<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Nurse - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Nurse news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:21:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Steps to Safety initiative introduced in 12 areas across England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phase 1 of Steps to Safety will enable GP practices across 12 areas in England to connect people experiencing domestic abuse with specialist support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/steps-to-safety-initiative-introduced-in-12-areas-across-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/steps-to-safety-initiative-introduced-in-12-areas-across-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black History Month: Paulette Lewis on leadership, heritage and supporting the next generation]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of Black History Month 2026, we're sharing the stories and experiences of Black nursing and midwifery professionals, exploring this year's theme, Honour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/black-history-month-paulette-lewis-on-leadership-heritage-and-supporting-the-next-generation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/black-history-month-paulette-lewis-on-leadership-heritage-and-supporting-the-next-generation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NMC responds to CQC State of Care report 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its annual assessment of health and social care in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nmc-responds-to-cqc-state-of-care-report-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nmc-responds-to-cqc-state-of-care-report-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information September 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-september-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-september-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New mental health pilot for young people supported by social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young people supported by social care in Greater Manchester are set to benefit from a new mental health pilot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-mental-health-pilot-for-young-people-supported-by-social-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-mental-health-pilot-for-young-people-supported-by-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social media campaign urges Brits to get vaccinated for winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government launches a social media campaign to promote a new NHS App feature which helps people check their eligibility and book their flu vaccination]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/social-media-campaign-urges-brits-to-get-vaccinated-for-winter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/social-media-campaign-urges-brits-to-get-vaccinated-for-winter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursing students should spend half their placements in community settings, says QICN chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nursing students should spend at least 50% of their clinical placement time in a community setting, including GP practices, care homes and schools, the chief executive of the Queens Institute of Community Nursing (QICN) has urged. Speaking to a room of nurses at the QICN’s annual conference in Birmingham today, Steph Lawrence stressed work was...Read moreThe post Nursing students should spend half their placements in community settings, says QICN chief appeared first on Nursing in Practice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nursing-students-should-spend-half-their-placements-in-community-settings-says-qicn-chief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nursing-students-should-spend-half-their-placements-in-community-settings-says-qicn-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: NHS Pension Board annual report: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out the work of the NHS Pension Board from April 2024 to March 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-nhs-pension-board-annual-report-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-nhs-pension-board-annual-report-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond memory loss: recognising dementia in primary care]]></title><description><![CDATA[An estimated one third of older people with dementia in England remain undiagnosed. Rachel Daly, academy lead Admiral Nurse at Dementia UK, explains how primary care nurses are well placed to recognise the patterns that point to the condition and make timely referrals. Dementia rarely presents as a direct concern. More often, it emerges through...Read moreThe post Beyond memory loss: recognising dementia in primary care appeared first on Nursing in Practice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/beyond-memory-loss-recognising-dementia-in-primary-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/beyond-memory-loss-recognising-dementia-in-primary-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First needle-free adrenaline treatment for young children launched in the UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first needle-free adrenaline treatment for young children is now available in the UK. The 1mg nasal spray was launched on Tuesday (20 October) and is available for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis in young children aged 4 years and over who weigh 15 kg to less than 30 kg. The announcement comes after the...Read moreThe post First needle-free adrenaline treatment for young children launched in the UK appeared first on Nursing in Practice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/first-needle-free-adrenaline-treatment-for-young-children-launched-in-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/first-needle-free-adrenaline-treatment-for-young-children-launched-in-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government developing ‘national definition’ for delayed community care]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is working on a national definition for care that is postponed or delayed within the community, health minister Karin Smyth has said. Speaking during the Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing’s (QICN’s) annual conference today, the secondary care minister said any decisions to defer care in the community ‘must be visible, consistent, and accountable’....Read moreThe post Government