<?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/1000/" /><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>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:57:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Government response to the Lord Mann review on antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government response to the Lord Mann review into antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-government-response-to-the-lord-mann-review-on-antisemitism-and-other-forms-of-racism-in-the-nhs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-government-response-to-the-lord-mann-review-on-antisemitism-and-other-forms-of-racism-in-the-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Lord Mann review on antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[An urgent review led by Lord John Mann examining how the NHS, including employers and UK health regulators, identify, report and respond to antisemitism and other forms of racism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-lord-mann-review-on-antisemitism-and-other-forms-of-racism-in-the-nhs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-lord-mann-review-on-antisemitism-and-other-forms-of-racism-in-the-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lord Mann's recommendations to tackle antisemitism accepted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government to act on Lord Mann’s report about tackling racism and antisemitism in NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lord-manns-recommendations-to-tackle-antisemitism-accepted/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lord-manns-recommendations-to-tackle-antisemitism-accepted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brand new dental school places in 'dental deserts']]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients set to benefit from the first sustained expansion of dental school places in nearly 20 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/brand-new-dental-school-places-in-dental-deserts-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/brand-new-dental-school-places-in-dental-deserts-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brand new dental school places in “dental deserts”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients set to benefit from the first sustained expansion of dental school places in nearly 20 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/brand-new-dental-school-places-in-dental-deserts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/brand-new-dental-school-places-in-dental-deserts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: UK Clinical Research Delivery key performance indicators: data to June 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report bringing together data on the delivery of globally competitive clinical research through the UK Clinical Research Delivery programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-june-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-june-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: DHSC group accounting manual 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mandatory annual reports and accounts guidelines for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) group bodies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-dhsc-group-accounting-manual-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-dhsc-group-accounting-manual-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, April 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-april-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-april-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major expansion of research and treatment for prostate cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government announces over £20 million to improve prostate cancer research and treatment, including improving access to a major trial for Black men.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/major-expansion-of-research-and-treatment-for-prostate-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/major-expansion-of-research-and-treatment-for-prostate-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Prostate cancer screening: equality impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equality impact assessment of the introduction of targeted screening for prostate cancer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-prostate-cancer-screening-equality-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-prostate-cancer-screening-equality-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statistics at DHSC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statistics-at-dhsc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statistics-at-dhsc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[An agreement between DHSC, NHS England and ABPI to support patient access to medicines, the financial sustainability of the NHS and the UK life sciences sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-2024-voluntary-scheme-for-branded-medicines-pricing-access-and-growth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-2024-voluntary-scheme-for-branded-medicines-pricing-access-and-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20,000 fewer A&amp;E visits a year thanks to single patient record]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS modernisation bill will introduce the single patient record, resulting in safer, more co-ordinated care for patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/20000-fewer-aampe-visits-a-year-thanks-to-single-patient-record/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/20000-fewer-aampe-visits-a-year-thanks-to-single-patient-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information April 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-april-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-april-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework: financial year 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[A letter to community pharmacy contractors to set out the detail of the agreed funding arrangements for community pharmacy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-community-pharmacy-contractual-framework-financial-year-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-community-pharmacy-contractual-framework-financial-year-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£340 million pharmacy boost brings faster care to the high street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients will benefit from more services and treatments from their community pharmacy, as part of a new deal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/340-million-pharmacy-boost-brings-faster-care-to-the-high-street/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/340-million-pharmacy-boost-brings-faster-care-to-the-high-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSK patients to get faster care and help returning to work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of patients with painful joint and muscle conditions will receive employment support and treatment to tackle health-related economic inactivity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/msk-patients-to-get-faster-care-and-help-returning-to-work/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/msk-patients-to-get-faster-care-and-help-returning-to-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care provider statistics, England: quarterly update to May 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on the number of people receiving adult social care services, and information on adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-provider-statistics-england-quarterly-update-to-may-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 11:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-provider-statistics-england-quarterly-update-to-may-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strengthening the regulation of commercial sunbeds in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation seeks views on proposals to introduce new safeguards using powers under the Sunbeds Act in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/strengthening-the-regulation-of-commercial-sunbeds-in-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/strengthening-the-regulation-of-commercial-sunbeds-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age checks to stop children using sunbeds under new laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government to introduce age verifications for sunbeds to protect young people from harm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/age-checks-to-stop-children-using-sunbeds-under-new-laws/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/age-checks-to-stop-children-using-sunbeds-under-new-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Senior Salaries Review Body Report: 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recommendations from the Senior Salaries Review Body on the remuneration of senior staff in the public sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-senior-salaries-review-body-report-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-senior-salaries-review-body-report-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: CQC annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care Quality Commission (CQC) annual report and accounts for the 2024 to 2025 financial year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-cqc-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-cqc-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fit Note Reform: call for evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[A call for evidence to explore reforming the fit note process to support those with long term health conditions to access timely work and health support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/fit-note-reform-call-for-evidence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/fit-note-reform-call-for-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Fit Note Reform: Call for Evidence – Results]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report summarises the key findings from the wide range of responses received to the call for evidence on fit note reform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-fit-note-reform-call-for-evidence-results/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-fit-note-reform-call-for-evidence-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC register of board members' interests, 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[A register of the private interests declared by DHSC board members.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-register-of-board-members-interests-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 11:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-register-of-board-members-interests-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: WorkWell Pilots Evaluation Early Implementation Findings]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report presents the emerging findings from the evaluation of the 15 WorkWell programme pilots, from October 2024 to March 2025]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-workwell-pilots-evaluation-early-implementation-findings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-workwell-pilots-evaluation-early-implementation-findings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Adult social care finance return 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Instructions for completing the adult social care finance return(ASCFR) data collection for the year 2025 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-finance-return-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-finance-return-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broken fit note system to be overhauled ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients, employers and GPs are set to benefit from an overhaul of the broken fit note system following the launch of several pilots by the Government today to reform the system for workers who fall ill. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/broken-fit-note-system-to-be-overhauled/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/broken-fit-note-system-to-be-overhauled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Health Bill: summary - fact sheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the context behind the upcoming Health Bill including a summary of the main objectives and specific measures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-summary-fact-sheet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-summary-fact-sheet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Health Bill: single patient record - fact sheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explains how the Health Bill will enable the creation of a single patient record.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-single-patient-record-fact-sheet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-single-patient-record-fact-sheet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Health Bill: role and functions of the restructured DHSC - fact sheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the role and functions of the restructured Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-role-and-functions-of-the-restructured-dhsc-fact-sheet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-role-and-functions-of-the-restructured-dhsc-fact-sheet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Health Bill: providers - fact sheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the proposed changes in the upcoming Health Bill related to providers, including NHS trusts, NHS foundation trusts and independent providers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-providers-fact-sheet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-providers-fact-sheet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Health Bill: patient voice - fact sheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the proposed legislative changes in the upcoming Health Bill to the way patient and public voice is listened to and acted upon within the health and care system.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-patient-voice-fact-sheet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-patient-voice-fact-sheet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Health Bill: patient safety - fact sheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the proposed legislative changes in the upcoming Health Bill to the way patient safety is being strengthened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-patient-safety-fact-sheet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-patient-safety-fact-sheet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Health Bill: oversight of the health system - fact sheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines how the Department of Health and Social Care will set direction and maintain oversight of the health system, once NHS England has been abolished.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-oversight-of-the-health-system-fact-sheet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-oversight-of-the-health-system-fact-sheet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Health Bill: ICBs as strategic commissioners - fact sheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines how  integrated care boards (ICBs) will focus on their role as strategic commissioners of local health services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-icbs-as-strategic-commissioners-fact-sheet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-icbs-as-strategic-commissioners-fact-sheet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Health Bill: data and digital functions - fact sheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the transfer of digital and data functions from NHS England to the Department of Health and Social Care proposed in the upcoming Health Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-data-and-digital-functions-fact-sheet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-health-bill-data-and-digital-functions-fact-sheet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maternity Advisor to champion safer care for mothers and babies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michelle Welsh MP appointed as the government's first Maternity Advisor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/maternity-advisor-to-champion-safer-care-for-mothers-and-babies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/maternity-advisor-to-champion-safer-care-for-mothers-and-babies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maternity Adviser to champion safer care for mothers and babies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michelle Welsh MP appointed as the government's first Maternity Adviser.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/maternity-adviser-to-champion-safer-care-for-mothers-and-babies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/maternity-adviser-to-champion-safer-care-for-mothers-and-babies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care provider statistics, England: quarterly update to May 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on the number of people receiving adult social care services, and information on adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-provider-statistics-england-quarterly-update-to-may-2027/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-provider-statistics-england-quarterly-update-to-may-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care provider statistics, England: quarterly update to August 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on the number of people receiving adult social care services, and information on adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-provider-statistics-england-quarterly-update-to-august-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-provider-statistics-england-quarterly-update-to-august-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: Department of Health and Social Care record of processing activity (RoPA)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The record of processing activity lists the personal data being held and processed by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-department-of-health-and-social-care-record-of-processing-activity-ropa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-department-of-health-and-social-care-record-of-processing-activity-ropa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better patient care as NHS set to introduce Single Patient Record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Safer and faster care for patients as NHS set to introduce Single Patient Record and cut bureaucracy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/better-patient-care-as-nhs-set-to-introduce-single-patient-record/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/better-patient-care-as-nhs-set-to-introduce-single-patient-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Informing the mental health strategy for England]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are seeking practical examples and implementation evidence to inform a mental health strategy for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/informing-the-mental-health-strategy-for-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/informing-the-mental-health-strategy-for-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to transform Mental Health care with new strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Mental Health strategy will transform care in England and drive shift from crisis intervention to preventative care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-to-transform-mental-health-care-with-new-strategy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-to-transform-mental-health-care-with-new-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Health Bill: structural measures to ICBs and foundation trusts - impact assessments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the approach to assessing the objectives, rationale, costs and benefits of the proposed changes to integrated care boards and foundation trusts as part of the Health Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-structural-measures-to-icbs-and-foundation-trusts-impact-assessments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-structural-measures-to-icbs-and-foundation-trusts-impact-assessments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Health Bill: single patient record and information sharing - impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the approach to assessing the objectives, rationale, costs and benefits of the proposals on the single patient record and information sharing as part of the Health Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-single-patient-record-and-information-sharing-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-single-patient-record-and-information-sharing-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Health Bill: abolishing NHS England - impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the approach to assessing the objectives, rationale, costs and benefits of the proposal to abolish NHS England as part of the Health Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-abolishing-nhs-england-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-abolishing-nhs-england-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Health Bill: transferring HSSIB to CQC - equality impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the approach to assessing equality impacts of transferring the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as part of the Health Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-transferring-hssib-to-cqc-equality-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-transferring-hssib-to-cqc-equality-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Health Bill: single patient record - equality impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the approach to assessing equality impacts of the single patient record as part of the Health Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-single-patient-record-equality-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-single-patient-record-equality-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Health Bill: reforming the foundation trust model - equality impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the approach to assessing equality impacts of reforming the foundation trust model as part of the Health Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-reforming-the-foundation-trust-model-equality-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-reforming-the-foundation-trust-model-equality-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Health Bill: patient safety measures - impact assessments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the approach to assessing the objectives, rationale, costs and benefits of the proposed changes to patient safety measures as part of the Health Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-patient-safety-measures-impact-assessments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-patient-safety-measures-impact-assessments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Health Bill: impact assessments summary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the approach to assessing the objectives, rationale, costs and benefits of the Health Bill, and summarises how the proposals in the bill will affect integrated care boards and foundation trusts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-impact-assessments-summary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-impact-assessments-summary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Health Bill: ICBs as strategic commissioners - equality impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the approach to assessing equality impacts of empowering integrated care boards (ICBs) as strategic commissioners as part of the Health Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-icbs-as-strategic-commissioners-equality-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-icbs-as-strategic-commissioners-equality-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Health Bill: equality impact assessments summary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the approach to assessing equality impacts of the Health Bill and provides an overview of identified impacts across all policies included in the bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-equality-impact-assessments-summary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-equality-impact-assessments-summary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Health Bill: abolishing NHS England  - equality impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the approach to assessing equality impacts of the proposal to abolish NHS Englandas part of the Health Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-abolishing-nhs-england-equality-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-abolishing-nhs-england-equality-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Health Bill: abolishing Healthwatch - equality impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the approach to assessing equality impacts of abolishing Healthwatch England and local Healthwatch as part of the Health Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-abolishing-healthwatch-equality-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-bill-abolishing-healthwatch-equality-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scope of maternity review confirmed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sussex families to get answers as maternity review scope confirmed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/scope-ofmaternity-review-confirmed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/scope-ofmaternity-review-confirmed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scope of maternity review confirmed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sussex families to get answers as maternity review scope confirmed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/scope-of-maternity-review-confirmed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/scope-of-maternity-review-confirmed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of ME/CFS patients to benefit from first genomics study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chronic fatigue syndrome patients, also known as ME, to benefit from world-first genomics study.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/thousands-of-mecfs-patients-to-benefit-from-first-genomics-study/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/thousands-of-mecfs-patients-to-benefit-from-first-genomics-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: UK Clinical Research Delivery key performance indicators: data to May 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report bringing together data on the delivery of globally competitive clinical research through the UK Clinical Research Delivery programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-may-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-may-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: NHS continuing healthcare: giving consent for information-sharing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance for individuals giving consent for information on their care and treatment to be shared with a third party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nhs-continuing-healthcare-giving-consent-for-information-sharing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nhs-continuing-healthcare-giving-consent-for-information-sharing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Form: NHS continuing healthcare: consent form for sharing information]]></title><description><![CDATA[A form to be completed by a responsible professional who is obtaining consent for sharing information, with guidance on how to complete it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/form-nhs-continuing-healthcare-consent-form-for-sharing-information/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/form-nhs-continuing-healthcare-consent-form-for-sharing-information/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: NHS injury costs recovery scheme: April 2026 to March 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on the funds collected by the Compensation Recovery Unit and funds paid to the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-nhs-injury-costs-recovery-scheme-april-2026-to-march-2027/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-nhs-injury-costs-recovery-scheme-april-2026-to-march-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Commercial procurement pipelines for DHSC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forecasts of potential commercial activity over the next 48 months for the Department of Health and Social Care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-commercial-procurement-pipelines-for-dhsc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-commercial-procurement-pipelines-for-dhsc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government funds ambulances after arson attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government has confirmed it will provide a grant for new electric ambulances to replace those destroyed in arson attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-funds-ambulances-after-arson-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-funds-ambulances-after-arson-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Secretary gives address on NHS performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secretary of State delivers a speech on NHS urgent and emergency care at Royal College of Emergency Medicine's (RCEM) Annual Conference in Birmingham]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-secretary-gives-address-on-nhs-performance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-secretary-gives-address-on-nhs-performance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key target hit with 8,500 extra mental health workers in the NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands more therapists, psychiatrists and mental health nurses are working in health service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/key-target-hit-with-8500-extra-mental-health-workers-in-the-nhs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/key-target-hit-with-8500-extra-mental-health-workers-in-the-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tobacco and Vapes Bill becomes law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next generation will be smoke-free as Tobacco and Vapes Bill is granted Royal Assent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/tobacco-and-vapes-bill-becomes-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/tobacco-and-vapes-bill-becomes-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Bioscience and health technology sector statistics 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics in development estimating the size and composition of the life sciences sector in the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-bioscience-and-health-technology-sector-statistics-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-bioscience-and-health-technology-sector-statistics-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, November 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-november-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-november-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, January 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-january-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-january-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: Ministerial Group for Digital Inclusion: terms of reference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terms of reference for Ministerial Group for Digital Inclusion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-ministerial-group-for-digital-inclusion-terms-of-reference/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-ministerial-group-for-digital-inclusion-terms-of-reference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: Ministerial Group for Digital Inclusion: meeting summaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summary of minutes of the meetings for the Ministerial Group for Digital Inclusion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-ministerial-group-for-digital-inclusion-meeting-summaries/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-ministerial-group-for-digital-inclusion-meeting-summaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information March 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-march-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-march-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, March 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-march-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-march-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Government response to the report ‘The First 1000 Days: a renewed focus’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's response to the Health and Social Care Committee report on improving support for babies, children and their families in the first 1,000 days of life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-government-response-to-the-report-the-first-1000-days-a-renewed-focus/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-government-response-to-the-report-the-first-1000-days-a-renewed-focus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: National Cancer Plan for England (easy read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the government's plan to make cancer care better for people in England by 2035.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-national-cancer-plan-for-england-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-national-cancer-plan-for-england-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Keep Britain Working review – updates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates on the independent review of the role of employers in tackling health based economic inactivity and promoting healthy and inclusive workplaces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-keep-britain-working-review-updates-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-keep-britain-working-review-updates-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-executive appointments to the Department of Health and Social Care's public bodies and committees from April 2026 to March 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-dhsc-public-appointments-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-dhsc-public-appointments-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to use these guidelines]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to navigate, search and print the UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/how-to-use-these-guidelines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/how-to-use-these-guidelines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK clinical guidelines recommending interventions for people with harmful patterns of drinking and alcohol dependence, supporting and promoting good practice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/clinical-guidelines-for-alcohol-treatment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/clinical-guidelines-for-alcohol-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boost for thousands of aspiring health professionals from deprived areas]]></title><description><![CDATA[New measures to tackle inequality of opportunity and breakdown barriers to healthcare careers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/boost-for-thousands-of-aspiring-health-professionals-from-deprived-areas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/boost-for-thousands-of-aspiring-health-professionals-from-deprived-areas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Medicine degree applicants and acceptances by free school meals status: 2019 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on the number of 18 year old applicants and accepted applicants to medicine degrees who received free school meals in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-medicine-degree-applicants-and-acceptances-by-free-school-meals-status-2019-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-medicine-degree-applicants-and-acceptances-by-free-school-meals-status-2019-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters to benefit from bespoke health support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government to back firefighters with tailor made, research backed health support during and after service]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/firefighters-to-benefit-from-bespoke-health-support/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/firefighters-to-benefit-from-bespoke-health-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donna Ockenden appointed to chair Sussex maternity review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bereaved families to get answers they deserve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/donna-ockenden-appointed-to-chair-sussex-maternity-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/donna-ockenden-appointed-to-chair-sussex-maternity-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Medicine degree applicants and acceptances by free school meals status]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on the number of 18 year old applicants and accepted applicants to medicine degrees who received free school meals in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-medicine-degree-applicants-and-acceptances-by-free-school-meals-status/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-medicine-degree-applicants-and-acceptances-by-free-school-meals-status/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government drives forward its 150-day clinical trial target]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS patients get faster access to groundbreaking treatments as government drives forward 150-day clinical trial target]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-drives-forward-its-150-day-clinical-trial-target/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-drives-forward-its-150-day-clinical-trial-target/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England]]></title><description><![CDATA[The renewed Women’s Health Strategy sets out how the government will improve women’s health and healthcare over the next 10 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-renewed-womens-health-strategy-for-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-renewed-womens-health-strategy-for-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women's voices to be at the heart of renewed health strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women across the country will be better heard and served under new plans set out in the renewed Women’s Health Strategy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/womens-voices-to-be-at-the-heart-of-renewed-health-strategy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/womens-voices-to-be-at-the-heart-of-renewed-health-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: International recruitment regional fund for the adult social care sector 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance on the up to £7.5 million international recruitment regional fund to support international care workers impacted by sponsor licence revocations to find new, sponsored employment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-international-recruitment-regional-fund-for-the-adult-social-care-sector-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-international-recruitment-regional-fund-for-the-adult-social-care-sector-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Cardiovascular disease risk from ionising radiation exposure]]></title><description><![CDATA[COMARE’s 20th report reviews evidence of the risks of cardiovascular disease from exposure to ionising radiation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-cardiovascular-disease-risk-from-ionising-radiation-exposure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-cardiovascular-disease-risk-from-ionising-radiation-exposure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS patients to get quicker tests and scans closer to home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government invests £237 million to expand Community Diagnostic Centres across England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-patients-to-get-quicker-tests-and-scans-closer-to-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-patients-to-get-quicker-tests-and-scans-closer-to-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Framework agreement between DHSC and NHS Resolution: 2026 to 2029]]></title><description><![CDATA[Describes the working relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS Resolution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-framework-agreement-between-dhsc-and-nhs-resolution-2026-to-2029/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-framework-agreement-between-dhsc-and-nhs-resolution-2026-to-2029/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Secretary statement on end of BMA Resident Doctor strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting thanks NHS staff for working around the clock during industrial action.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-secretary-statement-on-end-of-bma-resident-doctor-strikes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-secretary-statement-on-end-of-bma-resident-doctor-strikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letter to BMA Resident Doctors Committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[A letter from Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting to the BMA Resident Doctors Committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/letter-to-bma-resident-doctors-committee/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/letter-to-bma-resident-doctors-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Letter to the BMA resident doctors committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care writes to the BMA resident doctors committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-letter-to-the-bma-resident-doctors-committee/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-letter-to-the-bma-resident-doctors-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS experts deployed to tackle corridor care]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS deploys specialist teams and expands urgent care services to tackle corridor care, cut waits and ease A&amp;E pressure, targeting worst-affected trusts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-experts-deployed-to-tackle-corridor-care/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-experts-deployed-to-tackle-corridor-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review of CQC Regulation 9A: visiting and accompanying in care homes, hospitals and hospices (easy read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want to hear your views about the new rules on visiting care homes, hospitals and hospices. Your views will help the government to decide if the rules are working or if they could be better.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/review-of-cqc-regulation-9a-visiting-and-accompanying-in-care-homes-hospitals-and-hospices-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/review-of-cqc-regulation-9a-visiting-and-accompanying-in-care-homes-hospitals-and-hospices-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: RSV immunisation programme: JCVI advice, 18 March 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statement setting out the findings from JCVI's initial considerations on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination in those with underlying health conditions and advice on clinical risk groups for RSV.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-rsv-immunisation-programme-jcvi-advice-18-march-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-rsv-immunisation-programme-jcvi-advice-18-march-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: UK Clinical Research Delivery key performance indicators: data to April 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report bringing together data on the delivery of globally competitive clinical research through the UK Clinical Research Delivery programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-april-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-april-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicine supply management]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of the systems and processes DHSC and NHS England use for responding to medicine shortages.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/medicine-supply-management/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/medicine-supply-management/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record number of new and replacement ambulances delivered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boost for paramedics as over 1,100 new or replacement ambulances rolled out nationwide]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/record-number-of-new-and-replacement-ambulances-delivered/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/record-number-of-new-and-replacement-ambulances-delivered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS patients and British businesses to benefit from historic changes to medicines access following pharmaceutical partnership with USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[New partnership accelerates NHS patients' access to new medicines and will see UK benefit from greater life sciences industry investment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-patients-and-british-businesses-to-benefit-from-historic-changes-to-medicines-access-following-pharmaceutical-partnership-with-usa/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-patients-and-british-businesses-to-benefit-from-historic-changes-to-medicines-access-following-pharmaceutical-partnership-with-usa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: BMA resident doctor industrial action, April 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care writes to the chair of the BMA resident doctors committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-bma-resident-doctor-industrial-action-april-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-bma-resident-doctor-industrial-action-april-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS injury costs recovery scheme: tariff and charges from 1 October 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amendment in the tariff and ceiling of charges payable by compensators for the recovery of NHS charges under the NHS injury costs recovery scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-injury-costs-recovery-scheme-tariff-and-charges-from-1-october-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-injury-costs-recovery-scheme-tariff-and-charges-from-1-october-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: CQC assessment of local authorities: grant funding for 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details and allocations of funding for local authorities in relation to the Care Quality Commission assessment of adult social care duties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-cqc-assessment-of-local-authorities-grant-funding-for-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-cqc-assessment-of-local-authorities-grant-funding-for-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statutory guidance: The Primary Dental Services Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) (No.2) Directions 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Makes changes to the payments made by NHS England to contractors under dental service contracts with effect from 1 April 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statutory-guidance-the-primary-dental-services-statement-of-financial-entitlements-amendment-no2-directions-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statutory-guidance-the-primary-dental-services-statement-of-financial-entitlements-amendment-no2-directions-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: interim report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interim report outlining progress on the independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, ADHD and autism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-independent-review-into-mental-health-conditions-adhd-and-autism-interim-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-independent-review-into-mental-health-conditions-adhd-and-autism-interim-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Keep Britain Working Review updates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates on the independent review of the role of employers in tackling health based economic inactivity and promoting healthy and inclusive workplaces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-keep-britain-working-review-updates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-keep-britain-working-review-updates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans for non-medical purposes as a justified practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are seeking views on the potential use of DEXA scans outside of a healthcare pathway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/using-dual-energy-x-ray-absorptiometry-dexa-scans-for-non-medical-purposes-as-a-justified-practice/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/using-dual-energy-x-ray-absorptiometry-dexa-scans-for-non-medical-purposes-as-a-justified-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Use of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans: government position]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out the government's current position on the use of DEXA scans in the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-use-of-dual-energy-x-ray-absorptiometry-dexa-scans-government-position/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-use-of-dual-energy-x-ray-absorptiometry-dexa-scans-government-position/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care client level data, England: quarterly update to December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics in development on insights from client level data from local authorities, including information on assessments and long-term support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-client-level-data-england-quarterly-update-to-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-client-level-data-england-quarterly-update-to-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme grant determination: 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grant determination for the Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme in the financial year 2026 to 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-learning-and-development-support-scheme-grant-determination-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-learning-and-development-support-scheme-grant-determination-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Best Start Family Hubs open nationwide]]></title><description><![CDATA[More parents can save hundreds of pounds through free services, as over 200 Best Start Family Hubs open nationwide this week, helping with the cost of living.