time but adds workload complexity’

  30-09-2026 09:40 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Moving vaccinations out of Scottish GP practices has freed up nursing time but has increased the complexity of the profession’s workload, an analysis has found. The Nuffield Trust has published a new report exploring what England can learn from the 2018 Scottish General Medical Services (GMS) contract, which set out major changes to help reduce...Read moreThe post Moving vaccinations out of practices ‘frees up nurse time but adds workload complexity’ appeared first on Nursing i
  
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• Level 5 Award in Understanding Digital Leadership in Adult Social Care qualification

  29-09-2026 17:49 via gov.uk
  
  Learn about who is eligible to apply and the benefits the qualification offers for adult social care providers.
  
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• Guidance: Adult social care digital skills framework

  29-09-2026 17:49 via gov.uk
  
  A resource to help people working in adult social care understand and develop the digital skills they need.
  
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• Digital champions in adult social care and how to introduce them

  29-09-2026 17:49 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance for adult social care providers on the role of digital champions, and how to introduce them successfully into your organisation.
  
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