developing ‘national definition’ for delayed community care appeared first on Nursing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-developing-national-definition-for-delayed-community-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-developing-national-definition-for-delayed-community-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Government response to the HSCC's report on healthy ageing and physical activity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's response to the House of Commons' Health and Social Care Committee's (HSCC) 'Healthy Ageing: physical activity in an ageing society' report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-government-response-to-the-hsccs-report-on-healthy-ageing-and-physical-activity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-government-response-to-the-hsccs-report-on-healthy-ageing-and-physical-activity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accredited official statistics: Abortion statistics for England and Wales: 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics and commentary on abortions carried out in 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/accredited-official-statistics-abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2024/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/accredited-official-statistics-abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursing in Practice Podcast: Inside this year’s winter vaccination programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest episode of the Nursing in Practice Podcast welcomes two general practice nurses (GPNs) to discuss the latest trends, demands and challenges within this year’s winter vaccination programme. It marks the seventh episode of the Nursing in Practice Podcast and is available to listen here: Senior reporter Gee Harland welcomes GPNs Abigail Houlbrooke and...Read moreThe post Nursing in Practice Podcast: Inside this year’s winter vaccination programme appeared first on Nursing in Practice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nursing-in-practice-podcast-inside-this-years-winter-vaccination-programme/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nursing-in-practice-podcast-inside-this-years-winter-vaccination-programme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faster clinical trials bring cutting-edge treatments to patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients are set to receive cutting-edge treatments as the Government hits its ambitious target to speed up clinical trials]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/faster-clinical-trials-bring-cutting-edge-treatments-to-patients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/faster-clinical-trials-bring-cutting-edge-treatments-to-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petition demands urgent action as graduate midwives still left without jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a petition ‘demanding urgent action’ from the Welsh Government as more than 60 midwifery graduates are understood to still be without roles. It comes after almost 400 nursing, midwifery and operating department practitioner graduates were left without appropriate Band 5 roles in Wales as of June because of...Read moreThe post Petition demands urgent action as graduate midwives still left without jobs appeared first on Nursing in Practice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/petition-demands-urgent-action-as-graduate-midwives-still-left-without-jobs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/petition-demands-urgent-action-as-graduate-midwives-still-left-without-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurses included in government crackdown on high-risk cosmetic treatments]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has announced plans to restrict the provision of high-risk cosmetic procedures to qualified healthcare professionals as part of a crackdown on unregulated practitioners carrying out potentially dangerous treatments. Under the proposed regulations, procedures including liquid Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs), vampire facials and deep chemical peels would be subject to new restrictions determining which...Read moreThe post Nurses included in government crackdown on high-risk cosmetic tre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nurses-included-in-government-crackdown-on-high-risk-cosmetic-treatments/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nurses-included-in-government-crackdown-on-high-risk-cosmetic-treatments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covid inquiry calls for care home visiting rights in future pandemics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care home residents should retain the right to receive visitors in person during future pandemics, except in the most serious or exceptional circumstances, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has recommended. In its report examining the impact of the pandemic on adult social care, the inquiry called on all four governments within the UK to publish guidance...Read moreThe post Covid inquiry calls for care home visiting rights in future pandemics appeared first on Nursing in Practice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/covid-inquiry-calls-for-care-home-visiting-rights-in-future-pandemics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/covid-inquiry-calls-for-care-home-visiting-rights-in-future-pandemics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restrictions on the performance of high-risk cosmetic and wellbeing procedures in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation is seeking views on new safeguards for high-risk cosmetic and wellbeing procedures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/restrictions-on-the-performance-of-high-risk-cosmetic-and-wellbeing-procedures-in-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/restrictions-on-the-performance-of-high-risk-cosmetic-and-wellbeing-procedures-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: UK Health Security Campus: Accounting Officer Assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accounting Officer Assessment summary for the UK Health Security Campus Programme, assessing regularity, propriety, value for money and feasibility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-uk-health-security-campus-accounting-officer-assessment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-uk-health-security-campus-accounting-officer-assessment/</guid></item></channel></rss>