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/hundreds-of-best-start-family-hubs-open-nationwide/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/hundreds-of-best-start-family-hubs-open-nationwide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information about NHS England's objectives and funding arrangements as it commissions public health services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-public-health-commissioning-in-the-nhs-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-public-health-commissioning-in-the-nhs-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Apheresis capacity in England: report of the apheresis expert working group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report from an expert working group on the current and anticipated capacity issues for apheresis service providers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-apheresis-capacity-in-england-report-of-the-apheresis-expert-working-group/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-apheresis-capacity-in-england-report-of-the-apheresis-expert-working-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: EM on rules on medical devices (COM(2025)1023)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's summary of a proposal for a regulation on simplifying and reducing the burden of the rules on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic devices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-em-on-rules-on-medical-devices-com20251023/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-em-on-rules-on-medical-devices-com20251023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Pay offer to resident doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care writes to resident doctors after the BMA Resident Doctors Committee rejects the latest offer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-pay-offer-to-resident-doctors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-pay-offer-to-resident-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men to get better health support through innovative partnership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Partnership with Movember and People’s Health Trust to trial new approaches to improve men’s health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/men-to-get-better-health-support-through-innovative-partnership/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/men-to-get-better-health-support-through-innovative-partnership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Screen use by children aged under 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[The findings and recommendations of the Early Years Screen Time Advisory Group on the effects of all types of screen use in the early years of childhood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-screen-use-by-children-aged-under-5/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-screen-use-by-children-aged-under-5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New screen time guidance for parents of under-5s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government answers parents’ calls for support on screen time with new evidence-backed guidance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-screen-time-guidance-for-parents-of-under-5s/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-screen-time-guidance-for-parents-of-under-5s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed industrial action by resident doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health Secretary spoke in Parliament regarding a deal put to resident doctors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/proposed-industrial-action-by-resident-doctors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/proposed-industrial-action-by-resident-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Secretary Oral Statement on resident doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health Secretary spoke in Parliament regarding a deal put to resident doctors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-secretary-oral-statement-on-resident-doctors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-secretary-oral-statement-on-resident-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Interministerial Group for Health and Social Care communiqué, 11 December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details of the fourth meeting held by the Interministerial Group (IMG) for Health and Social Care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-interministerial-group-for-health-and-social-care-communiqu-11-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-interministerial-group-for-health-and-social-care-communiqu-11-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: DHSC statistical work programme 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) high-level statistical plans and priorities for 2026 to 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-statistical-work-programme-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-statistical-work-programme-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DHSC statistics: statement on revisions and corrections policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out how revisions and corrections to the Department of Health and Social Care’s statistical outputs take place in line with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-statistics-statement-on-revisions-and-corrections-policy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-statistics-statement-on-revisions-and-corrections-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DHSC statistics: public involvement and engagement strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the Department of Health and Social Care involves and engages users to ensure its official statistics are trustworthy, high-quality and genuinely meet public needs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-statistics-public-involvement-and-engagement-strategy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-statistics-public-involvement-and-engagement-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DHSC statistics: our quality management approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[This document explains how the Department of Health and Social Care manages the quality of the statistics it produces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-statistics-our-quality-management-approach/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-statistics-our-quality-management-approach/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DHSC statistics: data management and confidentiality statement]]></title><description><![CDATA[This statement explains how DHSC manages the data used in producing our statistical outputs, and how we ensure the confidentiality of individuals and other data providers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-statistics-data-management-and-confidentiality-statement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-statistics-data-management-and-confidentiality-statement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DHSC statistics: compliance with the Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[The department's operational arrangements for giving ministers and officials pre-release access to official statistics before publication.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-statistics-compliance-with-the-pre-release-access-to-official-statistics-order-2008/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-statistics-compliance-with-the-pre-release-access-to-official-statistics-order-2008/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DHSC statistics: compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics]]></title><description><![CDATA[A summary of how DHSC meets the standards set out in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics, including the department's policies on the release of official statistics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-statistics-compliance-with-the-code-of-practice-for-statistics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-statistics-compliance-with-the-code-of-practice-for-statistics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communities to benefit from health centres on their doorstep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government rolling out first 27 neighbourhood health centres providing more care closer to home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/communities-to-benefit-from-health-centres-on-their-doorstep/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/communities-to-benefit-from-health-centres-on-their-doorstep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMA Resident Doctors Committee rejects landmark deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historic new deal for resident doctors would have seen more frequent and fairer pay rises and more training places from this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/bma-residentdoctorscommitteerejects-landmark-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/bma-residentdoctorscommitteerejects-landmark-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMA resident doctors committee rejects landmark deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historic new deal for resident doctors would have seen more frequent and fairer pay rises and more training places from this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/bma-resident-doctors-committee-rejects-landmark-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/bma-resident-doctors-committee-rejects-landmark-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: 2026 to 2027 financial directions to NHS England]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's financial directions to NHS England set out its budgets for 2026 to 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-2026-to-2027-financial-directions-to-nhs-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-2026-to-2027-financial-directions-to-nhs-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: 2025 to 2026 revised financial directions to NHS England]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's financial directions to NHS England set out its revised budgets for 2025 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-2025-to-2026-revised-financial-directions-to-nhs-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-2025-to-2026-revised-financial-directions-to-nhs-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health devolution in Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communities in Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire will benefit from a greater focus on preventative healthcare.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-devolution-in-greater-manchester-and-south-yorkshire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-devolution-in-greater-manchester-and-south-yorkshire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration Fifty-Fourth Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recommendations and observations from the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration on doctors’ and dentists’ pay in the United Kingdom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-review-body-on-doctors-and-dentists-remuneration-fifty-fourth-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-review-body-on-doctors-and-dentists-remuneration-fifty-fourth-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New consultation to help children to enjoy healthier diets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has launched a public consultation on applying the new Nutrient Profiling Model, which]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-consultation-to-help-children-to-enjoy-healthier-diets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-consultation-to-help-children-to-enjoy-healthier-diets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: A Review of Pay Comparability for the DDRB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent review of pay comparability for doctors and dentists by IDR for the DDRB.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-a-review-of-pay-comparability-for-the-ddrb/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-a-review-of-pay-comparability-for-the-ddrb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Letter to the DDRB Chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter to the DDRB Chair from the Minister of State for Health and the Minister of State for Care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-letter-to-the-ddrb-chair/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-letter-to-the-ddrb-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applying the new NPM to advertising and promotions restrictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're seeking views on applying the new nutrient profiling model (NPM) to the advertising and promotions restrictions on 'less healthy' food and drink products.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/applying-the-new-npm-to-advertising-and-promotions-restrictions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/applying-the-new-npm-to-advertising-and-promotions-restrictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£1 billion invested in health protection as new Pandemic Strategy published]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Pandemic Preparedness Strategy has been published alongside the UK Government's response to the Covid-19 Inquiry Module 2 report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/1-billion-invested-in-health-protection-as-new-pandemic-strategy-published/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/1-billion-invested-in-health-protection-as-new-pandemic-strategy-published/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Pandemic Preparedness Strategy: building our capabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the UK intends to rebuild readiness for future pandemics through a whole-of-government approach that prioritises the needs of the most vulnerable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-pandemic-preparedness-strategy-building-our-capabilities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-pandemic-preparedness-strategy-building-our-capabilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Substances of human origin (SoHO): review of UK legislation]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are seeking views on the UK’s domestic legislative framework, in order to ensure that UK regulation of SoHO remains safe, effective, proportionate and fit for purpose.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/substances-of-human-origin-soho-review-of-uk-legislation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/substances-of-human-origin-soho-review-of-uk-legislation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS reform and the future of the health service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting spoke in London today on the steps being taken to reform the health service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-reform-and-the-future-of-the-health-service/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-reform-and-the-future-of-the-health-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Secretary welcomes large fall in NHS dissatisfaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survey shows the biggest drop in dissatisfaction in the NHS since 1998 as Health and Social Care Secretary pledges to do more to tackle underperforming trusts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-secretary-welcomes-large-fall-in-nhs-dissatisfaction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-secretary-welcomes-large-fall-in-nhs-dissatisfaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings, October to December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, and meetings they attended with senior media figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-and-meetings-october-to-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-and-meetings-october-to-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: senior officials’ business expenses, hospitality and meetings, October to December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[All data on senior officials’ business expenses, external meetings and hospitality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings-october-to-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings-october-to-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: ministerial travel and meetings, October to December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on ministers’ external meetings and any overseas travel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-ministerial-travel-and-meetings-october-to-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-ministerial-travel-and-meetings-october-to-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: business appointment rules advice, October to December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summaries of advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-business-appointment-rules-advice-october-to-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-business-appointment-rules-advice-october-to-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reforming the General Medical Council legislative framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seeks views on the draft General Medical Council Order 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/reforming-the-general-medical-council-legislative-framework/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/reforming-the-general-medical-council-legislative-framework/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mann recommendations agreed in consultation on GMC overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most significant overhaul of the regulation of medical professionals since 1983 will be set out in a consultation on the General Medical Council Order.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/mann-recommendations-agreed-in-consultation-on-gmc-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/mann-recommendations-agreed-in-consultation-on-gmc-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information February 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-february-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-february-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to replace ambulances following charity arson attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following an attack on Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green, the Department of Health and Social Care is taking action to support the charity and patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-to-replace-ambulances-following-charity-arson-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-to-replace-ambulances-following-charity-arson-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, February 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-february-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-february-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: DHSC small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) action plan: 2025 to 2028]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is backing your business by making it easier for small businesses to access public sector supply chains, removing unnecessary burdens and costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-small-and-medium-sized-enterprise-sme-action-plan-2025-to-2028/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-small-and-medium-sized-enterprise-sme-action-plan-2025-to-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Digital Inclusion Action Plan: One Year On]]></title><description><![CDATA[Progress report on delivering the Digital Inclusion Action Plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-digital-inclusion-action-plan-one-year-on/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-digital-inclusion-action-plan-one-year-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice accepted on autumn 2026 COVID-19 vaccination programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has accepted advice from the JCVI on eligibility for the autumn 2026 Covid-19 vaccination programme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/advice-accepted-on-autumn-2026-covid-19-vaccination-programme/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/advice-accepted-on-autumn-2026-covid-19-vaccination-programme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Water fluoridation: health monitoring report for England 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors and reports on the health effects of fluoride for people living in areas covered by water fluoridation schemes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-water-fluoridation-health-monitoring-report-for-england-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-water-fluoridation-health-monitoring-report-for-england-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: The Organs, Tissues and Cells (apart from embryos and gametes) Common Framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out how the UK and devolved governments ​will ​continue to work closely and collaboratively together on organs and non-reproductive tissues and cells policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-the-organs-tissues-and-cells-apart-from-embryos-and-gametes-common-framework/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-the-organs-tissues-and-cells-apart-from-embryos-and-gametes-common-framework/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: The Blood Safety and Quality Common Framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out how the UK and devolved governments will continue to work closely and collaboratively together on blood safety and quality policy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-the-blood-safety-and-quality-common-framework/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-the-blood-safety-and-quality-common-framework/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Pathways between probation and addiction: a follow-up study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study of alcohol or drug treatment requirements assessing engagement and reconviction outcomes using justice (including probation notes) and health data.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-pathways-between-probation-and-addiction-a-follow-up-study/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-pathways-between-probation-and-addiction-a-follow-up-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Life sciences competitiveness indicators, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on the life sciences sector in the UK and other countries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-life-sciences-competitiveness-indicators-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-life-sciences-competitiveness-indicators-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Deprivation of liberty safeguards, England: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) in local authorities, including the profile of people for whom a DoLS application was received.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-england-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-england-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stronger visiting rights for people in health and care settings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government will better protect and strengthen the visiting rights for people in health and care settings, following a review of Regulation 9a.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/stronger-visiting-rights-for-people-in-health-and-care-settings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/stronger-visiting-rights-for-people-in-health-and-care-settings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: Voluntary scheme aggregate net sales and payment information: February 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information on how the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) is controlling spend on branded medicines in the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-february-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-february-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review of CQC Regulation 9A: visiting and accompanying in care homes, hospitals and hospices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seeks views from individuals, professionals and organisations about visiting and accompanying in care homes, hospitals and hospices in England since Regulation 9A came into force on 6 April 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/review-of-cqc-regulation-9a-visiting-and-accompanying-in-care-homes-hospitals-and-hospices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/review-of-cqc-regulation-9a-visiting-and-accompanying-in-care-homes-hospitals-and-hospices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: UK Clinical Research Delivery key performance indicators: data to February 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report bringing together data on the delivery of globally competitive clinical research through the UK Clinical Research Delivery programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-february-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-february-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Neighbourhood health framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[How ICBs, local authorities, health and wellbeing boards and other partners should create and deliver neighbourhood health services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-neighbourhood-health-framework/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-neighbourhood-health-framework/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asthma and COPD patients to receive better care closer to home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients will receive better care closer to home under a landmark £10million partnership]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/asthma-and-copd-patients-to-receive-better-care-closer-to-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/asthma-and-copd-patients-to-receive-better-care-closer-to-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secretary of State update to the House on meningitis outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State Wes Streeting updated the House on the meningitis outbreak and the latest steps being taken to support those affected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/secretary-of-state-update-to-the-house-on-meningitis-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/secretary-of-state-update-to-the-house-on-meningitis-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meningitis outbreak in Canterbury and east Kent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State Wes Streeting updated the House of Commons on the meningitis outbreak and the latest steps being taken to support those affected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/meningitis-outbreak-in-canterbury-and-east-kent/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/meningitis-outbreak-in-canterbury-and-east-kent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Chikungunya vaccine for UK travellers: JCVI advice, 16 July 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statement setting out advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on the use of chikungunya vaccines in UK travellers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-chikungunya-vaccine-for-uk-travellers-jcvi-advice-16-july-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-chikungunya-vaccine-for-uk-travellers-jcvi-advice-16-july-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: UK Clinical Research Delivery key performance indicators: data to March 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report bringing together data on the delivery of clinical research across the UK. It will include data on reducing the set-up time for commercial interventional clinical trials to fewer than 150 days.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-march-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-march-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taskforce set up to deliver urgent action on maternity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members confirmed for new Maternity and Neonatal taskforce chaired by the Health and Social Care Secretary to deliver improvements on maternity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/taskforce-set-up-to-deliver-urgent-action-on-maternity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/taskforce-set-up-to-deliver-urgent-action-on-maternity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme: a guide for employers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information for adult social care employers in England on learning and development support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-learning-and-development-support-scheme-a-guide-for-employers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-learning-and-development-support-scheme-a-guide-for-employers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Adults assessed and supported year in employment grant determination: 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grant determination letter outlining funding conditions and eligibility requirements to claim funding for the assessed and supported year in employment in adult social care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adults-assessed-and-supported-year-in-employment-grant-determination-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adults-assessed-and-supported-year-in-employment-grant-determination-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Adults assessed and supported year in employment for newly qualified social workers: a guide for employers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance outlining the criteria and process for accessing funding for the assessed and supported year in employment in adult social care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adults-assessed-and-supported-year-in-employment-for-newly-qualified-social-workers-a-guide-for-employers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adults-assessed-and-supported-year-in-employment-for-newly-qualified-social-workers-a-guide-for-employers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: User-led organisation training fund grant determination: 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grant determination letter outlining funding conditions and eligibility requirements to claim funding for user-led organisations in adult social care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-user-led-organisation-training-fund-grant-determination-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-user-led-organisation-training-fund-grant-determination-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: User-led organisation training fund: a guide for claimants]]></title><description><![CDATA[This guidance outlines the criteria and process for accessing funding for user-led organisations in adult social care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-user-led-organisation-training-fund-a-guide-for-claimants/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-user-led-organisation-training-fund-a-guide-for-claimants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Community mental health services: government’s response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's response to the Health and Social Care Select Committee's fourth report of session 2024 to 2026 into community mental health services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-community-mental-health-services-governments-response-to-the-health-and-social-care-committees-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-community-mental-health-services-governments-response-to-the-health-and-social-care-committees-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donna Ockenden appointed to chair Leeds maternity review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Wes Streeting appoints Donna Ockenden to lead the independent review into Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust's maternity and neonatal service]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/donna-ockenden-appointed-to-chair-leeds-maternity-review/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/donna-ockenden-appointed-to-chair-leeds-maternity-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More dentists coming as government boosts number who can practise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boost for patients as the government bolsters the dental workforce by thousands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/more-dentists-coming-as-government-boosts-number-who-can-practise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/more-dentists-coming-as-government-boosts-number-who-can-practise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better community care thanks to nursing funding boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 80,000 people will be better supported in the community following an increase in funding for nursing care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/better-community-care-thanks-to-nursing-funding-boost/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/better-community-care-thanks-to-nursing-funding-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Example letters to NHS visitor and migrant patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letters requesting information to determine if patients can receive free NHS treatment and asking for payment in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-example-letters-to-nhs-visitor-and-migrant-patients/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-example-letters-to-nhs-visitor-and-migrant-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Example letter to clinicians of NHS visitor and migrant patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[A letter that NHS providers can share with clinicians at their trust to explain that a patient must pay for their NHS treatment in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-example-letter-to-clinicians-of-nhs-visitor-and-migrant-patients/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-example-letter-to-clinicians-of-nhs-visitor-and-migrant-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Technology use in adult social care: 2025 survey results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Findings from a survey of CQC-registered care providers in England on their use of care technology and barriers to further adoption.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-technology-use-in-adult-social-care-2025-survey-results/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-technology-use-in-adult-social-care-2025-survey-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: Code on Genetic Testing and Insurance: 3-year review 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[A review of the agreement between the government and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) on the use of genetic test results in underwriting insurance policies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-code-on-genetic-testing-and-insurance-3-year-review-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-code-on-genetic-testing-and-insurance-3-year-review-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Letter from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to Baroness Casey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care responds to Baroness Casey of Blackstock’s recommendations for immediate action on adult social care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-letter-from-the-secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-to-baroness-casey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-letter-from-the-secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-to-baroness-casey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liz Chinchen appointed as senior adviser to Secretary of State for Health and Social Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liz Chinchen to work with ministers and senior officials on industrial relations in health and social care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/liz-chinchen-appointed-as-senior-adviser-to-secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/liz-chinchen-appointed-as-senior-adviser-to-secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liz Chinchen appointed as senior adviser to Secretary of State]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liz Chinchen to work with ministers and senior officials on industrial relations in health and social care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/liz-chinchen-appointed-as-senior-adviser-to-secretary-of-state/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/liz-chinchen-appointed-as-senior-adviser-to-secretary-of-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care provider statistics, England: quarterly update to February 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on the number of people receiving adult social care services, and information on adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-provider-statistics-england-quarterly-update-to-february-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-provider-statistics-england-quarterly-update-to-february-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New bone scanners to help prevent fractures and cut waiting times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients across England will benefit from new bone scanners to diagnose fragile bones earlier and prevent painful, life-changing fractures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-bone-scanners-to-help-prevent-fractures-and-cut-waiting-times/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-bone-scanners-to-help-prevent-fractures-and-cut-waiting-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: EM on spectacles and spectacle frames and lenses (COM(2025)3484)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Government's summary of a Commission Delegated Regulation on the assignment of UDIs for spectacle frames, spectacle lenses and reading spectacles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-em-on-spectacles-and-spectacle-frames-and-lenses-com20253484/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-em-on-spectacles-and-spectacle-frames-and-lenses-com20253484/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fifth action plan shows how the Department of Health and Social Care and delivery partners are implementing the UK Rare Diseases Framework in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-england-rare-diseases-action-plan-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-england-rare-diseases-action-plan-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health service to save millions with boost to electrify NHS fleet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Switching the NHS vehicle fleet to electric will save the health sector millions and help reduce 460 million miles worth of journeys across England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-service-to-save-millions-with-boost-to-electrify-nhs-fleet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-service-to-save-millions-with-boost-to-electrify-nhs-fleet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: National flu immunisation programme plan 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual flu letter describes the national flu immunisation programme and outlines which groups are eligible for flu vaccination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-national-flu-immunisation-programme-plan-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-national-flu-immunisation-programme-plan-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding boost to support patients to stay in and return to work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients will receive better support to help them stay in and get back to work in areas of high economic inactivity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/funding-boost-to-support-patients-to-stay-in-and-return-to-work/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/funding-boost-to-support-patients-to-stay-in-and-return-to-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better access to GPs with same-day appointments for urgent care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients to benefit from improved access to GP appointments under new contract backed by nearly £500 million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/better-access-to-gps-with-same-day-appointments-for-urgent-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/better-access-to-gps-with-same-day-appointments-for-urgent-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information January 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-january-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-january-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Doing business with the health sector: a guide for buyers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A clear, practical guide to help buyers and SMEs build a fair, inclusive environment that can deliver better health outcomes and support SME growth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-doing-business-with-the-health-sector-a-guide-for-buyers-and-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-smes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-doing-business-with-the-health-sector-a-guide-for-buyers-and-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-smes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Deferred payment agreements (DPAs) return, 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance for local authorities on how to complete the deferred payment agreements (DPAs) return for the 2025 to 2026 reporting period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-deferred-payment-agreements-dpas-return-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-deferred-payment-agreements-dpas-return-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More children to be protected from deadly viruses]]></title><description><![CDATA[New changes to the GP contract will help protect thousands more children across the country from deadly and highly infectious diseases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/more-children-to-be-protected-from-deadly-viruses/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/more-children-to-be-protected-from-deadly-viruses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients to benefit from improved access to dental appointments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients across the country will have better access to NHS dentistry, boosting earlier intervention, prevention and continuity of care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/patients-to-benefit-from-improved-access-to-dental-appointments/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/patients-to-benefit-from-improved-access-to-dental-appointments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PATHWAYS clinical trial paused following new MHRA advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MHRA have raised new concerns around the PATHWAYS trial looking into the prescription of puberty blockers among young people with gender incongruence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/pathways-clinical-trial-paused-following-new-mhra-advice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/pathways-clinical-trial-paused-following-new-mhra-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: 2024 VPAG operational review: 12 December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minutes of a meeting held between the government, NHS England and ABPI about the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-2024-vpag-operational-review-12-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-2024-vpag-operational-review-12-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, January 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-january-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-january-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ordering and retaining medical certificates of cause of death (MCCDs)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance for GP practices, hospitals, hospices and medical examiner offices about when to order more MCCDs and what to do with completed MCCDs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/ordering-and-retaining-medical-certificates-of-cause-of-death-mccds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/ordering-and-retaining-medical-certificates-of-cause-of-death-mccds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: UK Clinical Research Delivery key performance indicators: data to January 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report bringing together data on the delivery of globally competitive clinical research through the UK Clinical Research Delivery programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-january-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-january-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Better Care Fund framework 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[This guidance constitutes the formal planning requirements, national conditions for expenditure and legal framework for the Better Care Fund for 2026 to 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-better-care-fund-framework-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-better-care-fund-framework-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Social care charging for local authorities: 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information for local authorities on charging for care and support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-social-care-charging-for-local-authorities-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-social-care-charging-for-local-authorities-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£400 cash boost for disabled adults to tackle cost of living]]></title><description><![CDATA[150,000 disabled adults to keep £400 more cash each year to help with cost of living, and £700 million to support tens of thousands of home adaptations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/400-cash-boost-for-disabled-adults-to-tackle-cost-of-living/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/400-cash-boost-for-disabled-adults-to-tackle-cost-of-living/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New technology to help combat drug and alcohol addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Innovators across the UK are being offered £20 million in grants for technology designed to reduce harm and death from drug and alcohol addiction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-technology-to-help-combat-drug-and-alcohol-addiction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-technology-to-help-combat-drug-and-alcohol-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New technology and medicines to combat drug and alcohol addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Innovators across the UK are being offered £20 million in grants for technology designed to reduce harm and death from drug and alcohol addiction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-technology-and-medicines-to-combat-drug-and-alcohol-addiction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-technology-and-medicines-to-combat-drug-and-alcohol-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents urged to protect children through vaccination campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[New vaccination campaign launched to boost uptake of childhood immunisations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/parents-urged-to-protect-children-through-vaccination-campaign/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/parents-urged-to-protect-children-through-vaccination-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding boost for young people’s mental health services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early Support Hubs across England to receive a £7 million funding boost to bolster services for young people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/funding-boost-for-young-peoples-mental-health-services/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/funding-boost-for-young-peoples-mental-health-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children to be better protected from second-hand smoking and vaping]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is launching a consultation on extending smoke-free places and introducing vape-free and heated tobacco-free spaces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/children-to-be-better-protected-from-second-hand-smoking-and-vaping/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/children-to-be-better-protected-from-second-hand-smoking-and-vaping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children to be better protected from second-hand smoking &amp; vaping]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is launching a consultation on extending smoke-free places and introducing vape-free and heated tobacco-free spaces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/children-to-be-better-protected-from-second-hand-smoking-amp-vaping/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/children-to-be-better-protected-from-second-hand-smoking-amp-vaping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: NHS Pay Review Body Thirty-Ninth Report 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report from the NHS Pay Review Body on pay for Agenda for Change (AfC) staff working in the NHS and HSC in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-nhs-pay-review-body-thirty-ninth-report-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-nhs-pay-review-body-thirty-ninth-report-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Healthy child programme: ages 0 to 19 high-impact area framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[The areas of public health where health visiting and school nursing teams in England can have the greatest impact.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-healthy-child-programme-ages-0-to-19-high-impact-area-framework/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-healthy-child-programme-ages-0-to-19-high-impact-area-framework/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smoke-free, heated tobacco-free and vape-free places in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are seeking views on proposals to extend smoke-free laws to certain outdoor public places and introduce heated tobacco-free and vape-free restrictions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/smoke-free-heated-tobacco-free-and-vape-free-places-in-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/smoke-free-heated-tobacco-free-and-vape-free-places-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Workplace cardiovascular disease checks funding allocations 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information about the funding allocated from a grant scheme to local councils to help them pilot workplace cardiovascular disease health check programmes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-workplace-cardiovascular-disease-checks-funding-allocations-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-workplace-cardiovascular-disease-checks-funding-allocations-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statutory guidance: MoD integration into the NHS Prescription Service: directions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Directions setting out the integration of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) into the NHS Prescription Service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statutory-guidance-mod-integration-into-the-nhs-prescription-service-directions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statutory-guidance-mod-integration-into-the-nhs-prescription-service-directions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurses to benefit from boost to graduate pay and job progression]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government and Royal College of Nursing agree comprehensive package to recognise value of profession.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nurses-to-benefit-from-boost-to-graduate-pay-and-job-progression/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nurses-to-benefit-from-boost-to-graduate-pay-and-job-progression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021: 5 year report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report which provides assessments on how human and veterinary medicines and medical devices legislation has operated in the UK from 2021 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-medicines-and-medical-devices-act-2021-5-year-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-medicines-and-medical-devices-act-2021-5-year-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Framework agreement between DHSC and NHS Counter Fraud Authority: 2026 to 2029]]></title><description><![CDATA[Describes the working relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care and the NHS Counter Fraud Authority.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-framework-agreement-between-dhsc-and-nhs-counter-fraud-authority-2026-to-2029/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-framework-agreement-between-dhsc-and-nhs-counter-fraud-authority-2026-to-2029/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed changes to the health service products information regulations 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seeks views on proposed amendments to the Health Service Products (Provision and Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/proposed-changes-to-the-health-service-products-information-regulations-2018/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/proposed-changes-to-the-health-service-products-information-regulations-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: Health service products and medicines regulations 2018: annual review 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annual review of the Health Service Products (Provision and Disclosure of Information) Regulations 2018 and the Health Service Medicines (Price Control Penalties and Price Control Appeals Amendment) Regulations 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-health-service-products-and-medicines-regulations-2018-annual-review-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-health-service-products-and-medicines-regulations-2018-annual-review-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed 2026 changes to the statutory scheme for branded medicines pricing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposed changes to the headline payment percentage and consultation procedure of the statutory scheme to control the cost of branded health service medicines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/proposed-2026-changes-to-the-statutory-scheme-for-branded-medicines-pricing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/proposed-2026-changes-to-the-statutory-scheme-for-branded-medicines-pricing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Public health grants to local authorities: 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[The public health grant allocations and monetary conditions for local authorities to improve health in local populations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-public-health-grants-to-local-authorities-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-public-health-grants-to-local-authorities-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Targeted financial support for aspiring social workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social work students to receive targeted financial support, under plans set out in a consultation launched by the government today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/targeted-financial-support-for-aspiring-social-workers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/targeted-financial-support-for-aspiring-social-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed changes to the Social Work Bursary and the Education Support Grant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consultation seeking views on proposed reforms to the Social Work Bursary and Education Support Grantin England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/proposed-changes-to-the-social-work-bursary-and-the-education-support-grant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/proposed-changes-to-the-social-work-bursary-and-the-education-support-grant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Healthy child programme: high-impact area framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[The areas of public health where health visiting and school nursing teams in England can have the greatest impact.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-healthy-child-programme-high-impact-area-framework/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-healthy-child-programme-high-impact-area-framework/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Healthy child programme: commissioning public health nursing services]]></title><description><![CDATA[How commissioners should establish, monitor and assure the quality of public health nursing services delivered under the healthy child programme in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-healthy-child-programme-commissioning-public-health-nursing-services/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-healthy-child-programme-commissioning-public-health-nursing-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Delivery of the healthy child programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The principles underlying the programme and the expectations that public health nursing teams are expected to meet when delivering services in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-delivery-of-the-healthy-child-programme/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-delivery-of-the-healthy-child-programme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: National Cancer Plan: equality impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The equality impact assessment accompanies the publication of the National Cancer Plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-national-cancer-plan-equality-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-national-cancer-plan-equality-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health Secretary, Wes Streeting launches National Cancer Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State launched the National Cancer Plan today (4/2) at the Royal Free Infirmary in North London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-secretary-wes-streeting-launches-national-cancer-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-secretary-wes-streeting-launches-national-cancer-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every cancer patient to get individual support plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the government's National Cancer Plan, every patient will be given a tailored plan covering treatment, mental health, and employment support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/every-cancer-patient-to-get-individual-support-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/every-cancer-patient-to-get-individual-support-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: National Cancer Plan: technical annex]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out supporting evidence, data analysis and graphs to supplement the National Cancer Plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-national-cancer-plan-technical-annex/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-national-cancer-plan-technical-annex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: National Cancer Plan for England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details the government’s plan to transform cancer care and outcomes in England by 2035.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-national-cancer-plan-for-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 11:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-national-cancer-plan-for-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three in four cancer patients to survive long term under new plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients will receive faster diagnosis, quicker treatment, and the support to live well with cancer under the government’s landmark new National Cancer Plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/three-in-four-cancer-patients-to-survive-long-term-under-new-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/three-in-four-cancer-patients-to-survive-long-term-under-new-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to cover travel costs of children with cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[£10 million financial support package for families of children and young people with cancer to cover travel costs to and from appointments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-to-cover-travel-costs-of-children-with-cancer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-to-cover-travel-costs-of-children-with-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early years screen time and usage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has committed to publishing guidance on early years screen time in April 2026. We are seeking evidence to inform the guidance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/early-years-screen-time-and-usage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/early-years-screen-time-and-usage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice accepted on extending the RSV vaccination programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government had accepted advice on eligibility from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation for the RSV vaccination programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/advice-accepted-on-extending-the-rsv-vaccination-programme/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/advice-accepted-on-extending-the-rsv-vaccination-programme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greater access to breakthrough trials for rare cancer patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Better chance of survival for people with rare cancers thanks to a new government approach to clinical trials and access to breakthrough treatments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/greater-access-to-breakthrough-trials-for-rare-cancer-patients/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/greater-access-to-breakthrough-trials-for-rare-cancer-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information December 2025]]></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-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Safeguarding adults collection (SAC) data return, 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance for local authorities on how to complete the safeguarding adults collection (SAC) data return for the 2025 to 2026 reporting period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-safeguarding-adults-collection-sac-data-return-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-safeguarding-adults-collection-sac-data-return-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Requesting transfers of NHS property]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance for NHS trusts and foundation trusts on requesting transfers of estate owned by NHS Property Services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-requesting-transfers-of-nhs-property/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-requesting-transfers-of-nhs-property/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New fund to tackle cancer screening inequalities and save lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[£200 million for local cancer care to address gap in screening uptake and reduce screening inequalities in deprived areas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-fund-to-tackle-cancer-screening-inequalities-and-save-lives/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-fund-to-tackle-cancer-screening-inequalities-and-save-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spend control data for July to September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Centrally approved new spending on property, advertising, consultancy, technology and recruitment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spend-control-data-for-july-to-september-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spend-control-data-for-july-to-september-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Deferred payment agreements, England: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information on the deferred payment agreements (DPAs) that local authorities have arranged with clients to help with the payment of the costs of their care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-deferred-payment-agreements-england-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-deferred-payment-agreements-england-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Bill to prioritise UK medical graduates for NHS training]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secretary of State sets out the need to prioritise homegrown talent for foundation and specialty training posts to support a sustainable NHS workforce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-bill-to-prioritise-uk-medical-graduates-for-nhs-training/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-bill-to-prioritise-uk-medical-graduates-for-nhs-training/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK nutrient profiling model 2018 review]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are seeking views on the 2018 review of the UK nutrient profiling model.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/uk-nutrient-profiling-model-2018-review/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/uk-nutrient-profiling-model-2018-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Nutrient profiling model 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updated model (not yet applied to policy) used to classify foods and drinks based on their nutritional composition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nutrient-profiling-model-2018/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nutrient-profiling-model-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Nutrient profiling model 2004 to 2005]]></title><description><![CDATA[Current model used to classify foods and drinks based on their nutritional composition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nutrient-profiling-model-2004-to-2005/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nutrient-profiling-model-2004-to-2005/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to DHSC group accounting manual 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation seeks views on the DHSC group accounting manual that applies to DHSC bodies for their annual reports and accounts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/changes-to-dhsc-group-accounting-manual-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/changes-to-dhsc-group-accounting-manual-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crackdown on illegal underage sunbeds use to cut teen cancer risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government plans to crackdown on illegal underage sunbeds use to cut cancer risks to teenagers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/crackdown-on-illegal-underage-sunbeds-use-to-cut-teen-cancer-risk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/crackdown-on-illegal-underage-sunbeds-use-to-cut-teen-cancer-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crackdown on illegal underage sunbed use to cut teen cancer risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government plans to crack down on illegal underage sunbed use to cut cancer risks to teenagers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/crackdown-on-illegal-underage-sunbed-use-to-cut-teen-cancer-risk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/crackdown-on-illegal-underage-sunbed-use-to-cut-teen-cancer-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statutory guidance: The Primary Dental Services Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) Directions 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arrangements for an urgent dental care incentive scheme for the period September 2025 to March 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statutory-guidance-the-primary-dental-services-statement-of-financial-entitlements-amendment-directions-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statutory-guidance-the-primary-dental-services-statement-of-financial-entitlements-amendment-directions-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Autism Act: government response to Lords Select Committee report]]></title><description><![CDATA[A response by the government to the House of Lords Autism Act 2009 Committee report ‘Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy’.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-autism-act-government-response-to-lords-select-committee-report/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-autism-act-government-response-to-lords-select-committee-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to end cancer postcode lottery for patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[People living in rural and coastal areas will find it easier to see a cancer specialist as the government works to end the postcode lottery for care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-to-end-cancer-postcode-lottery-for-patients/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-to-end-cancer-postcode-lottery-for-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: UK Clinical Research Delivery key performance indicators: data to December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report bringing together data on the delivery of globally competitive clinical research through the UK Clinical Research Delivery programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: UK Clinical Research Delivery key performance indicators: methodology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detailed information on the sources, quality and scope of the UK Clinical Research Delivery programme key performance indicators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-methodology/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-methodology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, April 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-april-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-april-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, May 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-may-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-may-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, June 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-june-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-june-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, July 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-july-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-july-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life-saving Jess’s Rule to be advertised in every GP surgery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government rolling out Jess's Rule posters to all GP surgeries in England to act as reminder of a life-saving patient safety initiative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/life-saving-jesss-rule-to-be-advertised-in-every-gp-surgery/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/life-saving-jesss-rule-to-be-advertised-in-every-gp-surgery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Adult social care in England statistics: background quality and methodology (August 2022 to December 2025)]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) puts together the statistics in its monthly reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-in-england-statistics-background-quality-and-methodology-august-2022-to-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-in-england-statistics-background-quality-and-methodology-august-2022-to-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Patient views on medical devices prescribed to them outside of hospital in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outcome of research into patient views on the use of medical devices prescribed under Part IX of the NHS Drug Tariff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-patient-views-on-medical-devices-prescribed-to-them-outside-of-hospital-in-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-patient-views-on-medical-devices-prescribed-to-them-outside-of-hospital-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care provider statistics, England: quarterly update to December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on the number of people receiving adult social care services, and information on adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-provider-statistics-england-quarterly-update-to-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-provider-statistics-england-quarterly-update-to-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care client level data, England: quarterly update to September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics in development on insights from client level data from local authorities, including information on assessments and long-term support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-client-level-data-england-quarterly-update-to-september-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-client-level-data-england-quarterly-update-to-september-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Adult social care provider statistics, England: background quality and methodology]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) puts together the statistics in its quarterly reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-provider-statistics-england-background-quality-and-methodology/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-provider-statistics-england-background-quality-and-methodology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Adult social care client level data, England: background quality and methodology]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) puts together the statistics in its quarterly reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-client-level-data-england-background-quality-and-methodology/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-client-level-data-england-background-quality-and-methodology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accredited official statistics: Abortion statistics for England and Wales: 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics and commentary on abortions carried out in 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/accredited-official-statistics-abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/accredited-official-statistics-abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting lists cut three times faster in highest joblessness areas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waiting lists in 20 areas in England fall three times faster than the national average thanks to experts deployed by government to help supercharge NHS care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/waiting-lists-cut-three-times-faster-in-highest-joblessness-areas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/waiting-lists-cut-three-times-faster-in-highest-joblessness-areas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Impact statement: Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[An impact statement supporting the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill introduced to the House of Commons on 13 January 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-impact-statement-medical-training-prioritisation-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-impact-statement-medical-training-prioritisation-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waiting lists cut 3 times faster in highest joblessness areas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waiting lists in 20 areas in England fall 3 times faster than the national average thanks to experts deployed by government to help supercharge NHS care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/waiting-lists-cut-3-times-faster-in-highest-joblessness-areas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/waiting-lists-cut-3-times-faster-in-highest-joblessness-areas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secretary of State's keynote Institute for Government speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, delivers a keynote speech on NHS reform at the Institute for Government's annual conference]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/secretary-of-states-keynote-institute-for-government-speech/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/secretary-of-states-keynote-institute-for-government-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Providing healthcare public health advice to integrated care boards]]></title><description><![CDATA[This guidance explains how local authorities should give healthcare public health advice to integrated care boards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-providing-healthcare-public-health-advice-to-integrated-care-boards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-providing-healthcare-public-health-advice-to-integrated-care-boards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modernising the NHS to meet changing demands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, delivers a keynote speech on NHS reform at the Institute for Government's annual conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/modernising-the-nhs-to-meet-changing-demands/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/modernising-the-nhs-to-meet-changing-demands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare innovator appointed to Health Data Research Service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare industry innovator Dr Melanie Ivarsson has been appointed as CEO of the HDRS to accelerate medical breakthroughs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/healthcare-innovator-appointed-to-health-data-research-service/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/healthcare-innovator-appointed-to-health-data-research-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Impact statement: 10 Year Health Plan for England]]></title><description><![CDATA[The impact statement presents the impacts of the 10 Year Health Plan for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-impact-statement-10-year-health-plan-for-england/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-impact-statement-10-year-health-plan-for-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Mental Health Act 2025: easy read]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes to the law that tells people what to do if they need to stay in hospital after a mental health crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-mental-health-act-2025-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-mental-health-act-2025-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: DATRIG housing support and rough sleeping services: privacy notice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information on data we collect from housing support and rough sleeping services funded by the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery improvement grant (DATRIG).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-datrig-housing-support-and-rough-sleeping-services-privacy-notice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-datrig-housing-support-and-rough-sleeping-services-privacy-notice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Edwards’ syndrome screening: equality impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equality impact assessment on screening for Edwards’ syndrome using the antenatal quadruple test in the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-edwards-syndrome-screening-equality-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-edwards-syndrome-screening-equality-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landmark junk food ad ban to protect kid’s health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children will be protected from exposure to junk food ads under new regulations, in a bid to tackle childhood obesity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/landmark-junk-food-ad-ban-to-protect-kids-health/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/landmark-junk-food-ad-ban-to-protect-kids-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: non-consolidated performance-related pay for 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-consolidated performance-related pay for the Department of Health and Social Care and its agencies between 2024 and 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-non-consolidated-performance-related-pay-for-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-non-consolidated-performance-related-pay-for-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: non-consolidated performance-related pay for 2023 to 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-consolidated performance-related pay for the Department of Health and Social Care and its agencies between 2023 and 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-non-consolidated-performance-related-pay-for-2023-to-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-non-consolidated-performance-related-pay-for-2023-to-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families to have better access to childhood vaccinations]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new £2 million pilot will see health visitors reach families facing barriers to vaccines, to ensure more children are protected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/families-to-have-better-access-to-childhood-vaccinations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/families-to-have-better-access-to-childhood-vaccinations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Provisional list of NHS abortion clinics and hospitals in England, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[This publication contains a provisional list of NHS abortion clinics and hospitals in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-provisional-list-of-nhs-abortion-clinics-and-hospitals-in-england-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-provisional-list-of-nhs-abortion-clinics-and-hospitals-in-england-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in Wales, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[This publication contains a provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in Wales.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-provisional-list-of-abortion-clinics-and-hospitals-in-wales-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-provisional-list-of-abortion-clinics-and-hospitals-in-wales-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New ambulances deployed to boost NHS winter response]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 500 new ambulances will be deployed in England to cut response times for patients in every region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-ambulances-deployed-to-boost-nhs-winter-response/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-ambulances-deployed-to-boost-nhs-winter-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[500 new ambulances deployed to boost NHS winter response]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients and staff across the country are benefiting from a new fleet of over 500 ambulances.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/500-new-ambulances-deployed-to-boost-nhs-winter-response/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/500-new-ambulances-deployed-to-boost-nhs-winter-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-september-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-september-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, October 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-october-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-october-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, August 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-august-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-august-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: New Year Honours 2026: Ambulance Service list]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recipients of the King's Ambulance Service Medal 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-new-year-honours-2026-ambulance-service-list/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-new-year-honours-2026-ambulance-service-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expanding access to naloxone: supply and emergency use]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation seeks views on proposals to make further legislative changes to expand access to take-home naloxone supplies and naloxone for emergency use.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/expanding-access-to-naloxone-supply-and-emergency-use/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/expanding-access-to-naloxone-supply-and-emergency-use/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lives to be saved by boosting access to drug overdose medication]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government launches consultation to help combat rising frig deaths from opioids, as part of record £3.4 billion in investment in drug and alcohol services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lives-to-be-saved-by-boosting-access-to-drug-overdose-medication/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lives-to-be-saved-by-boosting-access-to-drug-overdose-medication/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faster treatments and support for health workers as AI tackles A&amp;E bottlenecks]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI tool helping 50 NHS organisations predict A&amp;E demand this winter, speeding up patient care as government delivers on building an NHS fit for the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/faster-treatments-and-support-for-health-workers-as-ai-tackles-aampe-bottlenecks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/faster-treatments-and-support-for-health-workers-as-ai-tackles-aampe-bottlenecks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: UK clinical research delivery key performance indicators: data to November 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report bringing together data on the delivery of globally-competitive clinical research across the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-november-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators-data-to-november-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, November 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-november-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-november-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down Syndrome Act 2022 draft statutory guidance (easy read and BSL)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want to hear what people think about our draft guidance on Down syndrome.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/down-syndrome-act-2022-draft-statutory-guidance-easy-read-and-bsl/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/down-syndrome-act-2022-draft-statutory-guidance-easy-read-and-bsl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government extends free NHS services for care leavers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Major boost for children leaving care with free prescriptions, dental and eyecare services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-extends-free-nhs-services-for-care-leavers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 10:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-extends-free-nhs-services-for-care-leavers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information November 2025]]></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-november-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-november-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dame Carol Black appointed as independent advisor on drugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dame Carol Black GBE has been appointed to the role of independent advisor to the UK government on drugs for a 3-year term until November 2028.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dame-carol-black-appointed-as-independent-advisor-on-drugs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dame-carol-black-appointed-as-independent-advisor-on-drugs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Adult social care priorities for local authorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out national priority outcomes, expectations and notional allocations for local authorities that deliver adult social care services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-adult-social-care-priorities-for-local-authorities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-adult-social-care-priorities-for-local-authorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The disclosure of industry payments to the healthcare sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation aims to seek views on the possible introduction of regulations mandating the disclosure of industry payments to the healthcare sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/the-disclosure-of-industry-payments-to-the-healthcare-sector/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/the-disclosure-of-industry-payments-to-the-healthcare-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental Health Bill receives Royal Assent, revolutionising care]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Mental Health Bill has received Royal Assent to modernise outdated mental health laws and improve care for seriously ill patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/mentalhealthbillreceives-royalassent-revolutionising-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/mentalhealthbillreceives-royalassent-revolutionising-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: VPAS aggregate net sales and payment information: November 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information on how the 2019 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS) controlled spend on branded medicines in the NHS between 2019 and 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-vpas-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-november-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-vpas-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-november-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Measures from the adult social care outcomes framework, England: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Findings from ASCOF, which measures how well care services achieve outcomes including quality of life and whether long-term support needs are being met.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-measures-from-the-adult-social-care-outcomes-framework-england-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-measures-from-the-adult-social-care-outcomes-framework-england-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental Health Bill receives Royal Assent, revolutionising care]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Mental Health Bill has received Royal Assent to modernise outdated mental health laws and improve care for seriously ill patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/mental-health-bill-receives-royal-assent-revolutionising-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/mental-health-bill-receives-royal-assent-revolutionising-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Vision working group reports: 10 Year Health Plan for England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Final reports from the vision working groups that supported the development of the 10 Year Health Plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-vision-working-group-reports-10-year-health-plan-for-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-vision-working-group-reports-10-year-health-plan-for-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Enabling working group reports: 10 Year Health Plan for England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Final reports from the enabling working groups that supported the development of the 10 Year Health Plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-enabling-working-group-reports-10-year-health-plan-for-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-enabling-working-group-reports-10-year-health-plan-for-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Partner engagement insight report: 10 Year Health Plan for England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report detailing the views of organisations with an interest in health and care that contributed to the development of the 10 Year Health Plan for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-partner-engagement-insight-report-10-year-health-plan-for-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-partner-engagement-insight-report-10-year-health-plan-for-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Engagement insight report appendix: 10 Year Health Plan for England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appendix to the engagement insight report, detailing the views of members of the public and health and care staffthat contributed to the development of the 10 Year Health Plan for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-engagement-insight-report-appendix-10-year-health-plan-for-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-engagement-insight-report-appendix-10-year-health-plan-for-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Engagement insight report: 10 Year Health Plan for England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report detailing the views of members of the public and health and care staff as gathered through the Change NHS engagement process that contributed to the development of the 10 Year Health Plan for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-engagement-insight-report-10-year-health-plan-for-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-engagement-insight-report-10-year-health-plan-for-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Equalities impact assessment: 10 Year Health Plan for England]]></title><description><![CDATA[The equality impact assessment presents the impacts of the 10 Year Health Plan for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-equalities-impact-assessment-10-year-health-plan-for-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-equalities-impact-assessment-10-year-health-plan-for-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: UK clinical research delivery key performance indicators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report bringing together data on the delivery of globally-competitive clinical research across the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-uk-clinical-research-delivery-key-performance-indicators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abuse victims to get specialist NHS support]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new referral service will connect victims with help through their GP and there's up to £50 million for therapeutic support for child victims of sexual abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/abuse-victims-to-get-specialist-nhs-support/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/abuse-victims-to-get-specialist-nhs-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, and meetings they attended with senior media figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-and-meetings-july-to-september-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-and-meetings-july-to-september-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: senior officials’ business expenses, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[All data on senior officials’ business expenses, external meetings and hospitality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings-july-to-september-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings-july-to-september-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: ministerial travel and meetings, July to September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on ministers' external meetings and any overseas travel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-ministerial-travel-and-meetings-july-to-september-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-ministerial-travel-and-meetings-july-to-september-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: gender pay gap report and data 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on the difference in employees’ average earnings from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-gender-pay-gap-report-and-data-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-gender-pay-gap-report-and-data-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: business appointment rules advice, July to September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summaries of advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-business-appointment-rules-advice-july-to-september-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-business-appointment-rules-advice-july-to-september-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Public health advice from UK CMOs during a national power outage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scripts containing public health advice from the UK's 4 Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) to be broadcast during a national power outage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-public-health-advice-from-uk-cmos-during-a-national-power-outage/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-public-health-advice-from-uk-cmos-during-a-national-power-outage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Black maternal health: government response to the Health and Social Care Committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's response to recommendations made by the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee's inquiry into Black maternal health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-black-maternal-health-government-response-to-the-health-and-social-care-committee/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-black-maternal-health-government-response-to-the-health-and-social-care-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DHSC annual report and accounts timetable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Issue and submission dates for the Department of Health and Social Care’s annual report and accounts, covering the financial year 2025 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-annual-report-and-accounts-timetable/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-annual-report-and-accounts-timetable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Fuller inquiry: government interim update on phase 2 recommendations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines progress made by government and relevant organisations in response to the recommendations made in phase 2 of the Fuller inquiry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-fuller-inquiry-government-interim-update-on-phase-2-recommendations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-fuller-inquiry-government-interim-update-on-phase-2-recommendations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cutting edge cancer treatments set to be produced out of uranium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Precision treatments tackling the hardest-to-treat cancers set to be produced from hundreds of tonnes of reprocessed uranium from nuclear reactors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/cutting-edge-cancer-treatments-set-to-be-produced-out-of-uranium/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/cutting-edge-cancer-treatments-set-to-be-produced-out-of-uranium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major boost for millions of NHS dental patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[New changes will enable patients to access urgent care easier]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/major-boost-for-millions-of-nhs-dental-patients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/major-boost-for-millions-of-nhs-dental-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice accepted on spring 2026 COVID-19 vaccination programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advice has been accepted on eligibility from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) for the spring 2026 COVID-19 vaccination programme. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/advice-accepted-onspring-2026covid-19-vaccination-programme/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/advice-accepted-onspring-2026covid-19-vaccination-programme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: Assistive technology research and development work: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out government-funded projects supporting the development, implementation and evaluation of assistive technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-assistive-technology-research-and-development-work-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-assistive-technology-research-and-development-work-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice accepted on spring 2026 COVID-19 vaccination programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has accepted advice on eligibility from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) for the spring 2026 COVID-19 vaccination programme. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/advice-accepted-on-spring-2026-covid-19-vaccination-programme/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/advice-accepted-on-spring-2026-covid-19-vaccination-programme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: RAAC strategic planning: assessment of the RAAC 7 hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent analysis and assessment of the 7 hospital sites and plans for their maintenance, remaining expected life and clinical operational risks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-raac-strategic-planning-assessment-of-the-raac-7-hospitals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-raac-strategic-planning-assessment-of-the-raac-7-hospitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Joint DHSC and NHS England evidence for the SSRB: pay round 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence submitted to the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England for the 2026 to 2027 pay round.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-joint-dhsc-and-nhs-england-evidence-for-the-ssrb-pay-round-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-joint-dhsc-and-nhs-england-evidence-for-the-ssrb-pay-round-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Joint DHSC and NHS England evidence for the DDRB: pay round 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence submitted to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England for the 2026 to 2027 pay round.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-joint-dhsc-and-nhs-england-evidence-for-the-ddrb-pay-round-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-joint-dhsc-and-nhs-england-evidence-for-the-ddrb-pay-round-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Joint DHSC and NHS England evidence for the NHSPRB: pay round 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence submitted to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England for the pay round 2026 to 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-joint-dhsc-and-nhs-england-evidence-for-the-nhsprb-pay-round-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-joint-dhsc-and-nhs-england-evidence-for-the-nhsprb-pay-round-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: DHSC annual report and accounts: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the Department of Health and Social Care has funded its activities and used its resources during the financial year 2024 to 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-dhsc-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-dhsc-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: UKHSA priorities in 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter from Health Minister Ashley Dalton MP confirming the UK Health Security Agency’s role and priorities for the financial year 2025 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-ukhsa-priorities-in-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-ukhsa-priorities-in-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Opiate and crack cocaine use: prevalence estimates 2022 to 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Estimates of the number and rates of people using opiates and/or crack cocaine in England between April 2022 and March 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-opiate-and-crack-cocaine-use-prevalence-estimates-2022-to-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-opiate-and-crack-cocaine-use-prevalence-estimates-2022-to-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Evaluation of the Accelerating Reform Fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[An evaluation of the Accelerating Reform Fund, which aimed to address barriers to adult social care innovation and improve support for unpaid carers in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-evaluation-of-the-accelerating-reform-fund/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-evaluation-of-the-accelerating-reform-fund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secretary of State's address to the House on resident doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting has made a statement to the House on industrial action by resident doctors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/secretary-of-states-address-to-the-house-on-resident-doctors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/secretary-of-states-address-to-the-house-on-resident-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to prioritise UK medical graduates for training places]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government willprioritise UK medical graduates for training places from 2026 as part of efforts to bring an end to industrial action by resident doctors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-to-prioritise-uk-medical-graduates-for-training-places/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-to-prioritise-uk-medical-graduates-for-training-places/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innovative medicines supported as rebate rate falls by a third]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further support provided for innovative medicines as the rebate rate falls by more than third for 2026]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/innovative-medicines-supported-as-rebate-rate-falls-by-a-third/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/innovative-medicines-supported-as-rebate-rate-falls-by-a-third/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: Voluntary scheme aggregate net sales and payment information: November 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information on how the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) is controlling spend on branded medicines in the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-november-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-november-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: The 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth: payment percentage for 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out the payment due from members of the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth in 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-the-2024-voluntary-scheme-for-branded-medicines-pricing-access-and-growth-payment-percentage-for-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-the-2024-voluntary-scheme-for-branded-medicines-pricing-access-and-growth-payment-percentage-for-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: DHSC register of senior civil servants' secondary paid employment, 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details of any paid or otherwise remunerated outside employment held by senior civil servants in the Department of Health and Social Care during the 2024 to 2025 financial year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-dhsc-register-of-senior-civil-servants-secondary-paid-employment-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-dhsc-register-of-senior-civil-servants-secondary-paid-employment-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Co-occurring mental health and substance use: delivery framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[A framework setting out actions to improve treatment for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions through better integrated care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-co-occurring-mental-health-and-substance-use-delivery-framework/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-co-occurring-mental-health-and-substance-use-delivery-framework/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to NICE regulations: cost-effectiveness threshold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consultation seeking views on proposals to give ministers limited powers to direct the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in setting the standard cost-effectiveness threshold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/changes-to-nice-regulations-cost-effectiveness-threshold/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/changes-to-nice-regulations-cost-effectiveness-threshold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: National Child Measurement Programme: operational guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance on running the National Child Measurement Programme, which collects the height and weight of reception and year 6 children across England every year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-national-child-measurement-programme-operational-guidance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-national-child-measurement-programme-operational-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: NHS general ophthalmic service fees and payments from April 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter and directions setting out general ophthalmic services fees and payments from 1 April 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nhs-general-ophthalmic-service-fees-and-payments-from-april-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nhs-general-ophthalmic-service-fees-and-payments-from-april-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: SaBTO hepatitis E virus (HEV) screening review and recommendations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of UK blood donor screening for hepatitis E virus (HEV), assessing current methods, risks and options to reduce transfusion-related HEV transmission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-sabto-hepatitis-e-virus-hev-screening-review-and-recommendations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-sabto-hepatitis-e-virus-hev-screening-review-and-recommendations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Health and social care statistical outputs consultation follow-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[An update on the November 2025 response to the consultation on health and social care statistical outputs which ran from December 2023 to March 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-health-and-social-care-statistical-outputs-consultation-follow-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-health-and-social-care-statistical-outputs-consultation-follow-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health and social care statistical outputs]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are seeking views on health and social care statistical outputs published by DHSC (including OHID), NHSBSA, UKHSA, ONS and NHS England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-and-social-care-statistical-outputs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-and-social-care-statistical-outputs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digital revolution in care saves millions of admin hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four in five care providers now use digital social care records, helping almost 90% of people who draw on care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/digital-revolution-in-care-saves-millions-of-admin-hours/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/digital-revolution-in-care-saves-millions-of-admin-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report 2025 – Infections ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chief Medical Officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty has released his Annual Report for 2025, on infectious diseases. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/chief-medical-officers-annual-report-2025-infections/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/chief-medical-officers-annual-report-2025-infections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review launched into mental health, autism and ADHD services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government launches new independent review to look at rising demand for mental health, ADHD, and autism services and what is driving it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/review-launched-into-mental-health-autism-and-adhd-services/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 18:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/review-launched-into-mental-health-autism-and-adhd-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2025: infections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professor Chris Whitty’s annual report considers trends, successes and challenges in preventing and treating infectious diseases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-chief-medical-officers-annual-report-2025-infections/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-chief-medical-officers-annual-report-2025-infections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: terms of reference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terms of reference for an independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, ADHD and autism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-independent-review-into-mental-health-conditions-adhd-and-autism-terms-of-reference/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-independent-review-into-mental-health-conditions-adhd-and-autism-terms-of-reference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-december-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-december-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies: guidance for local authorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[How local authorities in England can prepare to run the Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-best-start-family-hubs-and-healthy-babies-guidance-for-local-authorities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-best-start-family-hubs-and-healthy-babies-guidance-for-local-authorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review launched into mental health, ADHD and autism services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government launches independent review to look at rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services and what is driving it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/review-launched-into-mental-health-adhd-and-autism-services/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/review-launched-into-mental-health-adhd-and-autism-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Infant formula: government response to CMA market study]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 4 nations response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) market study into the UK infant and follow-on formula market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-infant-formula-government-response-to-cma-market-study/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-infant-formula-government-response-to-cma-market-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government brings in measures to help tackle child poverty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Savings for families on baby formula as government brings in measures to help tackle child poverty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-brings-in-measures-to-help-tackle-child-poverty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-brings-in-measures-to-help-tackle-child-poverty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost every GP now offers online access for patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[GP online access has been rolled out at nearly all GP practices, benefitting patients across England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/almost-every-gp-now-offers-online-access-for-patients/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/almost-every-gp-now-offers-online-access-for-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New adviser to reform NHS response to violence vs women and girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jess Asato appointed Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Adviser to reform NHS response as part of the government's mission to halve VAWG within a decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-adviser-to-reform-nhs-response-to-violence-vs-women-and-girls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 13:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-adviser-to-reform-nhs-response-to-violence-vs-women-and-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New adviser to reform NHS response to violence against women and girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jess Asato appointed Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) adviser to reform NHS response as part of the government's mission to halve VAWG within a decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-adviser-to-reform-nhs-response-to-violence-against-women-and-girls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-adviser-to-reform-nhs-response-to-violence-against-women-and-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landmark UK-US pharmaceuticals deal to safeguard medicines access and drive vital investment for UK patients and businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Milestone deal secures UK’s medicines access for patients, with a wide range of groundbreaking new treatments to reach NHS front-line quicker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/landmark-uk-us-pharmaceuticals-deal-to-safeguard-medicines-access-and-drive-vital-investmentfor-uk-patients-and-businesses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/landmark-uk-us-pharmaceuticals-deal-to-safeguard-medicines-access-and-drive-vital-investmentfor-uk-patients-and-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: HIV Action Plan for England, 2025 to 2030]]></title><description><![CDATA[This plan sets out how the government will reach its ambition of ending new HIV transmissions by 2030.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-hiv-action-plan-for-england-2025-to-2030/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-hiv-action-plan-for-england-2025-to-2030/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trailblazing scheme to reconnect thousands with HIV treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has launched a scheme which will see thousands of people benefit from improved HIV testing and treatment under a new action plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/trailblazing-scheme-to-reconnect-thousands-with-hiv-treatment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 08:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/trailblazing-scheme-to-reconnect-thousands-with-hiv-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, October 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-october-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-october-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glossary]]></title><description><![CDATA[An alphabetical list of technical words and terms and their meanings and definitions that are used in the UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/glossary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/glossary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annex 4: development group and other contributors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the expert guidelines development group, the experts through experience group and small groups advising the development of these guidelines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/annex-4-development-group-and-other-contributors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/annex-4-development-group-and-other-contributors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annex 3: alcohol withdrawal symptoms]]></title><description><![CDATA[A summary of common alcohol withdrawal symptoms and serious complications of alcohol withdrawal. Alcohol treatment staff should be able to understand and recognise the signs of alcohol withdrawal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/annex-3-alcohol-withdrawal-symptoms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/annex-3-alcohol-withdrawal-symptoms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annex 2: fitness to drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[This annex explains when people and healthcare professionals must notify the relevant agency about conditions such as alcohol use disorders that may affect driving safety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/annex-2-fitness-to-drive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/annex-2-fitness-to-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annex 1: relevant legislation and guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of relevant legislation and guidance from across the UK's 4 nations, covering child and adult safeguarding, mental capacity, carers and domestic abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/annex-1-relevant-legislation-and-guidance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/annex-1-relevant-legislation-and-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[27. Armed forces]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to treat problem alcohol use in UK armed forces personnel and veterans. It covers evidence-based interventions adapted for armed forces settings, the transition to civilian life and tailored support for veterans in community alcohol treatment services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/27-armed-forces/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/27-armed-forces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[26. Parents in alcohol treatment services]]></title><description><![CDATA[How alcohol treatment services can support parents and their children, including safeguarding responsibilities, working with children's social care and assessment and making referrals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/26-parents-in-alcohol-treatment-services/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/26-parents-in-alcohol-treatment-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[25. Developing inclusive services]]></title><description><![CDATA[How alcohol treatment services can become accessible and effective for everyone, especially groups who face barriers to accessing care. This includes ethnic minority groups, LGBTQ+ people, women, older adults and people with learning disabilities or neurodevelopmental conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/25-developing-inclusive-services/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/25-developing-inclusive-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[24. Pregnancy and perinatal care]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to support women and other people who are pregnant to reduce or stop their alcohol use to reduce risks for the fetus and mother. It covers information and advice, multi-agency care planning, specialist treatment for alcohol dependence and support in the perinatal period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/24-pregnancy-and-perinatal-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/24-pregnancy-and-perinatal-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[23. Specialist alcohol interventions and support for children and young people]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to provide specialist alcohol interventions and support for children and young people. This includes assessment, care planning, multi-agency co-ordination, working with parents, safeguarding and the transition arrangements needed for young people moving to adult services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/23-specialist-alcohol-interventions-and-support-for-children-and-young-people/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/23-specialist-alcohol-interventions-and-support-for-children-and-young-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[22. People experiencing or perpetrating domestic abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to identify, assess and respond to domestic abuse among both victims and perpetrators in alcohol treatment services. It covers safety planning, staff training, multi-agency approaches and appropriate referral pathways and working with specialist domestic abuse services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/22-people-experiencing-or-perpetrating-domestic-abuse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/22-people-experiencing-or-perpetrating-domestic-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[21. People experiencing homelessness]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to provide tailored alcohol treatment for people experiencing homelessness. It covers strategies for improving access and engagement, highlighting the need for multi-agency integrated care to address alcohol use, housing and wider needs while reducing health inequalities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/21-people-experiencing-homelessness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/21-people-experiencing-homelessness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20. People with alcohol related brain damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to prevent, identify, assess and treat alcohol related brain damage (ARBD) using brief cognitive assessment, harm reduction, multidisciplinary pathways for comprehensive assessment and treatment planning, adapted interventions for cognitive impairments and long term support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/20-people-with-alcohol-related-brain-damage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/20-people-with-alcohol-related-brain-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19. People with co-occurring physical health conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthcare assessments, treatment and recovery planning and referral pathways for primary or secondary healthcare for people with alcohol related physical health conditions including liver disease, cardiovascular disease, specific cancers, and smoking and lung health issues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/19-people-with-co-occurring-physical-health-conditions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/19-people-with-co-occurring-physical-health-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[18. People with co-occurring mental health conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to support people with co-occurring mental health conditions and problem alcohol use, emphasising the 'everyone's job' and 'no wrong door' principles while outlining co-ordinated care across mental health and alcohol treatment services and evidence-based interventions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/18-people-with-co-occurring-mental-health-conditions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/18-people-with-co-occurring-mental-health-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[17. Alcohol treatment in the criminal justice system]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to deliver alcohol treatment interventions in police custody suites, prisons and other secure settings and for people with community sentences or on licence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/17-alcohol-treatment-in-the-criminal-justice-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/17-alcohol-treatment-in-the-criminal-justice-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[16. Alcohol care in acute hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to care for people with alcohol-use disorders in acute hospitals, covering assessment, providing a multidisciplinary approach, managing withdrawal, treating complications and planning discharge to ensure continuity of care with community alcohol treatment services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/16-alcohol-care-in-acute-hospitals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/16-alcohol-care-in-acute-hospitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[15. Primary care and community health services]]></title><description><![CDATA[How primary and community health services can routinely identify health risk from alcohol use and respond appropriately. GPs and their teams identify and manage alcohol related health conditions, provide harm reduction interventions and work with specialist alcohol services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/15-primary-care-and-community-health-services/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/15-primary-care-and-community-health-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[14. Residential treatment and intensive structured day programmes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residential treatment and intensive structured day programmes for alcohol dependence aim to help people achieve abstinence and begin recovery through evidence-based interventions. This includes group work, individual support and planning for continuity of care in the community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/14-residential-treatment-and-intensive-structured-day-programmes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/14-residential-treatment-and-intensive-structured-day-programmes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[13. Community alcohol treatment and recovery services]]></title><description><![CDATA[How community alcohol treatment and recovery services can provide accessible, trauma-informed, inclusive care. This includes how they work with health, care and recovery services to develop personalised treatment plans and deliver evidence-based interventions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/13-community-alcohol-treatment-and-recovery-services/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/13-community-alcohol-treatment-and-recovery-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working together to raise the healthiest generation ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State addressed the Barnardo's Health Conference about children’s health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/working-together-to-raise-the-healthiest-generation-ever/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/working-together-to-raise-the-healthiest-generation-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Safeguarding adults, England, 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on adult safeguarding concerns that were raised and where enquiries took place during 2024 to 2025 in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-safeguarding-adults-england-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-safeguarding-adults-england-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister Stephen Kinnock's speech at the Hospice UK conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minister of State for Care, Stephen Kinnock spoke at the Hospice UK conference, launching the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Modern Service Framework.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/minister-stephen-kinnocks-speech-at-the-hospice-uk-conference/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/minister-stephen-kinnocks-speech-at-the-hospice-uk-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visionary leader appointed for Health Data Research Service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients to benefit from faster life-saving treatments as new leader appointed for health data service]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/visionary-leader-appointed-for-health-data-research-service/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/visionary-leader-appointed-for-health-data-research-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barnado's Health Conference speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State gave a speech at the King's Fund today about children's health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/barnados-health-conference-speech/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/barnados-health-conference-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Implementing inserts in cigarette and hand rolling tobacco packs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A technical consultation seeking views on how to implement pack inserts in cigarette and hand rolling tobacco packaging.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/implementing-inserts-in-cigarette-and-hand-rolling-tobacco-packs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/implementing-inserts-in-cigarette-and-hand-rolling-tobacco-packs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soft drink levy extended to protect children and improve health]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has announced an extension of the soft drinks industry levy to more high-sugar drinks, including milk-based drinks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/soft-drink-levy-extended-to-protect-children-and-improve-health/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/soft-drink-levy-extended-to-protect-children-and-improve-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strengthening the Soft Drinks Industry Levy]]></title><description><![CDATA[HMRC and HM Treasury are seeking views on proposed changes to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/strengthening-the-soft-drinks-industry-levy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/strengthening-the-soft-drinks-industry-levy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soft drinks levy extended to protect children and improve health]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has announced an extension of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to more high-sugar drinks, including milk-based drinks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/soft-drinks-levy-extended-to-protect-children-and-improve-health/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/soft-drinks-levy-extended-to-protect-children-and-improve-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chancellor to double down on drive to cut NHS waiting times and rollout of new Neighbourhood Health Centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[250 Neighbourhood Health Centres to bring patient care closer to home and bring end to postcode lottery of healthcare access.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/chancellor-to-double-down-on-drive-to-cut-nhs-waiting-times-and-rollout-of-new-neighbourhood-health-centres/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/chancellor-to-double-down-on-drive-to-cut-nhs-waiting-times-and-rollout-of-new-neighbourhood-health-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Interministerial Group for Health and Social Care communiqué, 25 September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details of the third meeting held by the Interministerial Group (IMG) for Health and Social Care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-interministerial-group-for-health-and-social-care-communiqu-25-september-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-interministerial-group-for-health-and-social-care-communiqu-25-september-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Interministerial Group for Health and Social Care communiqué, 11 December 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details of the first meeting held by the Interministerial Group (IMG) for Health and Social Care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-interministerial-group-for-health-and-social-care-communiqu-11-december-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-interministerial-group-for-health-and-social-care-communiqu-11-december-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions to benefit from new health and wellbeing quiz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of Brits could boost their mood by spending five minutes taking a Healthy Choices Quiz launched by the government and the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/millions-to-benefit-from-new-health-and-wellbeing-quiz/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/millions-to-benefit-from-new-health-and-wellbeing-quiz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information October 2025]]></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-october-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-october-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for fair pay agreements in adult social care (easy read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want to know what you think about our plans for fair pay agreements in adult social care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/plans-for-fair-pay-agreements-in-adult-social-care-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/plans-for-fair-pay-agreements-in-adult-social-care-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Adult social care survey, England: 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance and materials for the adult social care survey (ASCS) in England 2025 to 2026 survey year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-survey-england-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-survey-england-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Men's health strategy equality impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details the equality impact assessment that accompanies the men's health strategy, Men’s health: a strategic vision for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-mens-health-strategy-equality-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-mens-health-strategy-equality-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Men's Health Strategy for England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details the government’s 10-year vision for men's health and the actions we are taking now to improve the health and wellbeing of all men and boys in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-mens-health-strategy-for-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-mens-health-strategy-for-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government unveils England's first ever Men's Health Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government launches bold plan to tackle physical and mental health challenges faced by men and boys, and reduce inequalities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-unveils-englands-first-evermens-health-strategy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-unveils-englands-first-evermens-health-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government fuels NHS innovation to unlock billions in growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government updates NHS IP guidance for the first time in 23 years, cutting red tape so innovations reach patients fasters and boost the UK's economic growth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-fuels-nhs-innovation-to-unlock-billions-in-growth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-fuels-nhs-innovation-to-unlock-billions-in-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multi-million pound backing for cutting edge projects by UK scientists and innovators]]></title><description><![CDATA[New government funding will help make the boldest ideas in UK life sciences a reality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/multi-million-pound-backing-for-cutting-edge-projects-by-uk-scientists-and-innovators/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/multi-million-pound-backing-for-cutting-edge-projects-by-uk-scientists-and-innovators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Intellectual property (IP) guidance for the NHS in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[This guidance provides practical steps, good practice principles, case studies and model agreements and templates to support effective IP management in the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-intellectual-property-ip-guidance-for-the-nhs-in-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-intellectual-property-ip-guidance-for-the-nhs-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Carbon monoxide poisoning]]></title><description><![CDATA[This brings together the latest information on carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning for healthcare professionals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-september-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-september-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secretary of State's address to the NHS Providers Conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State addressed the NHS Providers Conference in Manchester.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/secretary-of-states-address-to-the-nhs-providers-conference/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/secretary-of-states-address-to-the-nhs-providers-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top NHS trusts given new powers to improve care]]></title><description><![CDATA[High-performing NHS trusts will be given more independence to deliver faster, better and more personalised care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/top-nhs-trusts-given-new-powers-to-improve-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/top-nhs-trusts-given-new-powers-to-improve-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Flu vaccines 2026 to 2027: JCVI advice, 16 July 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statement from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) about vaccines for the 2026 to 2027 influenza season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-flu-vaccines-2026-to-2027-jcvi-advice-16-july-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-flu-vaccines-2026-to-2027-jcvi-advice-16-july-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billions to be redirected back into patient care with NHS reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health Secretary announces plans to redirect billions of pounds from NHS reform back into patient care]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/billions-to-be-redirected-back-into-patient-care-with-nhs-reform/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/billions-to-be-redirected-back-into-patient-care-with-nhs-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Delivering the best for girls in custody: government response]]></title><description><![CDATA[The full government response to the independent review into the placement and care of girls in youth custody.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-delivering-the-best-for-girls-in-custody-government-response/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-delivering-the-best-for-girls-in-custody-government-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Letter from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to Dr Camilla Kingdon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care thanks Dr Camilla Kingdon for undertaking the review of children’s hearing services, and sets out next steps.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-letter-from-the-secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-to-dr-camilla-kingdon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-letter-from-the-secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-to-dr-camilla-kingdon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Kingdon review of children’s hearing services: final report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out the final report from the independent review of children’s hearing services in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-kingdon-review-of-childrens-hearing-services-final-report/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-kingdon-review-of-childrens-hearing-services-final-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health boost for Britain's forces as New NHS Programme Launches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government rolls out new training programme to help NHS staff across England give the Armed Forces community the personalised care they deserve.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-boost-for-britains-forces-as-new-nhs-programme-launches/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 09:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-boost-for-britains-forces-as-new-nhs-programme-launches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients to benefit from cutting-edge NHS care from their homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[More patients will receive faster, more convenient care from the comfort of their own homes, through the rollout of new digital technologies across the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/patients-to-benefit-from-cutting-edge-nhs-care-from-their-homes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/patients-to-benefit-from-cutting-edge-nhs-care-from-their-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: The health of people in prison, on probation and in the secure NHS estate in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chief Medical Officer for England identifies areas of good practice and areas of risk, and recommends actions to improve health outcomes for this population.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-the-health-of-people-in-prison-on-probation-and-in-the-secure-nhs-estate-in-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-the-health-of-people-in-prison-on-probation-and-in-the-secure-nhs-estate-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: November 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-november-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-november-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Down syndrome needs profile paper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence received on the potential needs of people with Down syndrome through a call for evidence on the Down Syndrome Act 2022 and engagement with academics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-down-syndrome-needs-profile-paper/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-down-syndrome-needs-profile-paper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down Syndrome Act 2022 guidance: call for evidence (easy read and BSL)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want your views on what should go into the Down Syndrome Act statutory guidance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/down-syndrome-act-2022-guidance-call-for-evidence-easy-read-and-bsl/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/down-syndrome-act-2022-guidance-call-for-evidence-easy-read-and-bsl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down Syndrome Act 2022 guidance: call for evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want your views on what should be included within the Down Syndrome Act statutory guidance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/down-syndrome-act-2022-guidance-call-for-evidence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/down-syndrome-act-2022-guidance-call-for-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down Syndrome Act 2022 draft statutory guidance (easy read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want to hear what people think about our draft guidance on Down syndrome.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/down-syndrome-act-2022-draft-statutory-guidance-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/down-syndrome-act-2022-draft-statutory-guidance-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down Syndrome Act 2022 draft statutory guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation seeks views on the draft statutory guidance issued under the Down Syndrome Act 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/down-syndrome-act-2022-draft-statutory-guidance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/down-syndrome-act-2022-draft-statutory-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent review of social work regulation: call for evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want to hear from social workers, training providers and people with experience of social work as part of the independent review of social work regulation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-review-of-social-work-regulation-call-for-evidence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-review-of-social-work-regulation-call-for-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government acts to tackle rising childhood obesity epidemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government will underline its commitment to get children heathier and more active following new figures revealing the scale of the childhood obesity problem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-acts-to-tackle-rising-childhood-obesity-epidemic/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-acts-to-tackle-rising-childhood-obesity-epidemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accredited official statistics: Abortion statistics for England and Wales: 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics and commentary on abortions carried out in 2020.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/accredited-official-statistics-abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/accredited-official-statistics-abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS recovery continues with above target productivity growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanks to the government’s reforms, record capital investment and the hard work of NHS staff, the NHS continues to outperform its productivity target of 2%.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-recovery-continues-with-above-target-productivity-growth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-recovery-continues-with-above-target-productivity-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Supplementary evidence to pay review bodies: hospital and community health sector, 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Granular estimates of basic pay, total earnings and paybill for the hospital and community health sector workforce in England in 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-supplementary-evidence-to-pay-review-bodies-hospital-and-community-health-sector-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-supplementary-evidence-to-pay-review-bodies-hospital-and-community-health-sector-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: DHSC evidence for the SSRB: pay round 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence submitted to the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care for the 2026 to 2027 pay round.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-evidence-for-the-ssrb-pay-round-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-evidence-for-the-ssrb-pay-round-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: DHSC evidence for the NHSPRB: pay round 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence submitted to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care for the pay round 2026 to 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-evidence-for-the-nhsprb-pay-round-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-evidence-for-the-nhsprb-pay-round-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: DHSC evidence for the DDRB: pay round 2026 to 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence submitted to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care for the 2026 to 2027 pay round.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-evidence-for-the-ddrb-pay-round-2026-to-2027/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-evidence-for-the-ddrb-pay-round-2026-to-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PPE procurement in the early pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information about the government's procurement exercise to secure critical personal protective equipment (PPE) during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/ppe-procurement-in-the-early-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/ppe-procurement-in-the-early-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corrections regarding PPE procurement in the early pandemic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further changes to information published in November 2021 about the government's procurement of PPE during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corrections-regarding-ppe-procurement-in-the-early-pandemic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corrections-regarding-ppe-procurement-in-the-early-pandemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Personal social services adult social care survey report, England: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on the outcomes and experiences of users aged 18 and over in receipt of long-term adult social care services in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-personal-social-services-adult-social-care-survey-report-england-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-personal-social-services-adult-social-care-survey-report-england-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tobacco and vapes: evidence to support legislation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A call for evidence seeking further information to support policy development on tobacco, vapes and nicotine products.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/tobacco-and-vapes-evidence-to-support-legislation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/tobacco-and-vapes-evidence-to-support-legislation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care finance report, England: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on adult social care finance in councils with adult social services responsibilities, including information on expenditure and income sources across both long and short term care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-finance-report-england-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-finance-report-england-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faster care for thousands thanks to NHS use of independent sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands of people are receiving faster care thanks to the government’s partnership with the private sector - free at the point of use.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/faster-care-for-thousands-thanks-to-nhs-use-of-independent-sector/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/faster-care-for-thousands-thanks-to-nhs-use-of-independent-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Independent maternity and neonatal investigation: terms of reference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terms of reference for the independent investigation into maternity and neonatal care in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-independent-maternity-and-neonatal-investigation-terms-of-reference/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-independent-maternity-and-neonatal-investigation-terms-of-reference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Adult personal social services: specific revenue funding and grant allocations 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details and allocations of Department of Health and Social Care local authority-specific revenue funding for the financial year 2025 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-personal-social-services-specific-revenue-funding-and-grant-allocations-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-personal-social-services-specific-revenue-funding-and-grant-allocations-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS sites to cut bills with Great British Energy solar panels]]></title><description><![CDATA[More NHS sites across England to cut bills with Great British Energy solar panels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-sites-to-cut-bills-with-great-british-energy-solar-panels/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-sites-to-cut-bills-with-great-british-energy-solar-panels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advances in science set to transform treatments for people living with dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[From blood tests to AI, new ways to diagnose dementia sooner and treat it faster set to be unlocked by new research challenge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/advances-in-science-set-to-transform-treatments-for-people-living-with-dementia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/advances-in-science-set-to-transform-treatments-for-people-living-with-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care activity report, England: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics in development on adult social care activity including data on requests for support, provision of care services, and reviews of care and support plans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-activity-report-england-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-activity-report-england-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major NHS update brings menopause into routine health checks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Menopause advice will be added to free health checks to help millions of women get the care they need.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/major-nhs-update-brings-menopause-into-routine-health-checks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/major-nhs-update-brings-menopause-into-routine-health-checks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government announces Women's Health Strategy to be renewed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women's Health Strategy to be renewed in drive to improve access and tackle inequalities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-announces-womens-health-strategy-to-be-renewed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-announces-womens-health-strategy-to-be-renewed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information September 2025]]></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-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-september-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major NHS AI trial delivers unprecedented time and cost savings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft 365 Copilot trial demonstrates monthly time savings of potentially 400,000 hours for NHS staff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/major-nhs-ai-trial-delivers-unprecedented-time-and-cost-savings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/major-nhs-ai-trial-delivers-unprecedented-time-and-cost-savings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10 Year Workforce Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[This call for evidence seeks views to inform the development of the 10 Year Workforce Plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/10-year-workforce-plan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/10-year-workforce-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS to invest in pioneering tech to drive down waiting lists]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NHS will move from a ‘cheapest-first’ to a ‘patient-first’ approach to purchasing cutting-edge medical technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-to-invest-in-pioneering-tech-to-drive-down-waiting-lists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-to-invest-in-pioneering-tech-to-drive-down-waiting-lists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: Voluntary scheme aggregate net sales and payment information: August 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information on how the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) is controlling spend on branded medicines in the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-august-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-august-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, and meetings they attended with senior media figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-and-meetings-april-to-june-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-and-meetings-april-to-june-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: senior officials’ business expenses, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[All data on senior officials’ business expenses, external meetings and hospitality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings-april-to-june-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings-april-to-june-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: ministerial travel and meetings, April to June 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on ministers' external meetings and any overseas travel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-ministerial-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-ministerial-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: business appointment rules advice, April to June 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summaries of advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-business-appointment-rules-advice-april-to-june-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-business-appointment-rules-advice-april-to-june-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Survey of adult carers in England 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance and materials for the survey of adult carers in England (SACE) 2025 to 2026 survey year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-survey-of-adult-carers-in-england-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-survey-of-adult-carers-in-england-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Old age dependency ratio supplementary analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on old age dependency ratio (OADR) by local authority and year, in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-old-age-dependency-ratio-supplementary-analysis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-old-age-dependency-ratio-supplementary-analysis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Mortality supplementary analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data and analysis on mortality trends in England and Wales.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-mortality-supplementary-analysis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-mortality-supplementary-analysis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Health trends and variation in England 2025: a Chief Medical Officer report]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of the health of England’s population, including trends over time and geographical variation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-health-trends-and-variation-in-england-2025-a-chief-medical-officer-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-health-trends-and-variation-in-england-2025-a-chief-medical-officer-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Coronary heart disease prevalence supplementary analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data and analysis on coronary heart disease (CHD) in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-coronary-heart-disease-prevalence-supplementary-analysis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-coronary-heart-disease-prevalence-supplementary-analysis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions of vaccines to be made in Oxfordshire, and government unveils £50 million fund, in double boost for life sciences]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Moderna Innovation and Technology Centre opened as government further boosts life sciences sector with £50 million fund.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/millions-of-vaccines-to-be-made-in-oxfordshire-and-government-unveils-50-million-fund-in-double-boost-for-life-sciences/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/millions-of-vaccines-to-be-made-in-oxfordshire-and-government-unveils-50-million-fund-in-double-boost-for-life-sciences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: UK 5-year action plan for AMR: 1-year progress report]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report provides an update on activities during the first year of the UK 5-year national action plan for antimicrobial resistance 2024 to 2029.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-uk-5-year-action-plan-for-amr-1-year-progress-report/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-uk-5-year-action-plan-for-amr-1-year-progress-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Framework agreement between DHSC and NHS Blood and Transplant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Describes the working relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS Blood and Transplant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-framework-agreement-between-dhsc-and-nhs-blood-and-transplant/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-framework-agreement-between-dhsc-and-nhs-blood-and-transplant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information August 2025]]></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-august-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-august-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amend regulations to support the supply and deployment of vaccines]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation seeks views on amending the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to support the ongoing supply and deployment of vaccinations across the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/amend-regulations-to-support-the-supply-and-deployment-of-vaccines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/amend-regulations-to-support-the-supply-and-deployment-of-vaccines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC register of board members' interests, 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A register of the private interests declared by DHSC board members.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-register-of-board-members-interests-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-register-of-board-members-interests-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[100,000 more people get quicker care thanks to GP funding reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 'Advice and Guidance' scheme - backed by £80 million - that enables GPs to liaise with specialists, saw 113,000 more patients receive quicker care in April.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/100000-more-people-get-quicker-care-thanks-to-gp-funding-reform/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/100000-more-people-get-quicker-care-thanks-to-gp-funding-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extend medicines for optometrists and contact lens opticians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seeks views on extending the range of medicines available to optometrists and contact lens opticians so they can treat minor eye conditions in the community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/extend-medicines-for-optometrists-and-contact-lens-opticians/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/extend-medicines-for-optometrists-and-contact-lens-opticians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: September 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-september-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-september-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is seeking views on the proposed ban on the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children under the age of 16 years in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/banning-the-sale-of-high-caffeine-energy-drinks-to-children/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/banning-the-sale-of-high-caffeine-energy-drinks-to-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information July 2025]]></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-july-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-july-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ban on selling high-caffeine energy drinks to boost kids’ health]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government will consult on banning the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s due to negative impacts on children's physical and mental health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/ban-on-selling-high-caffeine-energy-drinks-to-boost-kids-health/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/ban-on-selling-high-caffeine-energy-drinks-to-boost-kids-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to combat flu outbreaks by removing red tape]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government will remove red tape, allowing doctors and pharmacists to prescribe flu medicines year-round to reduce winter pressures and protect the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-to-combat-flu-outbreaks-by-removing-red-tape/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-to-combat-flu-outbreaks-by-removing-red-tape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free chickenpox vaccination offered for first time to children]]></title><description><![CDATA[A free chickenpox vaccination will be offered for the first time to children across England on the NHS from January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/free-chickenpox-vaccination-offered-for-first-time-to-children/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/free-chickenpox-vaccination-offered-for-first-time-to-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) data collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance for councils with adult social services responsibilities (CASSRs) on how to complete the DoLS data return for the 2025 to 2026 reporting period.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-dols-data-collection/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-dols-data-collection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government puts nurses at heart of DNA testing and research]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government to create ground-breaking new genomics population health service, with nurses in leading roles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-puts-nurses-at-heart-of-dna-testing-and-research/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-puts-nurses-at-heart-of-dna-testing-and-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine: advice for healthcare practitioners]]></title><description><![CDATA[From summer 2013, changes to the meningococcal C vaccine schedule will offer better protection to teens and young adults, including those entering university for the first time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-meningococcal-c-conjugate-vaccine-advice-for-healthcare-practitioners/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-meningococcal-c-conjugate-vaccine-advice-for-healthcare-practitioners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine schedule training slideset]]></title><description><![CDATA[This slideset outlines changes to the 2014 meningococcal C conjugate (MenC) vaccination programme to healthcare professionals (HCPs).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-meningococcal-c-conjugate-vaccine-schedule-training-slideset/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-meningococcal-c-conjugate-vaccine-schedule-training-slideset/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, July 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-july-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-july-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update on Gaza medical evacuation scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK government update on efforts to medically evacuate Gazan children for treatment in the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/update-on-gaza-medical-evacuation-scheme/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/update-on-gaza-medical-evacuation-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New healthier food standards to give babies best start in life ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents and carers across England will be able to shop for healthier food for their children with new guidelines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-healthier-food-standards-to-give-babies-best-start-in-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-healthier-food-standards-to-give-babies-best-start-in-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, September 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-september-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-september-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, October 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-october-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-october-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, November 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-november-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-november-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, March 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-march-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-march-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, July 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-july-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-july-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, January 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-january-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-january-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, February 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-february-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-february-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, December 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-december-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-december-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, August 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-august-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-august-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, June 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-june-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-june-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: David Fuller inquiry: phase 2 report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent inquiry’s concluding report on whether procedures and practices in hospitals and other settings safeguard the security and dignity of deceased people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-david-fuller-inquiry-phase-2-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-david-fuller-inquiry-phase-2-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Cervical screening: HPV self-sampling equality impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equality impact assessment of the use of human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling for under-screened populations within the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-cervical-screening-hpv-self-sampling-equality-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-cervical-screening-hpv-self-sampling-equality-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Independent review of the physician associate and anaesthesia associate roles: final report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent report by Professor Gillian Leng CBE looking at the safety and effectiveness of physician associates and anaesthesia associates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-independent-review-of-the-physician-associate-and-anaesthesia-associate-roles-final-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-independent-review-of-the-physician-associate-and-anaesthesia-associate-roles-final-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare for visitors to the UK from the EU]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information on accessing healthcare for visitors to the UK from EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/healthcare-for-visitors-to-the-uk-from-the-eu/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/healthcare-for-visitors-to-the-uk-from-the-eu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Lung cancer screening: equality impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equality impact assessment for targeted screening for lung cancer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-lung-cancer-screening-equality-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-lung-cancer-screening-equality-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millions more appointments as more than 2,000 extra GPs recruited]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boost is part of Plan for Change to rebuild the NHS by shifting healthcare from hospitals into the community and ending the 8am scramble.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/millions-more-appointments-as-more-than-2000-extra-gps-recruited/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/millions-more-appointments-as-more-than-2000-extra-gps-recruited/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Pandemic preparedness, prevention and response: health and care research and development framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK government’s approach to research funding for new, emerging and escalating infectious disease threats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-pandemic-preparedness-prevention-and-response-health-and-care-research-and-development-framework/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-pandemic-preparedness-prevention-and-response-health-and-care-research-and-development-framework/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS dentistry contract: quality and payment reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation seeks views on proposals on quality and payment reforms for NHS dentistry in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-dentistry-contract-quality-and-payment-reforms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-dentistry-contract-quality-and-payment-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More NHS dentistry for those who need it most]]></title><description><![CDATA[New reforms to the dental contract will prioritise those with urgent and complex needs, with new measures for those with extreme tooth decay and gum disease]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/more-nhs-dentistry-for-those-who-need-it-most/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/more-nhs-dentistry-for-those-who-need-it-most/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landmark strategy to improve early years and family services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents across the country to benefit from new plan to drive up the quality and accessibility of early years education and boost children’s life chances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/landmark-strategy-to-improve-early-years-and-family-services/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/landmark-strategy-to-improve-early-years-and-family-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: NHS England annual accountability statement: 2023 to 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS England's performance measured against the NHS public health functions agreement for 2023 to 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-nhs-england-annual-accountability-statement-2023-to-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-nhs-england-annual-accountability-statement-2023-to-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future (easy read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 10 Year Health Plan for England says how we will fix the problems in the NHS to make it better for everyone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-10-year-health-plan-for-england-fit-for-the-future-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-10-year-health-plan-for-england-fit-for-the-future-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: List of family hub sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[A list of each family hub location in England funded by government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-list-of-family-hub-sites/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-list-of-family-hub-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Penny Dash's review of patient safety across the health and care landscape in England, which was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-review-of-patient-safety-across-the-health-and-care-landscape/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-review-of-patient-safety-across-the-health-and-care-landscape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS App overhaul will break down barriers to healthcare and reduce inequalities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The NHS App will be transformed so it gives every patient information, choice and control of their own healthcare.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-app-overhaul-will-break-down-barriers-to-healthcare-and-reduce-inequalities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-app-overhaul-will-break-down-barriers-to-healthcare-and-reduce-inequalities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Adult social care and the cost of inaction: government response to the HSCC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government response to the recommendations made by the Health and Social Care Committee (HSCC) in their report on adult social care and the cost of inaction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-adult-social-care-and-the-cost-of-inaction-government-response-to-the-hscc/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-adult-social-care-and-the-cost-of-inaction-government-response-to-the-hscc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fit for the Future: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, made an oral statement announcing Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/fit-for-the-future-health-and-social-care-secretarys-statement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/fit-for-the-future-health-and-social-care-secretarys-statement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: July 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-july-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-july-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out the government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-10-year-health-plan-for-england-fit-for-the-future/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-10-year-health-plan-for-england-fit-for-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Managing healthcare easy as online banking with revamped NHS App]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS App to become the complete digital front door to the NHS, where patients book appointments, manage medicines and view data.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/managing-healthcare-easy-as-online-banking-with-revamped-nhs-app/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/managing-healthcare-easy-as-online-banking-with-revamped-nhs-app/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM launches new era for NHS with easier care in neighbourhoods]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister launches a new era for the NHS, bringing more easily accessible care closer to home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/pm-launches-new-era-for-nhs-with-easier-care-in-neighbourhoods/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/pm-launches-new-era-for-nhs-with-easier-care-in-neighbourhoods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Innovator passports’ set to accelerate cutting-edge NHS care]]></title><description><![CDATA[New 'innovator passports' will slash red tape so cutting-edge tech and treatments can be rolled out across the NHS quicker under the 10 Year Health Plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/innovator-passports-set-to-accelerate-cutting-edge-nhs-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/innovator-passports-set-to-accelerate-cutting-edge-nhs-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: DHSC group accounting manual 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mandatory annual reports and accounts guidelines for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) group bodies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-dhsc-group-accounting-manual-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-dhsc-group-accounting-manual-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World-first AI system to warn of NHS patient safety concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pioneering AI technology will be developed to scan NHS systems to flag safety issues in real time and trigger crucial inspections earlier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/world-first-ai-system-to-warn-of-nhs-patient-safety-concerns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/world-first-ai-system-to-warn-of-nhs-patient-safety-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unprecedented boost for clinical trials under 10 Year Health Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions will take part in clinical trials under the 10 Year Health Plan, which will speed up clinical research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/unprecedented-boost-for-clinical-trials-under-10-year-health-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/unprecedented-boost-for-clinical-trials-under-10-year-health-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: Birthday Honours 2025: Ambulance Service list]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recipients of the King's Ambulance Service Medal 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-birthday-honours-2025-ambulance-service-list/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-birthday-honours-2025-ambulance-service-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sickle cell patients to get better treatment after £9m boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients living with rare blood disorders to benefit from increased access to treatment and availability of services, thanks to £9 million investment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/sickle-cell-patients-to-get-better-treatment-after-9m-boost/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/sickle-cell-patients-to-get-better-treatment-after-9m-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sickle cell patients to get better treatment after £9 million boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients living with rare blood disorders to benefit from increased access to treatment and availability of services, thanks to £9 million investment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/sickle-cell-patients-to-get-better-treatment-after-9-million-boost/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/sickle-cell-patients-to-get-better-treatment-after-9-million-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our vision for a new model of NHS care]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health and Social Care Secretary spoke at NHS ConfedExpo 2025 in Manchester.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/our-vision-for-a-new-model-of-nhs-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/our-vision-for-a-new-model-of-nhs-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency workers to be better protected from racial abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency workers will be better protected from violence and abuse when visiting homes as the government introduces new laws to support frontline staff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/emergency-workers-to-be-better-protected-from-racial-abuse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/emergency-workers-to-be-better-protected-from-racial-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our plan to improve the lives of people with ME/CFS (easy read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has written a plan to support people who live with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/our-plan-to-improve-the-lives-of-people-with-mecfs-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/our-plan-to-improve-the-lives-of-people-with-mecfs-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS red tape blitz delivers game-changing new cancer treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients to benefit from new era in cancer treatment, as Government slashes red tape to unleash life-saving innovation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-red-tape-blitz-delivers-game-changing-new-cancer-treatment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-red-tape-blitz-delivers-game-changing-new-cancer-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients to receive reminders and test results via the NHS App]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions more patients will receive appointments, screening invitations and other important information via the NHS App, as part of £50 million upgrade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/patients-to-receive-reminders-and-test-results-via-the-nhs-app/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/patients-to-receive-reminders-and-test-results-via-the-nhs-app/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Estates Safety Fund: 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A full list of schemes included in the Estates Safety Fund 2025 to 2026, addressing critical infrastructure and safety risk in NHS hospital buildings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-estates-safety-fund-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-estates-safety-fund-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New ambulances and faster emergency care for patients next winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients will receive better, faster and more appropriate emergency care as the government sets out reforms to shorten waiting times in A&amp;E.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-ambulances-and-faster-emergency-care-for-patients-next-winter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-ambulances-and-faster-emergency-care-for-patients-next-winter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: NHS injury costs recovery scheme: April 2025 to March 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on the funds collected by the Compensation Recovery Unit and funds paid to the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-nhs-injury-costs-recovery-scheme-april-2025-to-march-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-nhs-injury-costs-recovery-scheme-april-2025-to-march-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tackling modern slavery in NHS procurement: proposed regulations and guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government is inviting views on the draft National Health Service (Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking) Regulations 2024 and accompanying guidance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/tackling-modern-slavery-in-nhs-procurement-proposed-regulations-and-guidance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/tackling-modern-slavery-in-nhs-procurement-proposed-regulations-and-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: June 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-june-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-june-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information March 2025]]></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-march-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-march-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New JCVI Chair appointed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professor Wei Shen Lim KBE will become the new chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) from October 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-jcvi-chair-appointed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-jcvi-chair-appointed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telecare users and their loved ones across the UK urged to speak to telecoms providers ahead of switch to digital landlines]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2 million vulnerable people who rely on lifesaving telecare alarms to call for help have today been urged to get in touch with their landline providers so companies can provide additional support for them during the switch to digital landlines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/telecare-users-and-their-loved-ones-across-the-uk-urged-to-speak-to-telecoms-providers-ahead-of-switch-to-digital-landlines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/telecare-users-and-their-loved-ones-across-the-uk-urged-to-speak-to-telecoms-providers-ahead-of-switch-to-digital-landlines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly £1 billion for NHS frontline after agency spend crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government crackdown on rip-off temporary staffing agencies delivers unprecedented savings, as NHS trusts are urged to eradicate agency spending altogether.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nearly-1-billion-for-nhs-frontline-after-agency-spend-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nearly-1-billion-for-nhs-frontline-after-agency-spend-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men's Health Strategy for England: call for evidence in British Sign Language]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want to hear your views and ideas about men's health issues. Your ideas will help the government to make a Men's Health Strategy for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/mens-health-strategy-for-england-call-for-evidence-in-british-sign-language/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/mens-health-strategy-for-england-call-for-evidence-in-british-sign-language/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accredited official statistics: Abortion statistics for England and Wales: 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics and commentary on abortions carried out in 2017.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/accredited-official-statistics-abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2017/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 10:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/accredited-official-statistics-abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: NHS pay awards 2025 to 2026: doctors and dentists]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Health and Social Care confirms a 4% pay rise for consultants, speciality doctors, specialists, GPs and dentists, backdated to 1 April 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-nhs-pay-awards-2025-to-2026-doctors-and-dentists/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-nhs-pay-awards-2025-to-2026-doctors-and-dentists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: NHS pay awards 2025 to 2026: resident doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Health and Social Care confirms a 5.4% pay rise for resident doctors, backdated to 1 April 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-nhs-pay-awards-2025-to-2026-resident-doctors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-nhs-pay-awards-2025-to-2026-resident-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: NHS pay awards 2025 to 2026: Agenda for Change staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Health and Social Care confirms a 3.6% pay rise for NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) staff, backdated to 1 April 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-nhs-pay-awards-2025-to-2026-agenda-for-change-staff/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-nhs-pay-awards-2025-to-2026-agenda-for-change-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration Fifty Third Report: 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recommendations and observations from the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration on doctors’ and dentists’ pay in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-review-body-on-doctors-and-dentists-remuneration-fifty-third-report-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-review-body-on-doctors-and-dentists-remuneration-fifty-third-report-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: NHS Pay Review Body Thirty-Eight Report: 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recommendations from the NHS Pay Review Body on the pay of NHS staff paid on Agenda for Change terms and conditions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-nhs-pay-review-body-thirty-eight-report-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-nhs-pay-review-body-thirty-eight-report-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Senior Salaries Review Body Report: 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recommendations from the Senior Salaries Review Body on the remuneration of senior staff in the public sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-senior-salaries-review-body-report-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 15:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-senior-salaries-review-body-report-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS workers awarded real terms pay rises for second year in row]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS workers, including doctors and nurses, will receive real terms pay rises after the Health Secretary accepted the Pay Review Bodies’ pay recommendations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-workers-awarded-real-terms-pay-rises-for-second-year-in-row/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-workers-awarded-real-terms-pay-rises-for-second-year-in-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-executive appointments to the Department of Health and Social Care's public bodies and committees from April 2025 to March 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-dhsc-public-appointments-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-dhsc-public-appointments-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: UK public health antimicrobial resistance alerts (ARAs)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Antimicrobial resistance alerts (ARAs) inform microbiologists of emerging antimicrobial-resistant micro-organisms that could spread in the UK health service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-uk-public-health-antimicrobial-resistance-alerts-aras/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-uk-public-health-antimicrobial-resistance-alerts-aras/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[78th World Health Assembly: UK National Statement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK's National Statement for the WHO's World Health Assembly. Delivered by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/78th-world-health-assembly-uk-national-statement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/78th-world-health-assembly-uk-national-statement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK adopts historic Pandemic Agreement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Better protections for British public and NHS thanks to deal adopted at the World Health Assembly in Geneva.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/uk-adopts-historic-pandemic-agreement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/uk-adopts-historic-pandemic-agreement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: DHSC counter-fraud policy: summary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Health and Social Care's approach to preventing and detecting fraud, bribery and corruption.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-counter-fraud-policy-summary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-counter-fraud-policy-summary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Learning Support Fund 9th edition: 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information for academic authorities and students on pre-registration healthcare programmes in the 2025 to 2026 academic year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-learning-support-fund-9th-edition-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-learning-support-fund-9th-edition-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (easy read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Easy read of the final findings and recommendations of the review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-review-into-the-operational-effectiveness-of-the-care-quality-commission-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-review-into-the-operational-effectiveness-of-the-care-quality-commission-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey launched to inform NHS dental contract reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dentists in England encouraged to take part to inform government plansto improve NHS dentistry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/survey-launched-to-inform-nhs-dental-contract-reform/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/survey-launched-to-inform-nhs-dental-contract-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS leaders face both ‘carrot and stick’ in new performance drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS leaders will face new performance-based pay system with bonuses for improved patient care and penalties for failing trust executives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-leaders-face-both-carrot-and-stick-in-new-performance-drive/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-leaders-face-both-carrot-and-stick-in-new-performance-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Care workforce pathway for adult social care (easy read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information about the 8 groups of jobs in adult social care in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-care-workforce-pathway-for-adult-social-care-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 13:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-care-workforce-pathway-for-adult-social-care-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health and Social Care Secretary's speech on men's health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wes Streeting spoke at the launch of the Centre for Policy Research for Men and Boys (CPRMB) on Tuesday 13 May]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-and-social-care-secretarys-speech-on-mens-health/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-and-social-care-secretarys-speech-on-mens-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tens of thousands more patients receiving crucial scans quicker]]></title><description><![CDATA[More people were seen faster for scans including endoscopies, ultrasounds, and MRIs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/tens-of-thousands-more-patients-receiving-crucial-scans-quicker/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/tens-of-thousands-more-patients-receiving-crucial-scans-quicker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Find a telecare provider]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information on telecare monitoring systems and personal alarms that can help you stay safe and independent at home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/find-a-telecare-provider/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/find-a-telecare-provider/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New local guidance to tackle synthetic opioid threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communities across England will be better equipped to combat the increasing threat of dangerous synthetic drugs, following new advice issued by the Home Office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-local-guidance-to-tackle-synthetic-opioid-threat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-local-guidance-to-tackle-synthetic-opioid-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, September 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-september-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-september-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, October 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-october-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-october-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, November 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-november-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-november-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, June 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-june-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-june-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, July 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-july-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-july-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, January 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-january-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-january-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, December 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-december-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-december-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, August 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-august-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-august-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fake nurse crackdown to boost public safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[New measures to make it a criminal offence for people who are not qualified as a nurse to use the title and mislead the public]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/fake-nurse-crackdown-to-boost-public-safety/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/fake-nurse-crackdown-to-boost-public-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New NHS programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government to roll out the Avoiding Brain Injuries in Childbirth (ABC) programme nationally]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-nhs-programme-to-reduce-brain-injury-in-childbirth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-nhs-programme-to-reduce-brain-injury-in-childbirth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More scanners across the country for better care of brittle bones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government announces 29,000 extra bone scans will be delivered each year, helping with earlier diagnosis of illness such as osteoporosis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/more-scanners-across-the-country-for-better-care-of-brittle-bones/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/more-scanners-across-the-country-for-better-care-of-brittle-bones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overseas recruitment for care workers to end]]></title><description><![CDATA[International recruitment for care workers will end under plans announced by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/overseas-recruitment-for-care-workers-to-end/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/overseas-recruitment-for-care-workers-to-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kingdon review of children's hearing services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Call for evidence seeking views from individuals, professionals and organisations about children’s hearing services (paediatric audiology) in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/kingdon-review-of-childrens-hearing-services/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/kingdon-review-of-childrens-hearing-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DHSC appoints business leaders to manage strategic suppliers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four experienced executive business leaders have been appointed to strengthen partnerships with strategic suppliers to health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-appoints-business-leaders-to-manage-strategic-suppliers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dhsc-appoints-business-leaders-to-manage-strategic-suppliers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delivering our Plan for Change for workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting spoke at the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) Annual Conference in Blackpool.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/delivering-our-plan-for-change-for-workers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/delivering-our-plan-for-change-for-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VE Day boost for veterans’ healthcare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government announces £1.8 million investment to transform NHS care for veterans, serving personnel and their families.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/ve-day-boost-for-veterans-healthcare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/ve-day-boost-for-veterans-healthcare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A full list of schemes included in the Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-primary-care-utilisation-and-modernisation-fund-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 12:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-primary-care-utilisation-and-modernisation-fund-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GP SURGERY REFURBS TO ENABLE OVER 8 MILLION MORE APPOINTMENTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients to access over 8.3 million new appointments this year, helping deliver the government’s Plan for Change]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/gp-surgery-refurbs-to-enable-over-8-million-more-appointments/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/gp-surgery-refurbs-to-enable-over-8-million-more-appointments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government’s tech reform to transform cancer diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cancer 360 brings patient data into one central system, so clinicians can prioritise those most in need and see patients quicker]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/governments-tech-reform-to-transform-cancer-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/governments-tech-reform-to-transform-cancer-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The impact assessment presents the impacts of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: equality impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The equality impact assessment presents the impacts of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill-equality-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill-equality-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: ECHR memorandum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Memorandum on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) relating to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill-echr-memorandum/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-terminally-ill-adults-end-of-life-bill-echr-memorandum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out the guidance to support local authorities in administering the Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund in 2025 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-market-sustainability-and-improvement-fund-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-market-sustainability-and-improvement-fund-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Independent commission into adult social care: terms of reference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terms of reference for Baroness Casey's independent commission into adult social care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-independent-commission-into-adult-social-care-terms-of-reference/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-independent-commission-into-adult-social-care-terms-of-reference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: May 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-may-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-may-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Social Work Bursary and Education Support Grant information packs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information for higher education institutions and students on Social Work Bursary and Education Support Grant arrangements for the academic year 2025 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-social-work-bursary-and-education-support-grant-information-packs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-social-work-bursary-and-education-support-grant-information-packs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: New Hospital Programme: SRO appointment letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appointment letter from DHSC confirming appointment of the senior responsible owners (SROs) of the New Hospital Programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-new-hospital-programme-sro-appointment-letter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-new-hospital-programme-sro-appointment-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: NHS Future Workforce Solution Programme: SRO appointment letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appointment letter from DHSC confirming appointment of the senior responsible owner (SRO) of the NHS Future Workforce Solution Programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-nhs-future-workforce-solution-programme-sro-appointment-letter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-nhs-future-workforce-solution-programme-sro-appointment-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost of living boost for millions as prescription charges frozen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of patients are getting a cost of living boost as the government freezes prescription charges for the first time in three years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/cost-of-living-boost-for-millions-as-prescription-charges-frozen/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/cost-of-living-boost-for-millions-as-prescription-charges-frozen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major NHS App expansion cuts waiting times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reform of NHS App stops 1.5 million hospital appointments being missed, with 87% of hospitals now offering services through NHS App.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/major-nhs-app-expansion-cuts-waiting-times/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/major-nhs-app-expansion-cuts-waiting-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest health data reveals thousands of patients now seen quicker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of patients are securing appointments quicker every day as part of the government's drive to build an NHS fit for the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/latest-health-data-reveals-thousands-of-patients-now-seen-quicker/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/latest-health-data-reveals-thousands-of-patients-now-seen-quicker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gamechanging AI doctors’ assistant to speed up appointments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government drives forward use of innovative artificial intelligence in hospitals as trials show dramatic reduction in admin with more time for patient care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/gamechanging-ai-doctors-assistant-to-speed-up-appointments/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/gamechanging-ai-doctors-assistant-to-speed-up-appointments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI doctors’ assistant to speed up appointments a ‘gamechanger’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interim trial data shows that the revolutionary tech has dramatically reduced admin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/ai-doctors-assistant-to-speed-up-appointments-a-gamechanger/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/ai-doctors-assistant-to-speed-up-appointments-a-gamechanger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men's Health Strategy for England: call for evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[This call for evidence is seeking the views of the public, as well as health and social care professionals, academics, employers and stakeholder organisations to inform a Men’s Health Strategy for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/mens-health-strategy-for-england-call-for-evidence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/mens-health-strategy-for-england-call-for-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government launches call for evidence on men’s health ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It will inform England’s first ever men’s health strategy to tackle the life expectancy gap.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-launches-call-for-evidence-on-mens-health/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-launches-call-for-evidence-on-mens-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supplying take home naloxone without a prescription]]></title><description><![CDATA[A guide to the legislation enabling drug services and others to supply take home naloxone without a prescription to save a life in an emergency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/supplying-take-home-naloxone-without-a-prescription/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/supplying-take-home-naloxone-without-a-prescription/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breakthrough in bowel cancer research will speed up diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government backs world-leading trial of cutting-edge technology to diagnose bowel cancer earlier, harnessing the power of technology to treat patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/breakthrough-in-bowel-cancer-research-will-speed-up-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/breakthrough-in-bowel-cancer-research-will-speed-up-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New DHSC Permanent Secretary Appointed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samantha Jones has been appointed as the new Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health and Social Care]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-dhsc-permanent-secretary-appointed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-dhsc-permanent-secretary-appointed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shaping the national cancer plan (easy read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want to hear your ideas about how to make cancer care better for everyone. Your ideas will help the government to make a national cancer plan for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/shaping-the-national-cancer-plan-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/shaping-the-national-cancer-plan-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients get care closer to home as GP scheme expanded]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government confirms expansion of Advice and Guidance scheme, with more patients now receiving their care closer to home]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/patients-get-care-closer-to-home-as-gp-scheme-expanded/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/patients-get-care-closer-to-home-as-gp-scheme-expanded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Separate pay spine for nursing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is seeking views on the benefits and challenges of a separate pay spine for nursing staff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/separate-pay-spine-for-nursing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/separate-pay-spine-for-nursing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information about NHS England's objectives and funding arrangements as it commissions public health services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-public-health-commissioning-in-the-nhs-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-public-health-commissioning-in-the-nhs-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr Camilla Kingdon to chair review of children's hearing services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Camilla Kingdon has been appointed by the Secretary of State to chair an independent review of children's hearing services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dr-camilla-kingdon-to-chair-review-of-childrens-hearing-services/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dr-camilla-kingdon-to-chair-review-of-childrens-hearing-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Kingdon review of children’s hearing services: terms of reference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out the terms of reference for the independent review of children's hearing services in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-kingdon-review-of-childrens-hearing-services-terms-of-reference/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-kingdon-review-of-childrens-hearing-services-terms-of-reference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shaping the national cancer plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Call for evidence seeking views from individuals, professionals and organisations to inform the development of the government’s national cancer plan for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/shaping-the-national-cancer-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/shaping-the-national-cancer-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care workforce survey: April 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics from survey responses collected from almost 5,000 adult social care settings in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-workforce-survey-april-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-workforce-survey-april-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information February 2025]]></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-february-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-february-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Care workforce pathway for adult social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[The care workforce pathway outlines the knowledge, skills, values and behaviours people need to work in adult social care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-care-workforce-pathway-for-adult-social-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-care-workforce-pathway-for-adult-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cutting edge tech introduced in social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care leaders will be trained to use cutting-edge technology to improve patient care, free up staff time and help people live independently in their own homes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/cutting-edge-tech-introduced-in-social-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/cutting-edge-tech-introduced-in-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health and Social Care Secretary's UNISON speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting's speech at UNISON’s annual health conference in Liverpool today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-and-social-care-secretarys-unison-speech/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/health-and-social-care-secretarys-unison-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One million NHS staff to benefit from new support measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government delivers on promise to support frontline staff with new action to tackle violence, improve working lives and enhance career progression]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/one-million-nhs-staff-to-benefit-from-new-support-measures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/one-million-nhs-staff-to-benefit-from-new-support-measures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: International recruitment regional fund for the adult social care sector 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance on the £12.5 million regional fund to support migrant care workers impacted by sponsor non-compliance or unethical practice and to reduce poor employment practices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-international-recruitment-regional-fund-for-the-adult-social-care-sector-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-international-recruitment-regional-fund-for-the-adult-social-care-sector-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Government response to the separate pay spine for nursing call for evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Health and Social Care has responded to the call for evidence on a separate pay spine for nursing staff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-government-response-to-the-separate-pay-spine-for-nursing-call-for-evidence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-government-response-to-the-separate-pay-spine-for-nursing-call-for-evidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zero tolerance for violence and harassment of NHS staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting spoke at Unison’s annual health conference in Liverpool.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/zero-tolerance-for-violence-and-harassment-of-nhs-staff/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/zero-tolerance-for-violence-and-harassment-of-nhs-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 1,500 extra GPs recruited to fix front door of the NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[New figures show an extra 1,503 GPs have been recruited since 1 October thanks to government action.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/over-1500-extra-gps-recruited-to-fix-front-door-of-the-nhs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/over-1500-extra-gps-recruited-to-fix-front-door-of-the-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 100,000 Baby Loss Certificates have now been issued ]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 100,000 baby loss certificates have now been issued to parents who have lost a pregnancy, allowing them to formally recognise their loss.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/more-than-100000-baby-loss-certificates-have-now-been-issued/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/more-than-100000-baby-loss-certificates-have-now-been-issued/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: NHS Bursary Scheme rules 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information for students and higher education institutions about the NHS Bursary Scheme rules that apply for the academic year 2025 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nhs-bursary-scheme-rules-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nhs-bursary-scheme-rules-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime Minister turbocharges medical research]]></title><description><![CDATA[Better and faster access to NHS data for researchers with gold standard security and privacy measures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/prime-minister-turbocharges-medical-research/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/prime-minister-turbocharges-medical-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wait times slashed for 80,000 thanks to boost in cancer detection]]></title><description><![CDATA[80,000 patients have received a quicker diagnosis or ruling out of cancer in 28 days between July 2024 and January 2025 compared to the previous year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/wait-times-slashed-for-80000-thanks-to-boost-in-cancer-detection/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/wait-times-slashed-for-80000-thanks-to-boost-in-cancer-detection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information January 2025]]></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-january-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-january-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half a million appointments and operations saved by ending resident doctor strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ending doctor strikes saved 500,000 appointments and operations, and cut waiting lists by 193,000]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/half-a-million-appointments-and-operations-saved-by-ending-resident-doctor-strikes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/half-a-million-appointments-and-operations-saved-by-ending-resident-doctor-strikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Evaluation of the 2022 Fit Note Reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report details the findings of an evaluation of the 2022 fit note reforms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-evaluation-of-the-2022-fit-note-reforms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-evaluation-of-the-2022-fit-note-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: April 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-april-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-april-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[999 and 112: the UK's national emergency numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[999 and 112 is the national emergency response service in the UK. 112 is the pan-European equivalent to 999 and can be used in the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/999-and-112-the-uks-national-emergency-numbers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/999-and-112-the-uks-national-emergency-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Framework agreement between DHSC and the Health Research Authority]]></title><description><![CDATA[Describes the working relationship between the Department of Health and Social Care and the Health Research Authority.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-framework-agreement-between-dhsc-and-the-health-research-authority/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-framework-agreement-between-dhsc-and-the-health-research-authority/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework: 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[A letter to community pharmacy contractors to set out the detail of the agreed funding arrangements for community pharmacy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-community-pharmacy-contractual-framework-2024-to-2025-and-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-community-pharmacy-contractual-framework-2024-to-2025-and-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: 2025 to 2026 financial directions to NHS England]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's financial directions to NHS England set out its revised budgets for 2025 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-2025-to-2026-financial-directions-to-nhs-england/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-2025-to-2026-financial-directions-to-nhs-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: 2024 to 2025 revised financial directions to NHS England]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's financial directions to NHS England set out its revised budgets for 2024 to 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-2024-to-2025-revised-financial-directions-to-nhs-england/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-2024-to-2025-revised-financial-directions-to-nhs-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Drug and alcohol treatment and recovery funding: 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funding to local councils to help them improve their drug and alcohol treatment and recovery systems, from 2025 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-drug-and-alcohol-treatment-and-recovery-funding-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-drug-and-alcohol-treatment-and-recovery-funding-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New services for patients under record pharmacy funding deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients to benefit from new services thanks to funding deal agreed between the government and Community Pharmacy England (CPE).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-services-for-patients-under-record-pharmacy-funding-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-services-for-patients-under-record-pharmacy-funding-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings, October to December 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, and meetings they attended with senior media figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-and-meetings-october-to-december-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-and-meetings-october-to-december-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: senior officials’ business expenses, hospitality and meetings, October to December 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[All data on senior officials’ business expenses, external meetings and hospitality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings-october-to-december-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings-october-to-december-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: ministerial travel and meetings, October to December 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on ministers' external meetings and any overseas travel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-ministerial-travel-and-meetings-october-to-december-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-ministerial-travel-and-meetings-october-to-december-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: business appointment rules advice, October to December 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summaries of advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-business-appointment-rules-advice-october-to-december-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-business-appointment-rules-advice-october-to-december-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: Performance of the health service in England: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care annual report 2022 to 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care's assessment of the performance of the health and care service in England for 2022 to 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-performance-of-the-health-service-in-england-secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-annual-report-2022-to-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-performance-of-the-health-service-in-england-secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-annual-report-2022-to-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Pre-entry health assessments: UK resettlement schemes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protocol guidance on the aim, objectives and scope of pre-entry health assessment for individuals who are resettled in the United Kingdom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-pre-entry-health-assessments-uk-resettlement-schemes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-pre-entry-health-assessments-uk-resettlement-schemes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decision: VPAG dispute resolution panel, February 2025: DHSC and B. Braun]]></title><description><![CDATA[A decision from the VPAG dispute resolution panel that the sales of a branded medicine by B. Braun Medical Ltd did not meet the definition of an ECP.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/decision-vpag-dispute-resolution-panel-february-2025-dhsc-and-b-braun/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/decision-vpag-dispute-resolution-panel-february-2025-dhsc-and-b-braun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Pre-entry health assessments guidance for UK refugees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protocol guidance on the aim, objectives and scope of pre-entry health assessment for refugees who are resettled in the United Kingdom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-pre-entry-health-assessments-guidance-for-uk-refugees/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-pre-entry-health-assessments-guidance-for-uk-refugees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aligning the upper age for NHS prescription charge exemptions with the State Pension age]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation is seeking views on changing the upper age of age exemptions on prescription charges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/aligning-the-upper-age-for-nhs-prescription-charge-exemptions-with-the-state-pension-age/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/aligning-the-upper-age-for-nhs-prescription-charge-exemptions-with-the-state-pension-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Health and Care Act 2022: information standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assessment of the impact of making information standards mandatory for public and private health, and adult social care providers in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-and-care-act-2022-information-standards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-health-and-care-act-2022-information-standards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: NHS optical voucher values and hospital eye service charges from April 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter setting out optical voucher values and hospital eye service charges from 1 April 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nhs-optical-voucher-values-and-hospital-eye-service-charges-from-april-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nhs-optical-voucher-values-and-hospital-eye-service-charges-from-april-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: The state of cyber security in adult social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report examining the knowledge and understanding of cyber security, and level of cyber resilience, in the adult social care sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-the-state-of-cyber-security-in-adult-social-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-the-state-of-cyber-security-in-adult-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government-backed technologies support those living with dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cutting-edge research networks backed by government to tackle debilitating symptoms of dementia including memory loss and communication difficulties]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-backed-technologies-support-those-living-with-dementia/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 08:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-backed-technologies-support-those-living-with-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More officers on streets to smoke out illicit tobacco and vapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[More officers trained and funding provided as clampdown on illegal tobacco and vape trade accelerates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/more-officers-on-streets-to-smoke-out-illicit-tobacco-and-vapes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/more-officers-on-streets-to-smoke-out-illicit-tobacco-and-vapes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: Voluntary scheme aggregate net sales and payment information: February 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information on how the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) is controlling spend on branded medicines in the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-february-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-february-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great British Energy to cut bills for hospitals and schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great British Energy's first project will put rooftop solar panels on 200 schools and 200 hospitals - cutting energy bills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/great-british-energy-to-cut-bills-for-hospitals-and-schools/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/great-british-energy-to-cut-bills-for-hospitals-and-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[June Simms obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mother, June Simms, who has died aged 92, was one of the first people to benefit from the newly created NHS in 1948, and among the first to give back, contributing as a nurse, theatre sister and midwife.The only child of Priscilla (nee Goodacre) and Fred Ringe, a carpenter, June was born and brought up in Rugby. She was bought ballet lessons, a rare treat in their working-class household, as a distraction from the second world war she saw overhead, living near heavily bombed Coventry; her par]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/june-simms-obituary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/june-simms-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sir John Oldham appointed to help make NHS fit for the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir John Oldham is a GP by background and has very significant experience in the sphere of primary care, change management, and leading improvement programmes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/sir-john-oldham-appointed-to-help-make-nhs-fit-for-the-future/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/sir-john-oldham-appointed-to-help-make-nhs-fit-for-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister Kinnock speech at Pulse GP conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minister Stephen Kinnock spoke at the Pulse Live London Conference for GPs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/minister-kinnock-speech-at-pulse-gp-conference/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/minister-kinnock-speech-at-pulse-gp-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Continuing healthcare previously unassessed periods of care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance setting out the principles and processes for addressing NHS continuing healthcare previously unassessed periods of care requests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-continuing-healthcare-previously-unassessed-periods-of-care/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-continuing-healthcare-previously-unassessed-periods-of-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme grant determination: 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grant determination for the Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme in the financial year 2025 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-learning-and-development-support-scheme-grant-determination-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-learning-and-development-support-scheme-grant-determination-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme grant determination: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grant determination for the Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme in the financial year 2024 to 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-learning-and-development-support-scheme-grant-determination-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-learning-and-development-support-scheme-grant-determination-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sir John Oldham appointed to help shape neighbourhood health plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir John Oldham brings extensive experience of working in the health sector and will work on emerging policy to support the government to deliver more care in the community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/sir-john-oldham-appointed-to-help-shape-neighbourhood-health-plans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/sir-john-oldham-appointed-to-help-shape-neighbourhood-health-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: NHS continuing healthcare previously unassessed periods of care (easy read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Easy read version of guidance about NHS continuing healthcare previously unassessed periods of care requests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nhs-continuing-healthcare-previously-unassessed-periods-of-care-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nhs-continuing-healthcare-previously-unassessed-periods-of-care-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy Letby calls for public inquiry into baby deaths to be halted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-nurse says inquiry should be suspended until review of convictions has finishedLucy Letby has called for the public inquiry into her crimes to be halted, arguing there is now &ldquo;overwhelming and compelling&rdquo; evidence undermining her baby murder convictions.Lawyers for the former nurse took the extraordinary step of writing to Lady Justice Thirlwall on Monday to say that the inquiry &ndash; which is due to end on Wednesday &ndash; should be suspended immediately. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lucy-letby-calls-for-public-inquiry-into-baby-deaths-to-be-halted/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lucy-letby-calls-for-public-inquiry-into-baby-deaths-to-be-halted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crack teams get patients off waiting lists at twice the speed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sending top doctors into areas of highest economic inactivity is busting through the backlog.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/crack-teams-get-patients-off-waiting-lists-at-twice-the-speed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 09:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/crack-teams-get-patients-off-waiting-lists-at-twice-the-speed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed review of the statutory scheme for branded medicines pricing]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation seeks views on proposals to update the statutory scheme to control the cost of branded health service medicines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/proposed-review-of-the-statutory-scheme-for-branded-medicines-pricing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/proposed-review-of-the-statutory-scheme-for-branded-medicines-pricing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: Monitoring the Mental Health Act: 2023 to 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Care Quality Commission’s annual report on the use of the Mental Health Act 1983.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-monitoring-the-mental-health-act-2023-to-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-monitoring-the-mental-health-act-2023-to-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police start manslaughter inquiry into senior individuals at Letby hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers say they have widened investigations despite questions over nurse&rsquo;s convictions for killing babiesPolice investigating the hospital where the nurse Lucy Letby worked have widened their inquiries to include gross negligence manslaughter by senior staff.Cheshire constabulary says it has expanded its inquiry into the Countess of Chester hospital despite growing questions around Letby&rsquo;s convictions. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/police-start-manslaughter-inquiry-into-senior-individuals-at-letby-hospital/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/police-start-manslaughter-inquiry-into-senior-individuals-at-letby-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World’s largest quango scrapped under reforms to put patients first]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes to NHS England will reduce bureaucracy, make savings and empower NHS staff to deliver better care for patients.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/worlds-largest-quango-scrapped-under-reforms-to-put-patients-first/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/worlds-largest-quango-scrapped-under-reforms-to-put-patients-first/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Support offer to international ASC workers whose employer's sponsor licence has been revoked]]></title><description><![CDATA[Document outlining the support available to adult social care (ASC) workers in England affected by the revocation of their employer's sponsor licences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-support-offer-to-international-asc-workers-whose-employers-sponsor-licence-has-been-revoked/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-support-offer-to-international-asc-workers-whose-employers-sponsor-licence-has-been-revoked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS England: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health and Social Care Secretary made a statement to the House of Commons on plans to abolish NHS England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-england-health-and-social-care-secretarys-statement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-england-health-and-social-care-secretarys-statement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New rules to prioritise recruiting care workers in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Employers will be required to prioritise recruiting international care workers already in England before recruiting from overseas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-rules-to-prioritise-recruiting-care-workers-in-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-rules-to-prioritise-recruiting-care-workers-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How not to be deported: India’s nurses seeking work abroad learn how to migrate safely]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kerala is providing lessons on how not to be scammed by employment agencies as US and UK step up immigration raidsOn a warm February morning, Devika, 24, sits with more than 60 classmates in the city of Kochi, in Kerala, southern India, learning how to tell a bogus overseas recruitment agency from a genuine one. Organised by the local government, the training session on safe and legal migration is among a handful of interventions in a country making headlines around the world as undocumented Ind]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/how-not-to-be-deported-indias-nurses-seeking-work-abroad-learn-how-to-migrate-safely/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/how-not-to-be-deported-indias-nurses-seeking-work-abroad-learn-how-to-migrate-safely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information October 2024]]></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-october-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-october-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information November 2024]]></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-november-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-november-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information December 2024]]></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-december-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-december-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information September 2024]]></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-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-september-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information July 2024]]></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-july-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-july-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information August 2024]]></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-august-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-workforce-management-information-august-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Changes to member contributions in the NHS Pension Scheme, 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report detailing the changes to member contribution rates calculations for members in receipt of reduced pay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-changes-to-member-contributions-in-the-nhs-pension-scheme-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-changes-to-member-contributions-in-the-nhs-pension-scheme-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS Pension Scheme: proposed amendments for April 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The department is seeking views on proposed amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme for 1 April 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-pension-scheme-proposed-amendments-for-april-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-pension-scheme-proposed-amendments-for-april-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: The regulation of artificial intelligence as a medical device: government response to the RHC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government response to the recommendations made by the Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) on the regulation of AI as a medical device.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-the-regulation-of-artificial-intelligence-as-a-medical-device-government-response-to-the-rhc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-the-regulation-of-artificial-intelligence-as-a-medical-device-government-response-to-the-rhc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being a new mum was tough for my generation too | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[My children were born in the 80s and 90s, writes Jacky Pugh, and lots of us had to go back to work after three monthsI was highly amused by the excerpts from Becky Barnicoat&rsquo;s graphic non-fiction book about being a new parent (&lsquo;Transforming into a parent is messy and primal: I drew it all&rsquo;, 1 March). Being a new parent (and particularly a mother) is no joke, but it is good to be able to laugh at yourself and the huge clash with society&rsquo;s expectations.It&rsquo;s easy to im]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/being-a-new-mum-was-tough-for-my-generation-too-letter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/being-a-new-mum-was-tough-for-my-generation-too-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent review of physician associates and anaesthesia associates: survey of healthcare professionals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Leng review is seeking views from healthcare professionals to understand the day-to-day practice of AAs and PAs, and the development of these roles.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-review-of-physician-associates-and-anaesthesia-associates-survey-of-healthcare-professionals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-review-of-physician-associates-and-anaesthesia-associates-survey-of-healthcare-professionals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brewing beer: rules and regulations for commercial brewing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulations that brewers and contract brewers must comply with when producing beer to sell.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/brewing-beer-rules-and-regulations-for-commercial-brewing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/brewing-beer-rules-and-regulations-for-commercial-brewing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Interministerial Group for Health and Social Care: communiqués]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details of the meetings held by the Interministerial Group (IMG) for Health and Social Care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-interministerial-group-for-health-and-social-care-communiqus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-interministerial-group-for-health-and-social-care-communiqus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community water fluoridation expansion in the north east of England]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is seeking views on expanding community water fluoridation schemes in the north east with new arrangements or by varying existing arrangements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/community-water-fluoridation-expansion-in-the-north-east-of-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/community-water-fluoridation-expansion-in-the-north-east-of-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers delaying inquiry into treatment of migrant carers, RCN says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Nursing union says it continues to receive complaints about low pay, unfit housing and illegal feesMinisters are dragging their heels on an investigation into the mistreatment of migrant carers, the country&rsquo;s largest nursing union has said, as it continues to receive complaints about low pay, substandard accommodation and illegal fees.Nicola Ranger, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, has written to Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, to urge her to speed up he]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/ministers-delaying-inquiry-into-treatment-of-migrant-carers-rcn-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/ministers-delaying-inquiry-into-treatment-of-migrant-carers-rcn-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supervised toothbrushing for children to prevent tooth decay ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Programme will reach up to 600,000 children in most deprived areas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/supervised-toothbrushing-for-children-to-prevent-tooth-decay/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/supervised-toothbrushing-for-children-to-prevent-tooth-decay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pandemic flu]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pandemic flu planning information for England and the devolved administrations, including guidance for organisations and businesses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/pandemic-flu/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/pandemic-flu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: March 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-march-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-march-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS patients receive first home-grown blood plasma treatments]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first NHS patients in a generation have started to receive life saving plasma from the blood of UK donors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-patients-receive-first-home-grown-blood-plasma-treatments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-patients-receive-first-home-grown-blood-plasma-treatments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Departmental minute on the COVID-19 spring 2025 vaccination programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Departmental minute from the Department of Health and Social Care on the notification of contingent liability for the COVID-19 spring 2025 vaccination programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-departmental-minute-on-the-covid-19-spring-2025-vaccination-programme/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-departmental-minute-on-the-covid-19-spring-2025-vaccination-programme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Government response to the Women and Equalities Committee report on women’s reproductive health conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's response to recommendations made by the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee's inquiry into women’s reproductive health conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-government-response-to-the-women-and-equalities-committee-report-on-womens-reproductive-health-conditions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-government-response-to-the-women-and-equalities-committee-report-on-womens-reproductive-health-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boost in funding for care homes providing nursing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is set to increase funding for care homes providing nursing care in the community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/boost-in-funding-for-care-homes-providing-nursing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/boost-in-funding-for-care-homes-providing-nursing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Chief Executive appointed at MHRA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawrence Tallon is appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-chief-executive-appointed-at-mhra/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-chief-executive-appointed-at-mhra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS Constitution: 10 year review (easy read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tell us what you think about our ideas for changes to the rules and promises the NHS makes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-constitution-10-year-review-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-constitution-10-year-review-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NHS Constitution: 10 year review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consultation seeking views on proposed changes to the NHS Constitution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-constitution-10-year-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nhs-constitution-10-year-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr Penelope Dash confirmed as new Chair of NHS England ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Penelope Dash has been appointed by the government as the next chair of NHS England]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dr-penelope-dash-confirmed-as-new-chair-of-nhs-england/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dr-penelope-dash-confirmed-as-new-chair-of-nhs-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government and Nuffield Health support NHS staff get back to work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of frontline NHS staff to benefit from a free rehabilitation programme with Nuffield Health to get them back to work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-and-nuffield-health-support-nhs-staff-get-back-to-work/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 16:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-and-nuffield-health-support-nhs-staff-get-back-to-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government and Nuffield Health support NHS staff to get back to work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of frontline NHS staff to benefit from a free rehabilitation programme with Nuffield Health to get them back to work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-and-nuffield-health-support-nhs-staff-to-get-back-to-work/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-and-nuffield-health-support-nhs-staff-to-get-back-to-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: England Rare Diseases Action Plan 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fourth action plan setting out how the Department of Health and Social Care and delivery partners will implement the UK Rare Diseases Framework in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-england-rare-diseases-action-plan-2025/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-england-rare-diseases-action-plan-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New deal for GPs will fix the front door of the NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[GP contract reforms will fix the front door of the NHS and see the return of the family doctor, while helping end the 8am scramble for appointments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-deal-for-gps-will-fix-the-front-door-of-the-nhs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/new-deal-for-gps-will-fix-the-front-door-of-the-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Adult social care (ASC) workforce and work-related quality of life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survey results on how working conditions, capacity, learning and development, and working relationships affect work-related quality of life in adult social care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-asc-workforce-and-work-related-quality-of-life/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-social-care-asc-workforce-and-work-related-quality-of-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Digital Inclusion Action Plan: First Steps]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Digital Inclusion Action Plan aims to close the digital divide in the UK, ensuring that the benefits of technology can be felt by all.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-digital-inclusion-action-plan-first-steps/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-digital-inclusion-action-plan-first-steps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospices receive multi-million pound boost to improve facilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has confirmed the release of £25 million for upgrades and refurbishments today for hospices across England,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/hospices-receive-multi-million-pound-boost-to-improve-facilities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/hospices-receive-multi-million-pound-boost-to-improve-facilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish government ‘firmly’ backs single-sex spaces amid equality watchdog warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[EHRC raises issues from tribunal brought by nurse who objected to sharing women&rsquo;s changing room with trans doctorThe Scottish government &ldquo;stands firmly behind&rdquo; the provision of single-sex spaces, a minister has said after the UK equality watchdog addressed issues raised by an employment tribunal brought by a nurse who objected to sharing a women&rsquo;s changing room with a transgender doctor.The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) requested a meeting with Holyrood&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/scottish-government-firmly-backs-single-sex-spaces-amid-equality-watchdog-warning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/scottish-government-firmly-backs-single-sex-spaces-amid-equality-watchdog-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Family Hubs and Start for Life programme: local authority guide 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance for the 75 pre-selected local authorities on the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme, for the 2025 to 2026 financial year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-family-hubs-and-start-for-life-programme-local-authority-guide-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-family-hubs-and-start-for-life-programme-local-authority-guide-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Family Hubs and Start for Life programme: local authority guide 2022 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance for local authorities pre-selected to take part in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme between financial years 2022 to 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-family-hubs-and-start-for-life-programme-local-authority-guide-2022-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-family-hubs-and-start-for-life-programme-local-authority-guide-2022-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: Assistive technology research and development work: 2023 to 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out government-funded projects supporting the development, implementation and evaluation of assistive technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-assistive-technology-research-and-development-work-2023-to-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-assistive-technology-research-and-development-work-2023-to-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent review of physician associates and anaesthesia associates: call for analysis and research]]></title><description><![CDATA[Call for evidence seeking analysis and research to support the independent review of physician associates and anaesthesia associates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-review-of-physician-associates-and-anaesthesia-associates-call-for-analysis-and-research/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-review-of-physician-associates-and-anaesthesia-associates-call-for-analysis-and-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wong says she expressed ‘importance of Oscar Jenkins’ condition’ to Russian foreign minister – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog is now closedCommercial flights diverted as Chinese warships undertake apparent live-fire drill in sea between Australia and New ZealandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria to offer contactless public transport tickets from next yearVictorians will be able to use their phones, bank cards or smartwatches to pay for public transport travel from &ldquo;early next year in a staged approach&rdquo;, according to reports.Following a successful start of a ticketl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/wong-says-she-expressed-importance-of-oscar-jenkins-condition-to-russian-foreign-minister-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/wong-says-she-expressed-importance-of-oscar-jenkins-condition-to-russian-foreign-minister-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government delivers on its manifesto commitment to roll out extra urgent appointments across the country]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dental-patients-to-benefit-from-700000-extra-urgent-appointments/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dental-patients-to-benefit-from-700000-extra-urgent-appointments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dissatisfaction among gen Z staff is ‘ticking timebomb’ for NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warning from the Royal College of Nursing is based on Nuffield Trust analysis of NHS England staff surveysThe NHS in England is facing a &ldquo;ticking timebomb&rdquo; when it comes to retaining young staff, nursing leaders have warned, after new analysis showed its generation Z workers are becoming more stressed and unhappy over time.A new report by the Nuffield Trust shows soaring dissatisfaction rates among staff in the health service&rsquo;s youngest cohort, aged 21 to 30 &ndash; based on an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dissatisfaction-among-gen-z-staff-is-ticking-timebomb-for-nhs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/dissatisfaction-among-gen-z-staff-is-ticking-timebomb-for-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: 10-year study to shed light on youth vaping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Landmark study to investigate long-term health effects of vaping on young people's health and wellbeing, alongside wider influences on adolescent health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-10-year-study-to-shed-light-on-youth-vaping/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-10-year-study-to-shed-light-on-youth-vaping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-year study to shed light on youth vaping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Landmark study to investigate long-term health effects of vaping on young people's health and wellbeing, alongside wider influences on adolescent health.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/10-year-study-to-shed-light-on-youth-vaping/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/10-year-study-to-shed-light-on-youth-vaping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: National flu immunisation programme plan 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual flu letter describes the national flu immunisation programme and outlines which groups are eligible for flu vaccination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-national-flu-immunisation-programme-plan-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-national-flu-immunisation-programme-plan-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World-leading AI trial to tackle breast cancer launched]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 700,000 women across the country will take part in a world-leading trial to test how AI tools can be used to catch breast cancer cases earlier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/world-leading-ai-trial-to-tackle-breast-cancer-launched/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/world-leading-ai-trial-to-tackle-breast-cancer-launched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Influencer to provide unedited video of nurses’ anti-Israeli threats as pair prevented from practising in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Butler says pair have had their nurses&rsquo; registrations suspended following their &lsquo;sickening comments&rsquo;Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police have spoken to an Israeli influencer who they say has agreed to provide investigators with an unedited version of a video chat in which two Bankstown hospital nurses allegedly threatened Israeli patients.The video attracted widespread politi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/influencer-to-provide-unedited-video-of-nurses-anti-israeli-threats-as-pair-prevented-from-practising-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 07:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/influencer-to-provide-unedited-video-of-nurses-anti-israeli-threats-as-pair-prevented-from-practising-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Telecare National Action Plan: protecting telecare users throughout the digital phone switchover]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Telecare National Action Plan sets out the actions that the government expects stakeholders to take to protect telecare users during the digital phone switchover.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-telecare-national-action-plan-protecting-telecare-users-throughout-the-digital-phone-switchover/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-telecare-national-action-plan-protecting-telecare-users-throughout-the-digital-phone-switchover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Government ramps up efforts to end HIV transmissions in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over 20,000 self-testing and self-sampling kits will be made available to help end HIV transmissions by the end of the decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-ramps-up-efforts-to-end-hiv-transmissions-in-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-ramps-up-efforts-to-end-hiv-transmissions-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reporting to the National Supply Disruption Response (NSDR)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information on how to request assistance from the NSDR.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/reporting-to-the-national-supply-disruption-response-nsdr/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/reporting-to-the-national-supply-disruption-response-nsdr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government ramps up efforts to end HIV transmissions in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over 20,000 self-testing and self-sampling kits will be made available to help end HIV transmissions by the end of the decade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-ramps-up-efforts-to-end-hiv-transmissions-in-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/government-ramps-up-efforts-to-end-hiv-transmissions-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statutory guidance: The Primary Dental Services Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) (No.2) Directions 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out the conditions attached to the dental recruitment incentive scheme (DRIS), also known as the 'golden hello' scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statutory-guidance-the-primary-dental-services-statement-of-financial-entitlements-amendment-no2-directions-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statutory-guidance-the-primary-dental-services-statement-of-financial-entitlements-amendment-no2-directions-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Strong reasonable doubt’ over Lucy Letby insulin convictions, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: &lsquo;No scientific justification&rsquo; to say former nurse definitely poisoned babies with insulin, according to study authorsThe claim that Lucy Letby definitely poisoned babies with insulin has &ldquo;no scientific justification whatsoever&rdquo; and there is a &ldquo;very strong level of reasonable doubt&rdquo; about the convictions, according to the authors of a 100-page study on the case.Prof Geoff Chase, one of the world&rsquo;s foremost experts on the effect of insulin on pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/strong-reasonable-doubt-over-lucy-letby-insulin-convictions-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/strong-reasonable-doubt-over-lucy-letby-insulin-convictions-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open consultation: Changes to DHSC group accounting manual 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation seeks views on the DHSC group accounting manual that applies to DHSC bodies for their annual reports and accounts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-consultation-changes-to-dhsc-group-accounting-manual-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-consultation-changes-to-dhsc-group-accounting-manual-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to DHSC group accounting manual 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation seeks views on the DHSC group accounting manual that applies to DHSC bodies for their annual reports and accounts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/changes-to-dhsc-group-accounting-manual-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/changes-to-dhsc-group-accounting-manual-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Public health grants to local authorities: 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[The public health allocations and monetary conditions for local authorities to improve health in local populations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-public-health-grants-to-local-authorities-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-public-health-grants-to-local-authorities-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Local public health services given £200 million boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local communities to receive funding for family and school nurses, sexual health clinics and other public health services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-local-public-health-services-given-200-million-boost/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-local-public-health-services-given-200-million-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local public health services given £200 million boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local communities to receive funding for family and school nurses, sexual health clinics and other public health services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/local-public-health-services-given-200-million-boost/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/local-public-health-services-given-200-million-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Cardiothoracic information collation exercise: additional survey analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Additional findings from patient and staff surveys on heart and lung transplantation in England and Glasgow, collected as part of the Implementation Steering group for Organ Utilisation’s (ISOU) information collation exercise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-cardiothoracic-information-collation-exercise-additional-survey-analysis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-cardiothoracic-information-collation-exercise-additional-survey-analysis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: February 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-february-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-february-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Tom Kibasi appointed by government to shape 10 Year Health Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Kibasi has over 20 years of experience working in the healthcare sector and will provide expert advice to government on how to fix the broken NHS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-tom-kibasi-appointed-by-government-to-shape-10-year-health-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-tom-kibasi-appointed-by-government-to-shape-10-year-health-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Leading figures to help build NHS fit for the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baroness Camilla Cavendish, Naomi Eisenstadt CB and Phil Jordan become non-executive directors on the board of the Department of Health and Social Care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-leading-figures-to-help-build-nhs-fit-for-the-future/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-leading-figures-to-help-build-nhs-fit-for-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open call for evidence: Shaping the national cancer plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Call for evidence seeking views from individuals, professionals and organisations to inform the development of the government’s national cancer plan for England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-call-for-evidence-shaping-the-national-cancer-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-call-for-evidence-shaping-the-national-cancer-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: World-leading AI trial to tackle breast cancer launched]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 700,000 women across the country will take part in a world-leading trial to test how AI tools can be used to catch breast cancer cases earlier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-world-leading-ai-trial-to-tackle-breast-cancer-launched/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-world-leading-ai-trial-to-tackle-breast-cancer-launched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Social care charging for local authorities: 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information for local authorities on charging for care and support.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-social-care-charging-for-local-authorities-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-social-care-charging-for-local-authorities-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speech: The role of AI in the future of women's health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minister of State for Women's Health, Baroness Merron, spoke at the Responsible AI: Women and Healthcare Conference 2025, in London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-the-role-of-ai-in-the-future-of-womens-health/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-the-role-of-ai-in-the-future-of-womens-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Women’s Reproductive Health Survey 2021 national pilot: contraception and abortion results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysis of the Women’s Reproductive Health Survey (WRHS) 2021 national pilot, with a report focused on contraception and abortion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-womens-reproductive-health-survey-2021-national-pilot-contraception-and-abortion-results/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-womens-reproductive-health-survey-2021-national-pilot-contraception-and-abortion-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, July to September 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on gifts that ministers gave and received, their external meetings and any overseas travel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-july-to-september-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-july-to-september-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, and meetings they attended with senior media figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-and-meetings-july-to-september-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-and-meetings-july-to-september-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: senior officials’ business expenses, hospitality and meetings, July to September 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[All data on senior officials’ business expenses, external meetings and hospitality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings-july-to-september-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings-july-to-september-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: business appointment rules advice, July to September 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summaries of advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-business-appointment-rules-advice-july-to-september-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-business-appointment-rules-advice-july-to-september-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Government response to the House of Lords food and health report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government’s response to the House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee's report 'Recipe for health: a plan to fix our broken food system'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-government-response-to-the-house-of-lords-food-and-health-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-government-response-to-the-house-of-lords-food-and-health-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Road to recovery: the government's 2025 mandate to NHS England]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government’s mandate to NHS England sets out the objectives they should seek to achieve.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-road-to-recovery-the-governments-2025-mandate-to-nhs-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-road-to-recovery-the-governments-2025-mandate-to-nhs-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Better Care Fund policy framework 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This policy framework sets out the objectives, conditions and funding arrangements for the Better Care Fund (BCF) for 2025 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-better-care-fund-policy-framework-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-better-care-fund-policy-framework-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statutory guidance: The Primary Dental Services Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) Directions 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Implements changes to the payments made by NHS England to contractors under a dental service contract with effect from 1 April 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statutory-guidance-the-primary-dental-services-statement-of-financial-entitlements-amendment-directions-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statutory-guidance-the-primary-dental-services-statement-of-financial-entitlements-amendment-directions-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: Code on Genetic Testing and Insurance annual report 2024: government summary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summary of the 2024 annual report on the agreement between the government and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) on the use of genetic test results in underwriting insurance policies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-code-on-genetic-testing-and-insurance-annual-report-2024-government-summary/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-code-on-genetic-testing-and-insurance-annual-report-2024-government-summary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Import a human medicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance for UK wholesalers and manufacturers on how to import human medicines including unlicensed medicines, how to apply for a licence and how much it costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-import-a-human-medicine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-import-a-human-medicine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Government opens discussions with Community Pharmacy England over 25/26 funding contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[The consultation will set the future direction for the community pharmacy sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-opens-discussions-with-community-pharmacy-england-over-2526-funding-contract/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-opens-discussions-with-community-pharmacy-england-over-2526-funding-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: AI sensors on fridges and kettles helping vulnerable people to live independently]]></title><description><![CDATA[Councils are leveraging AI and technology to enhance public services, save money, and improve living standards, aligning with government plans for £45 billion in efficiency savings under the Plan for Change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-ai-sensors-on-fridges-and-kettles-helping-vulnerable-people-to-live-independently/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-ai-sensors-on-fridges-and-kettles-helping-vulnerable-people-to-live-independently/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Government opens discussions with Community Pharmacy England over 2025 to 2026 funding contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[The consultation will set the future direction for the community pharmacy sector.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-opens-discussions-with-community-pharmacy-england-over-2025-to-2026-funding-contract/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-opens-discussions-with-community-pharmacy-england-over-2025-to-2026-funding-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: NHS England annual accountability statement: 2022 to 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS England's performance measured against the NHS public health functions agreement for 2022 to 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-nhs-england-annual-accountability-statement-2022-to-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-nhs-england-annual-accountability-statement-2022-to-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smoking at work: the law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The law on smoking in the workplace and what businesses must do to prevent smoking at work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/smoking-at-work-the-law/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/smoking-at-work-the-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: CHM report into the safety implications of proposed puberty blockers legislation: factsheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Factsheet providing more information on the Commission on Human Medicines' independent report on the safety implications of proposed puberty blocker legislation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-chm-report-into-the-safety-implications-of-proposed-puberty-blockers-legislation-factsheet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-chm-report-into-the-safety-implications-of-proposed-puberty-blockers-legislation-factsheet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: CHM's report on proposed changes to the availability of puberty blockers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent report by the Commission on Human Medicines on the safety implications of a proposal to restrict the availability of puberty blockers for under 18s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-chms-report-on-proposed-changes-to-the-availability-of-puberty-blockers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-chms-report-on-proposed-changes-to-the-availability-of-puberty-blockers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Memorandum of understanding between the UK and India on health and life sciences]]></title><description><![CDATA[MoU between the governments of India and the UK on a health and life sciences partnership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-uk-and-india-on-health-and-life-sciences/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 16:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-uk-and-india-on-health-and-life-sciences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Independent review of physician and anaesthesia associates: areas to be covered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further detail on the areas to be covered by the independent review of the role of physician associates and anaesthesia associates, led by Professor Gillian Leng CBE.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-independent-review-of-physician-and-anaesthesia-associates-areas-to-be-covered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-independent-review-of-physician-and-anaesthesia-associates-areas-to-be-covered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I set out to study which jobs should be done by AI – and found a very human answer | Allison Pugh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much of the power of work like counselling lies in a relationship where we really see each other. And tech just can&rsquo;t do thatAllison Pugh is a professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University, and the author of The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected WorldWhen I interviewed a nurse practitioner in California about what she cherished most about nursing, it was the &ldquo;human element&rdquo; of being present with others. &ldquo;I think we all just want acknowledgment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/i-set-out-to-study-which-jobs-should-be-done-by-ai-and-found-a-very-human-answer-allison-pugh/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/i-set-out-to-study-which-jobs-should-be-done-by-ai-and-found-a-very-human-answer-allison-pugh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Shake up of tech and AI usage across NHS and other public services to deliver plan for change]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has announced a new plan to leverage technology and AI tools like &quot;Humphrey&quot; to streamline public services, eliminate delays through improved data sharing, and reduce costs, including consultant spending.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-shake-up-of-tech-and-ai-usage-across-nhs-and-other-public-services-to-deliver-plan-for-change/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-shake-up-of-tech-and-ai-usage-across-nhs-and-other-public-services-to-deliver-plan-for-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Government to deliver all schemes in New Hospital Programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has confirmedthat all projects in the New Hospital Programme will be built.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-to-deliver-all-schemes-in-new-hospital-programme/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-to-deliver-all-schemes-in-new-hospital-programme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: New Hospital Programme review outcome]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporting documents for the New Hospital Programme internal review outcome.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-new-hospital-programme-review-outcome/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-new-hospital-programme-review-outcome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m an A&amp;E nurse &ndash; and in my hospital right now, we can&rsquo;t give patients the dignified care they need | Susie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Injured people are being seen in viewing rooms for dead bodies. I love my job, but I don&rsquo;t know how much longer I can copeSusie (not her real name) is a senior nurse in an A&amp;E ward at a London hospitalA&amp;E nurses thrive in a crisis. That&rsquo;s why my colleagues and I came into the profession &ndash; to do the best for our patients in their moment of need, even in the most chaotic of circumstances. But the pressure is currently overwhelming. This winter, a bad but by no means unpre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/irsquom-an-aampe-nurse-ndash-and-in-my-hospital-right-now-we-canrsquot-give-patients-the-dignified-care-they-need-susie/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/irsquom-an-aampe-nurse-ndash-and-in-my-hospital-right-now-we-canrsquot-give-patients-the-dignified-care-they-need-susie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on corridor care: the normalisation of crisis is shocking | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A&amp;E nurses should not be delivering care in hallways. The result is increased sufferingTestimony from nurses regarding the overwhelming pressure on A&amp;E departments across the UK has rightly&nbsp;shocked the public and the health secretary, Wes Streeting. The alarming yet unavoidable conclusion of a new report from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is that &ldquo;corridor care&rdquo;, as treatment given in hallways or other unsuitable areas is known, has been normalised to a disturbing d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/the-guardian-view-on-corridor-care-the-normalisation-of-crisis-is-shocking-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/the-guardian-view-on-corridor-care-the-normalisation-of-crisis-is-shocking-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnout, shame, heartbreak: nurses are being crushed by our broken NHS | Sonia Sodha]]></title><description><![CDATA[A shocking Royal College of Nursing report reveals the toll chronic underfunding has taken on staff, and rings alarm bells for the futureI&rsquo;ve never read a report quite like it. Last week the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) published accounts from the frontline of corridor care in NHS hospitals. There are next to no charts or statistics, no lists of recommendations or thematic analysis: just page after page &ndash; more than 400 &ndash; of testimony from nurses about patients being treated i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/burnout-shame-heartbreak-nurses-are-being-crushed-by-our-broken-nhs-sonia-sodha/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/burnout-shame-heartbreak-nurses-are-being-crushed-by-our-broken-nhs-sonia-sodha/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Green light for groundbreaking hearing aids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fresh guidance will give businesses the green light to sell certain pioneering hearing aids]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-green-light-for-groundbreaking-hearing-aids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-green-light-for-groundbreaking-hearing-aids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: January 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-january-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-january-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC Government Major Projects Portfolio data, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) March 2024 Government Major Projects Portfolio data that supports the 2023-24 Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) annual report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-government-major-projects-portfolio-data-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-government-major-projects-portfolio-data-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Hearing aids in the UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Policy statement setting out case studies for the sale of hearing aids in the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-hearing-aids-in-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-hearing-aids-in-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital patients dying undiscovered in corridors, report on NHS reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Royal College of Nursing says people &lsquo;routinely coming to harm&rsquo; with vital equipment not available and staff too busyPatients are dying in hospital corridors and going undiscovered for hours, while others who suffer heart attacks cannot be given CPR because of overcrowding in walkways, a bombshell report on the state of the NHS has revealed.So many patients are being cared for in hospital corridors across the UK that in some cases pregnant women are having miscarriages outside wards]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/hospital-patients-dying-undiscovered-in-corridors-report-on-nhs-reveals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/hospital-patients-dying-undiscovered-in-corridors-report-on-nhs-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: UK invests £5.5 million to tackle mpox in sub-Saharan Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[£5.5 million to go towards vital research projects to tackle ongoing mpox outbreaks in DRC and neighbouring countries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-uk-invests-55-million-to-tackle-mpox-in-sub-saharan-africa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-uk-invests-55-million-to-tackle-mpox-in-sub-saharan-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statement to Parliament: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement: winter 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health and Social Care Secretary made a statement to the House of Commons on winter pressures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statement-to-parliament-health-and-social-care-secretarys-statement-winter-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statement-to-parliament-health-and-social-care-secretarys-statement-winter-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spike in baby deaths in Lucy Letby unit warranted inquiry, says statistician]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir David Spiegelhalter says rise was surprising within hospital but not from a national perspectiveThe &ldquo;unusual&rdquo; spike in baby deaths on the neonatal unit where Lucy Letby worked had a less than 1% probability of occurring given its previous mortality rate, a public inquiry has been told.<br />
Sir David Spiegelhalter, the emeritus professor of statistics at the University of Cambridge, said the sudden rise in deaths in 2015 was &ldquo;surprising&rdquo; and enough to warrant an internal i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/spike-in-baby-deaths-in-lucy-letby-unit-warranted-inquiry-says-statistician/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/spike-in-baby-deaths-in-lucy-letby-unit-warranted-inquiry-says-statistician/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statement to Parliament: Winter 2025: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health and Social Care Secretary made a statement to the House of Commons on winter pressures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statement-to-parliament-winter-2025-health-and-social-care-secretarys-statement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statement-to-parliament-winter-2025-health-and-social-care-secretarys-statement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Government response to the House of Lords inquiry into preterm birth: reducing risks and improving lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details the government's response to the recommendations made by the House of Lords Preterm Birth Committee report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-government-response-to-the-house-of-lords-inquiry-into-preterm-birth-reducing-risks-and-improving-lives/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-government-response-to-the-house-of-lords-inquiry-into-preterm-birth-reducing-risks-and-improving-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: 2024 VPAG operational review: 25 November 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minutes of a meeting held between the government, NHS England and ABPI about the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-2024-vpag-operational-review-25-november-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-2024-vpag-operational-review-25-november-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Families to receive £126 million in early years support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of parents and children across England will be able to give their child the best start in life thanks to a £126 million government funding boost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-families-to-receive-126-million-in-early-years-support/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-families-to-receive-126-million-in-early-years-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: VPAS aggregate net sales and payment information: November 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information on how the 2019 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS) controlled spend on branded medicines in the NHS between 2019 and 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-vpas-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-november-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-vpas-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-november-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Supplementary information for pharmacists and medicines procurers on the Windsor Framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information for pharmaceutical wholesalers explaining the main changes the Windsor Framework introduces to the packaging for all medicines licensed in the UK, effective from 1 January 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-supplementary-information-for-pharmacists-and-medicines-procurers-on-the-windsor-framework/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-supplementary-information-for-pharmacists-and-medicines-procurers-on-the-windsor-framework/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Supplementary information for pharmaceutical wholesalers on the Windsor Framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information for pharmaceutical wholesalers explaining the main changes the Windsor Framework introduces to the packaging for all medicines licensed in the UK, effective from 1 January 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-supplementary-information-for-pharmaceutical-wholesalers-on-the-windsor-framework/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-supplementary-information-for-pharmaceutical-wholesalers-on-the-windsor-framework/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultation outcome: Changes to rules - the Care Quality Commission (easy read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation is about 3 changes we want to make to rules that the Care Quality Commission will check (CQC for short).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-changes-to-rules-the-care-quality-commission-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-changes-to-rules-the-care-quality-commission-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy Letby retrial needed after ‘clear miscarriage of justice’, says David Davis]]></title><description><![CDATA[MP tells parliament he believes justice has not been done after hearing experts&rsquo; concerns over former nurse&rsquo;s murder convictionsFundamental flaws in the criminal trial system led to the former nurse Lucy Letby being convicted of murder in a &ldquo;clear miscarriage of justice&rdquo;, David Davis has said in parliament.In a parliamentary debate, the former cabinet minister detailed the mounting concerns of leading experts about the convictions and said there should quickly be a retria]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lucy-letby-retrial-needed-after-clear-miscarriage-of-justice-says-david-davis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lucy-letby-retrial-needed-after-clear-miscarriage-of-justice-says-david-davis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News story: Applications are open to become a member of the IRP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information on the live public appointments process for new Independent Reconfiguration Panel members]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/news-story-applications-are-open-to-become-a-member-of-the-irp/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/news-story-applications-are-open-to-become-a-member-of-the-irp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Starmer and the NHS: renewal is the right priority | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using the private sector to drive down waiting lists must not lead to the erosion of public healthcareBy kicking off the first full week of 2025 with a speech&nbsp;in which he called the NHS the &ldquo;cornerstone&rdquo;&nbsp;of&nbsp;his government&rsquo;s plan to rebuild Britain, Sir Keir Starmer was in one sense stating the obvious. The health service is recognised as one of his party&rsquo;s all-time greatest achievements by social democrats the world over.Everyone knows that improving it is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/the-guardian-view-on-starmer-and-the-nhs-renewal-is-the-right-priority-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 19:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/the-guardian-view-on-starmer-and-the-nhs-renewal-is-the-right-priority-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK cut health aid to vulnerable nations while hiring their nurses, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Royal College of Nursing says Labour has a duty to fix health &lsquo;double whammy&rsquo; by raising aid and funding for UK nursingThe UK cut health aid to some of the world&rsquo;s vulnerable countries at the same time as recruiting thousands of their nurses, in a &ldquo;double whammy&rdquo; for fragile health systems, new analysis has found.The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), which carried out the research, said Labour had a &ldquo;duty to fix&rdquo; aid cuts imposed by the previous government]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/uk-cut-health-aid-to-vulnerable-nations-while-hiring-their-nurses-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/uk-cut-health-aid-to-vulnerable-nations-while-hiring-their-nurses-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Deal between NHS and independent sector to cut NHS waiting lists]]></title><description><![CDATA[New agreement struck between NHS and independent sector to help tackle waiting lists and give patients greater choice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-deal-between-nhs-and-independent-sector-to-cut-nhs-waiting-lists/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-deal-between-nhs-and-independent-sector-to-cut-nhs-waiting-lists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Power to patient as government sets out plan to cut waiting lists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients will be offered a wider choice of providers and the process of booking treatments and appointments will be made as smooth as possible]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-power-to-patient-as-government-sets-out-plan-to-cut-waiting-lists/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-power-to-patient-as-government-sets-out-plan-to-cut-waiting-lists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: PM sets out plan to end waiting list backlogs through millions more appointments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of patients will be able to access more appointments closer to home and get the treatment they need faster under a new plan to tackle hospital backlogs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-pm-sets-out-plan-to-end-waiting-list-backlogs-through-millions-more-appointments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-pm-sets-out-plan-to-end-waiting-list-backlogs-through-millions-more-appointments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Power to patients as government sets out plan to cut waiting lists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients will be offered a wider choice of providers and the process of booking treatments and appointments will be made as smooth as possible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-power-to-patients-as-government-sets-out-plan-to-cut-waiting-lists/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-power-to-patients-as-government-sets-out-plan-to-cut-waiting-lists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compassion fatigue in the NHS or burnout? | Letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctors aren&rsquo;t exhausted by their patients&rsquo; suffering, but by the poorly managed and overdemanding care systems in which they work, says Prof Paul GilbertYour article raises key issues about the mental wellbeing of those working in the NHS (Seven in 10 GPs in UK suffer from compassion fatigue, survey finds, 2 January). But we should be cautious of terms like &ldquo;compassion fatigue&rdquo;. Our research showed that it is not staff compassion that is fatigued &ndash; they would love]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/compassion-fatigue-in-the-nhs-or-burnout-letter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2025 18:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/compassion-fatigue-in-the-nhs-or-burnout-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: New reforms and independent commission to transform social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Immediate investment and reforms to improve adult social care, and Louise Casey appointed to head independent commission and build cross-party consensus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-new-reforms-and-independent-commission-to-transform-social-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-new-reforms-and-independent-commission-to-transform-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthy Start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healthy Start is an NHS scheme that helps women who are pregnant or have young children and are receiving benefits, buy foods such as milk or fruit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/healthy-start/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/healthy-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Provisional list of NHS abortion clinics and hospitals in England, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[This publication contains a provisional list of NHS abortion clinics and hospitals in England as identified in a notification to the Chief Medical Officer in 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-provisional-list-of-nhs-abortion-clinics-and-hospitals-in-england-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-provisional-list-of-nhs-abortion-clinics-and-hospitals-in-england-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in Wales, 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[This publication contains a provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in Wales.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-provisional-list-of-abortion-clinics-and-hospitals-in-wales-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-provisional-list-of-abortion-clinics-and-hospitals-in-wales-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Independent clinics approved to carry out abortions in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information about independent clinics and hospitals that are approved to carry out abortions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-independent-clinics-approved-to-carry-out-abortions-in-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-independent-clinics-approved-to-carry-out-abortions-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Record numbers complete NHS Couch to 5k app]]></title><description><![CDATA[The free running app has been downloaded over 7 million times since it launched in 2016, with 9.3 million NHS Couch to 5k runs started this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-record-numbers-complete-nhs-couch-to-5k-app/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-record-numbers-complete-nhs-couch-to-5k-app/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: New Year Honours 2025: Ambulance Service list]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recipients of The King's Ambulance Service Medal 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-new-year-honours-2025-ambulance-service-list/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-new-year-honours-2025-ambulance-service-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Local stop smoking services and support: funding for 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information about the additional funding of £70 million to local authorities in England for stop smoking services and support in 2025 to 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-local-stop-smoking-services-and-support-funding-for-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-local-stop-smoking-services-and-support-funding-for-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Quit for a week and save a day, say health experts ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smokers who choose to quit on the 1 January could save a whole day of their life by 8 January, according to new research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-quit-for-a-week-and-save-a-day-say-health-experts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-quit-for-a-week-and-save-a-day-say-health-experts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Medicine choices in opioid substitution treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recommendations for prescribing methadone and buprenorphine to people in treatment for opioid dependence in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-medicine-choices-in-opioid-substitution-treatment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-medicine-choices-in-opioid-substitution-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: DHSC register of senior civil servants' secondary paid employment, 2023 to 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details of any paid or otherwise remunerated outside employment held by senior civil servants in the Department of Health and Social Care during the 2023 to 2024 financial year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-dhsc-register-of-senior-civil-servants-secondary-paid-employment-2023-to-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-dhsc-register-of-senior-civil-servants-secondary-paid-employment-2023-to-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quarter of NHS England trusts raised parking fees in cost of living crisis, data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark-ups criticised by patients&rsquo; charity for punishing those with ill health, but NHS defends fees amid financial pressuresA quarter of NHS trusts in England Hospital raised car parking fees during the cost of living crisis, data has revealed.Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show parking charges rose for at least 37 trusts &ndash; 25% of England&rsquo;s total &ndash; between April 2022 and March 2024. Requests were filed to the 147 NHS trusts in England by PA Media, bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/quarter-of-nhs-england-trusts-raised-parking-fees-in-cost-of-living-crisis-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/quarter-of-nhs-england-trusts-raised-parking-fees-in-cost-of-living-crisis-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My kind of case’: intense focus falls on Lucy Letby trial expert witness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Dewi Evans&rsquo;s evidence has been criticised, even ridiculed, but he maintains his work stands up to scrutinyIn the account Dr Dewi Evans gives of the work he did for the police and prosecution cases against Lucy Letby, he says he suspected &ldquo;foul play&rdquo; within 10 minutes of reading the first medical records of a baby that he saw.Evans, then 67, a retired consultant paediatrician, says when he looked at postmortem photos of that first baby he saw bleeding over the liver. &ldquo;I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/my-kind-of-case-intense-focus-falls-on-lucy-letby-trial-expert-witness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/my-kind-of-case-intense-focus-falls-on-lucy-letby-trial-expert-witness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: GP reforms to cut red tape and bring back family doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The measures are backed by the biggest boost to GP funding in years, an extra £889m on top of the existing budget for general practice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-gp-reforms-to-cut-red-tape-and-bring-back-family-doctor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-gp-reforms-to-cut-red-tape-and-bring-back-family-doctor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: Business critical models for Department of Health and Social Care]]></title><description><![CDATA[A list of the main analytical models used by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and its arm's length bodies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-business-critical-models-for-department-of-health-and-social-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-business-critical-models-for-department-of-health-and-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Biggest investment into hospices in a generation]]></title><description><![CDATA[£100 million boost for adult and children’s hospices and £26 million to support children and young people’s hospices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-biggest-investment-into-hospices-in-a-generation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-biggest-investment-into-hospices-in-a-generation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultation outcome: Improving the experiences of people with ME/CFS: interim delivery plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're seeking your views on an interim delivery plan to improve the experiences and outcomes of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-improving-the-experiences-of-people-with-mecfs-interim-delivery-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-improving-the-experiences-of-people-with-mecfs-interim-delivery-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultation outcome: Changes to regulations relating to the Care Quality Commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government seeks views on proposals to amend regulations relating to the Care Quality Commission (CQC).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-changes-to-regulations-relating-to-the-care-quality-commission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-changes-to-regulations-relating-to-the-care-quality-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information about NHS England's objectives and funding arrangements as it commissions public health services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-public-health-commissioning-in-the-nhs-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-public-health-commissioning-in-the-nhs-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: non-consolidated performance-related pay for 2022 to 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-consolidated performance-related pay for the Department of Health and Social Care and its agencies between 2022 and 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-non-consolidated-performance-related-pay-for-2022-to-2023/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-non-consolidated-performance-related-pay-for-2022-to-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: gender pay gap report and data 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on the difference in employees’ average earnings from April 2023 to March 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-gender-pay-gap-report-and-data-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-gender-pay-gap-report-and-data-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Investigating suspected criminal activity in healthcare: MoU]]></title><description><![CDATA[Memorandum of understanding for investigating healthcare incidents where suspected criminal activity may have contributed to death or serious life-changing harm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-investigating-suspected-criminal-activity-in-healthcare-mou/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-investigating-suspected-criminal-activity-in-healthcare-mou/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: DHSC annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the Department of Health and Social Care has funded its activities and used its resources during the financial year 2023 to 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-dhsc-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-dhsc-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Public health grants to local authorities: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The public health allocations and monetary conditions for local authorities to improve health in local populations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-public-health-grants-to-local-authorities-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-public-health-grants-to-local-authorities-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: Voluntary scheme aggregate net sales and payment information: November 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information on how the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) is controlling spend on branded medicines in the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-november-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-november-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: The 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth: payment percentage for 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out the payment due from members of the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth in 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-the-2024-voluntary-scheme-for-branded-medicines-pricing-access-and-growth-payment-percentage-for-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-the-2024-voluntary-scheme-for-branded-medicines-pricing-access-and-growth-payment-percentage-for-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: NHS Pension Board annual report: 2023 to 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Setting out the work of the NHS Pension Board from April 2023 to March 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-nhs-pension-board-annual-report-2023-to-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-nhs-pension-board-annual-report-2023-to-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: NHS Pension Board annual report: 2022 to 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Setting out the work of the NHS Pension Board from April 2022 to March 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-nhs-pension-board-annual-report-2022-to-2023/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-nhs-pension-board-annual-report-2022-to-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Ordering and retaining medical certificates of cause of death (MCCDs)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance for GP practices, hospitals, hospices and medical examiner offices about when to order more MCCDs and what to do with completed MCCDs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-ordering-and-retaining-medical-certificates-of-cause-of-death-mccds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-ordering-and-retaining-medical-certificates-of-cause-of-death-mccds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statement to Parliament: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement: Puberty blockers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health and Social Care Secretary made a statement to the House of Commons on puberty-suppressing hormones on 11 December.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statement-to-parliament-health-and-social-care-secretarys-statement-puberty-blockers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statement-to-parliament-health-and-social-care-secretarys-statement-puberty-blockers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Working group tasks - 10 Year Health Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Briefs given to the working groups developing policy for the 10 Year Health Plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-working-group-tasks-10-year-health-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-working-group-tasks-10-year-health-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Advice accepted on spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programme]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has accepted advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) for the spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-advice-accepted-on-spring-2025-covid-19-vaccination-programme/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-advice-accepted-on-spring-2025-covid-19-vaccination-programme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultation outcome: Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010: proposed amendments]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation seeks views on proposed amendments to the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 (HPNR).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-health-protection-notification-regulations-2010-proposed-amendments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-health-protection-notification-regulations-2010-proposed-amendments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2024: health in cities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professor Whitty’s report outlines a broad range of health opportunities and challenges for city populations, and includes case studies from core cities in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-chief-medical-officers-annual-report-2024-health-in-cities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-chief-medical-officers-annual-report-2024-health-in-cities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: £100 million public-private health research boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[20 new clinical research hubs to be set up across UK to accelerate research into the next generation of treatments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-100-million-public-private-health-research-boost/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-100-million-public-private-health-research-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report - Health in Cities]]></title><description><![CDATA[2024 Annual Report from Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, focusing on ‘Health In Cities'.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-chief-medical-officers-annual-report-health-in-cities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-chief-medical-officers-annual-report-health-in-cities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultation outcome: Proposed changes to the availability of puberty blockers for under 18s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposal to make a permanent order to prevent new patients aged under 18 from beginning to take puberty blockers for the purposes of gender incongruence and/or gender dysphoria, under the care of private prescribers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-proposed-changes-to-the-availability-of-puberty-blockers-for-under-18s/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-proposed-changes-to-the-availability-of-puberty-blockers-for-under-18s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Ban on puberty blockers to be made indefinite on experts’ advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Existing emergency measures banning the sale and supply of puberty-suppressing hormones will be made indefinite, following official advice from medical experts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-ban-on-puberty-blockers-to-be-made-indefinite-on-experts-advice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-ban-on-puberty-blockers-to-be-made-indefinite-on-experts-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union anger over Labour government’s ‘insulting’ 2.8% public sector pay plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pay review bodies will make final recommendations on proposed rises for teachers, NHS staff and other workersThe government is set for a clash with trade unions after ministers recommended a 2.8% pay rise for teachers, NHS staff and other public sector workers next year.Government departments said they were budgeting for the rise, but unions argued the recommended rise would be insufficient considering increases in the cost of living. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/union-anger-over-labour-governments-insulting-28-public-sector-pay-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 21:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/union-anger-over-labour-governments-insulting-28-public-sector-pay-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: DHSC evidence for the NHSPRB: pay round 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence submitted to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care for the 2025 to 2026 pay round.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-evidence-for-the-nhsprb-pay-round-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-evidence-for-the-nhsprb-pay-round-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: DHSC evidence for the DDRB: pay round 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence submitted to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care for the 2025 to 2026 pay round.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-evidence-for-the-ddrb-pay-round-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-evidence-for-the-ddrb-pay-round-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: DHSC evidence for the SSRB: pay round 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence submitted to the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) by the Department of Health and Social Care for the 2025 to 2026 pay round.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-evidence-for-the-ssrb-pay-round-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-dhsc-evidence-for-the-ssrb-pay-round-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Supplementary evidence to pay review bodies: hospital and community health sector, 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Granular estimates of basic pay, total earnings and paybill for the hospital and community health sector workforce in England in 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-supplementary-evidence-to-pay-review-bodies-hospital-and-community-health-sector-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-supplementary-evidence-to-pay-review-bodies-hospital-and-community-health-sector-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open consultation: NHS Pension Scheme: proposed amendments for April 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[The department is seeking views on proposed amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme for 1 April 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-consultation-nhs-pension-scheme-proposed-amendments-for-april-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-consultation-nhs-pension-scheme-proposed-amendments-for-april-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Health Secretary asks NHS to prioritise patient safety for winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting held a specially-convened meeting with trust leads this morning as the NHS battles record pressures in winter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-health-secretary-asks-nhs-to-prioritise-patient-safety-for-winter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-health-secretary-asks-nhs-to-prioritise-patient-safety-for-winter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Biggest ever conversation about the NHS comes to London]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 100 people from across London came together to share their views on the NHS in the region]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-biggest-ever-conversation-about-the-nhs-comes-to-london/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 10:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-biggest-ever-conversation-about-the-nhs-comes-to-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: UK &amp; Switzerland deepen science ties with £16 million backing]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK and Switzerland update science and research partnership to focus on some of today’s most pressing challenges, from healthcare to green energy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-uk-amp-switzerland-deepen-science-ties-with-16-million-backing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-uk-amp-switzerland-deepen-science-ties-with-16-million-backing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: UK and Switzerland deepen science ties with £16 million backing]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK and Switzerland update science and research partnership to focus on some of today’s most pressing challenges, from healthcare to green energy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-uk-and-switzerland-deepen-science-ties-with-16-million-backing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-uk-and-switzerland-deepen-science-ties-with-16-million-backing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Government to tackle NHS workforce crisis with refreshed plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revised Workforce Plan to be unveiled in summer, ensuring we train necessary staff and provide the NHS with stability and certainty to plan into the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-to-tackle-nhs-workforce-crisis-with-refreshed-plan/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-to-tackle-nhs-workforce-crisis-with-refreshed-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: North West of England has its say on the future of the NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Attendees will hear from NHS England’s Chief Nursing Officer, Duncan Burton, who will outline his commitment to transforming the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-north-west-of-england-has-its-say-on-the-future-of-the-nhs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 16:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-north-west-of-england-has-its-say-on-the-future-of-the-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taliban move to ban women training as nurses and midwives ‘an outrageous act of ignorance’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghan students and activists condemn halt to medical courses amid warnings of women dying from lack of healthcareThe Taliban&rsquo;s ban on Afghan women attending nursing and midwife courses has been condemned as &ldquo;an outrageous act of ignorance&rdquo; by human rights organisations.The official decree detailing the ban has not been shared publicly, but several media reports confirmed that the order was announced at a meeting of the Taliban public health ministry on Monday and communicated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/taliban-move-to-ban-women-training-as-nurses-and-midwives-an-outrageous-act-of-ignorance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/taliban-move-to-ban-women-training-as-nurses-and-midwives-an-outrageous-act-of-ignorance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notice: Life Sciences Healthcare Goals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bringing together industry, academia, the third sector and the NHS to tackle healthcare challenges such as dementia, cancer, mental health, obesity and addiction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/notice-life-sciences-healthcare-goals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/notice-life-sciences-healthcare-goals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: December 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-december-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-december-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Excess treatment costs (ETCs) in non-commercial research]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guidance for researchers, funders and administrators on the process of applying for excess treatment costs (ETCs) in non-commercial research.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-excess-treatment-costs-etcs-in-non-commercial-research/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-excess-treatment-costs-etcs-in-non-commercial-research/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for evidence outcome: Improving integrated commissioning in health and social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want your views on changes to section 75 of the NHS Act 2006 to increase the use of pooled budgets to support the integration of health and care.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/call-for-evidence-outcome-improving-integrated-commissioning-in-health-and-social-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/call-for-evidence-outcome-improving-integrated-commissioning-in-health-and-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Restricting advertising of less healthy food or drink on TV and online: products in scope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlines the provisions of the Advertising (Less Healthy Food Definitions and Exemptions) Regulations 2024 which will come into force on 1 October 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-restricting-advertising-of-less-healthy-food-or-drink-on-tv-and-online-products-in-scope/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-restricting-advertising-of-less-healthy-food-or-drink-on-tv-and-online-products-in-scope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultation outcome: Introducing further advertising restrictions on TV and online for less healthy food and drink: internet protocol television (IPTV)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government is seeking views on the proposed exemption of Ofcom-regulated IPTV services from online advertising restrictions on less healthy food and drink.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-introducing-further-advertising-restrictions-on-tv-and-online-for-less-healthy-food-and-drink-internet-protocol-television-iptv/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-introducing-further-advertising-restrictions-on-tv-and-online-for-less-healthy-food-and-drink-internet-protocol-television-iptv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Evaluating the implementation of Right Care, Right Person]]></title><description><![CDATA[A joint Home Office and DHSC report evaluating the implementation of the Right Care, Right Person approach, from a sample of police, fire, health and social care services in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-evaluating-the-implementation-of-right-care-right-person/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-evaluating-the-implementation-of-right-care-right-person/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Junk food ad ban legislation progresses to curb childhood obesity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Junk food ads to be banned from October 2025 with final details unveiled today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-junk-food-ad-ban-legislation-progresses-to-curb-childhood-obesity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-junk-food-ad-ban-legislation-progresses-to-curb-childhood-obesity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reforms of NHS don’t stand a chance unless recruitment is fixed, say top nurses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Number of registered nurses at record high in UK but workforce is &lsquo;increasingly inexperienced&rsquo;Top nurses have said that planned government reforms for the health service &ldquo;stand no chance&rdquo; if issues with recruitment and retention in the profession are not addressed.They made the warning as new figures show the number of nurses and midwives registered in the UK has grown to a record high. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/reforms-of-nhs-dont-stand-a-chance-unless-recruitment-is-fixed-say-top-nurses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/reforms-of-nhs-dont-stand-a-chance-unless-recruitment-is-fixed-say-top-nurses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beryl Lichtenstein obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My mother, Beryl Lichtenstein, who has died aged 94, was a co-founder of the Bracken Trust, set up in 1995 to offer cancer support, counselling and complementary therapies to people in mid-Wales.Beryl believed in service to others and the importance of community. These values led her to start a weekly cancer support lunch group in Llandrindod Wells, the small mid-Wales town where she spent most of her adult life. Beryl&rsquo;s meals combined ideas about food from Bristol Cancer Care with her own]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/beryl-lichtenstein-obituary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 18:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/beryl-lichtenstein-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: South East of England has its say on the future of the NHS ]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 100 people from across the South East of England have come together to speak about the 10 Year Health Plan and the NHS in the region]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-south-east-of-england-has-its-say-on-the-future-of-the-nhs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-south-east-of-england-has-its-say-on-the-future-of-the-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Biggest ever conversation about the NHS comes to East of England]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 100 people from across the East of England have come together to speak about the 10 Year Health Plan and the NHS in the region]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-biggest-ever-conversation-about-the-nhs-comes-to-east-of-england/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2024 11:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-biggest-ever-conversation-about-the-nhs-comes-to-east-of-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speech: The government's vision for adult social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Minister of State for Care delivered a keynote speech at the National Children and Adult Services Conference in Liverpool.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-the-governments-vision-for-adult-social-care/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-the-governments-vision-for-adult-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings, April to June 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on gifts that ministers gave and received, their external meetings and any overseas travel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-april-to-june-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data on gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, and meetings they attended with senior media figures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-and-meetings-april-to-june-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-special-advisers-gifts-hospitality-and-meetings-april-to-june-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: senior officials’ business expenses, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[All data on senior officials’ business expenses, external meetings and hospitality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings-april-to-june-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings-april-to-june-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: business appointment rules advice, April to June 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summaries of advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-business-appointment-rules-advice-april-to-june-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-business-appointment-rules-advice-april-to-june-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speech: Health Secretary opens first Men's Health Summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Secretary of State spoke at the government's first Men's Health Summit at Arsenal Football Club's Emirates Stadium,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-health-secretary-opens-first-mens-health-summit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-health-secretary-opens-first-mens-health-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Secretary of State commits to first ever Men’s Health Strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting announced plans at a Men’s Health Summit with Movember and Premier League.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-secretary-of-state-commits-to-first-ever-mens-health-strategy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-secretary-of-state-commits-to-first-ever-mens-health-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Accelerating Reform Fund 2024 to 2025: grant determination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grant determination for the Accelerating Reform Fund 2024 to 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-accelerating-reform-fund-2024-to-2025-grant-determination/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 13:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-accelerating-reform-fund-2024-to-2025-grant-determination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News story: Rogue employers will be banned from hiring overseas workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shameless businesses who commit serious offences will be banned from sponsoring overseas workers to crack down on visa abuse and prevent exploitation. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/news-story-rogue-employers-will-be-banned-from-hiring-overseas-workers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 12:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/news-story-rogue-employers-will-be-banned-from-hiring-overseas-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: First patients benefit from cutting-edge UK scanner to transform drug discovery and diagnose serious illnesses earlier]]></title><description><![CDATA[New total-body scanner supports patients through earlier diagnoses and treatment while aiding new medicines discovery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-first-patients-benefit-from-cutting-edge-uk-scanner-to-transform-drug-discovery-and-diagnose-serious-illnesses-earlier/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-first-patients-benefit-from-cutting-edge-uk-scanner-to-transform-drug-discovery-and-diagnose-serious-illnesses-earlier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News story: Unpaid carers supported by £22.6 million investment in innovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[£22.6 million invested in innovative projects across the country to support unpaid cares as well as people with care needs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/news-story-unpaid-carers-supported-by-226-million-investment-in-innovation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/news-story-unpaid-carers-supported-by-226-million-investment-in-innovation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former hospital chief executive told Lucy Letby ‘we’ve got your back’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Chambers accepts that chances to stop nurse were missed but declines to identify any personal failures at inquiry A hospital chief executive has said he told Lucy Letby &ldquo;we&rsquo;ve got your back&rdquo; in an attempt to calm her father who was furious that his daughter had been stopped from caring for babies.Tony Chambers said Letby&rsquo;s dad, John, was &ldquo;threatening guns to my head&rdquo; and wanted the &ldquo;instant dismissal&rdquo; of two senior doctors who had raised fears]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/former-hospital-chief-executive-told-lucy-letby-weve-got-your-back/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/former-hospital-chief-executive-told-lucy-letby-weve-got-your-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Folic acid supplementation: advice to health professionals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK chief medical officers, chief nursing officers and chief midwifery officers have given advice on the importance of folic acid supplementation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-folic-acid-supplementation-advice-to-health-professionals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-folic-acid-supplementation-advice-to-health-professionals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Landmark genetics partnership to probe causes of cancer and dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxford Nanopore’s breakthrough genetic sequencing tech to analyse 50,000 samples from UK Biobank, to create a world-first ‘epigenetic map’.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-landmark-genetics-partnership-to-probe-causes-of-cancer-and-dementia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-landmark-genetics-partnership-to-probe-causes-of-cancer-and-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Findings of the call for evidence on the statutory duty of candour]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report analysing responses to the call for evidence on the statutory duty of candour for health and social care providers in England, launched in April 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-findings-of-the-call-for-evidence-on-the-statutory-duty-of-candour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-findings-of-the-call-for-evidence-on-the-statutory-duty-of-candour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open consultation: Leading the NHS: proposals to regulate NHS managers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A consultation seeking your views on options for regulating NHS managers, and on the possibility of introducing a professional duty of candour for NHS managers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-consultation-leading-the-nhs-proposals-to-regulate-nhs-managers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-consultation-leading-the-nhs-proposals-to-regulate-nhs-managers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: The Older People's Housing Taskforce Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent report from the Older People’s Housing Taskforce and two pieces of government funded research on behalf of the Taskforce.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-the-older-peoples-housing-taskforce-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-the-older-peoples-housing-taskforce-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: MPs to vote on landmark smoking ban to stop cycle of addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Votes on the world-leading Tobacco and Vapes Bill will move the UK one step closer to becoming smoke-free.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-mps-to-vote-on-landmark-smoking-ban-to-stop-cycle-of-addiction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-mps-to-vote-on-landmark-smoking-ban-to-stop-cycle-of-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC register of board members' interests, 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[A register of the private interests declared by DHSC board members.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-register-of-board-members-interests-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 16:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-register-of-board-members-interests-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Over 1 million change.nhs.uk visits as NHS debate hits Somerset]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 100 people from the county visited Somerset Cricket Club in Taunton to discuss their views of the NHS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-over-1-million-changenhsuk-visits-as-nhs-debate-hits-somerset/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-over-1-million-changenhsuk-visits-as-nhs-debate-hits-somerset/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Lords to consider landmark reforms to mental health care ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mental Health Bill will give patients enhanced rights to make decisions regarding their own care, ensuring their voice is heard throughout the treatment process]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-lords-toconsiderlandmark-reforms-to-mental-health-care/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-lords-toconsiderlandmark-reforms-to-mental-health-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: More than one million change.nhs.uk visits as NHS debate hits Somerset]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 100 people from the county visited Somerset Cricket Club in Taunton to discuss their views of the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-more-than-one-million-changenhsuk-visits-as-nhs-debate-hits-somerset/</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-more-than-one-million-changenhsuk-visits-as-nhs-debate-hits-somerset/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: New protections for whistleblowers under NHS manager  proposals]]></title><description><![CDATA[NHS managers who silence whistleblowers could be barred from working in the NHS, under proposals being announced this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-new-protections-for-whistleblowers-under-nhs-manager-proposals/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-new-protections-for-whistleblowers-under-nhs-manager-proposals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: 1 million visits to Change.NHS.UK as roadshow hits Leicestershire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biggest ever conversation about the future of the NHS comes to the Midlands today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-1-million-visits-to-changenhsuk-as-roadshow-hits-leicestershire/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 15:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-1-million-visits-to-changenhsuk-as-roadshow-hits-leicestershire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: One million visits to change.nhs.uk as roadshow hits Leicestershire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biggest ever conversation about the future of the NHS came to the Midlands today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-one-million-visits-to-changenhsuk-as-roadshow-hits-leicestershire/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-one-million-visits-to-changenhsuk-as-roadshow-hits-leicestershire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultation outcome: Information standards for health and adult social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are seeking your view on proposals for the procedure to be set out in regulations in connection with preparing and publishing information standards for health and adult social care in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-information-standards-for-health-and-adult-social-care/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-information-standards-for-health-and-adult-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open consultation: Tackling modern slavery in NHS procurement: proposed regulations and guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government is inviting views on the draft National Health Service (Procurement, Slavery and Human Trafficking) Regulations 2024 and accompanying guidance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-consultation-tackling-modern-slavery-in-nhs-procurement-proposed-regulations-and-guidance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-consultation-tackling-modern-slavery-in-nhs-procurement-proposed-regulations-and-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultation outcome: Health and social care statistical outputs]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are seeking views on health and social care statistical outputs published by DHSC (including OHID), NHSBSA, UKHSA, ONS and NHS England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-health-and-social-care-statistical-outputs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-health-and-social-care-statistical-outputs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Evidence on costs associated with NHS-funded nursing care in 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[A breakdown of the costs to care homes of providing NHS-funded nursing care in April and October 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-evidence-on-costs-associated-with-nhs-funded-nursing-care-in-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-evidence-on-costs-associated-with-nhs-funded-nursing-care-in-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Government acts to eradicate modern slavery from NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposed new measures would legally require public bodies procuring goods and services for the NHS to both identify and mitigate risks of modern slavery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-acts-to-eradicate-modern-slavery-from-nhs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-acts-to-eradicate-modern-slavery-from-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Independent review of physician and anaesthesia associates: terms of reference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terms of reference for the independent review of the physician associate and anaesthesia associate professions, led by Professor Gillian Leng CBE]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-independent-review-of-physician-and-anaesthesia-associates-terms-of-reference/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-independent-review-of-physician-and-anaesthesia-associates-terms-of-reference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Assisted dying bill debate: advice to pharmacy professionals]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK chief pharmaceutical officers have given advice to help pharmacists and pharmacy technicians wanting to take part in the assisted dying debate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-assisted-dying-bill-debate-advice-to-pharmacy-professionals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-assisted-dying-bill-debate-advice-to-pharmacy-professionals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: New review of Physician and Anaesthesia Associates launched]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government launches independent review of Physician and Anaesthesia Associate professions, chaired by Professor Gillian Leng CBE.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-new-review-of-physician-and-anaesthesia-associates-launched/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-new-review-of-physician-and-anaesthesia-associates-launched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy Letby likely to have harmed other babies, doctor tells inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consultant who raised concerns says there could have been earlier victims Letby has not been convicted of killingLucy Letby was likely to have harmed more babies than those she has been convicted of murdering on a hospital neonatal unit, a senior doctor has told a public inquiry.Dr Stephen Brearey, a consultant paediatrician who raised concerns about the nurse, told the Thirlwall inquiry he believed Letby &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t start becoming a killer&rdquo; in June 2015 and that she may have had e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lucy-letby-likely-to-have-harmed-other-babies-doctor-tells-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lucy-letby-likely-to-have-harmed-other-babies-doctor-tells-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: New chair of the MHRA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Harnden has been appointed the new chair of the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-new-chair-of-the-mhra/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-new-chair-of-the-mhra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Change NHS survey: tell us what you think (easy read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tell us about how we can make the health service better.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-change-nhs-survey-tell-us-what-you-think-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-change-nhs-survey-tell-us-what-you-think-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Middlesbrough kicks off national roadshow of NHS debates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The national conversation about the NHS's future took to the road, as Middlesbrough hosted the first of a series of public debates about fixing the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-middlesbrough-kicks-off-national-roadshow-of-nhs-debates/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 20:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-middlesbrough-kicks-off-national-roadshow-of-nhs-debates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Mental Health Bill: European Convention on Human Rights memorandum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Memorandum on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) relating to the Mental Health Bill 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-mental-health-bill-european-convention-on-human-rights-memorandum/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-mental-health-bill-european-convention-on-human-rights-memorandum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many NHS staff would use ‘conscience clause’ if assisted dying legalised, say doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christian and Muslim groups say medics who refuse to help patients to die are not protected enough in England and Wales billA significant proportion of NHS medical staff in England and Wales are likely to exercise a &ldquo;conscience clause&rdquo; if assisted dying is legalised by parliament.Labour MP Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s private member&rsquo;s bill stipulates that no doctor would be under any obligation to participate in assisted dying. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/many-nhs-staff-would-use-conscience-clause-if-assisted-dying-legalised-say-doctors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/many-nhs-staff-would-use-conscience-clause-if-assisted-dying-legalised-say-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many NHS staff likely to use ‘conscience clause’ if assisted dying legalised, say doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christian and Muslim groups say medics who refuse to help patients to die are not protected enough in England and Wales billA significant proportion of NHS medical staff in England and Wales are likely to exercise a &ldquo;conscience clause&rdquo; if assisted dying is legalised by parliament.Labour MP Kim Leadbeater&rsquo;s private member&rsquo;s bill stipulates that no doctor would be under any obligation to participate in assisted dying. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/many-nhs-staff-likely-to-use-conscience-clause-if-assisted-dying-legalised-say-doctors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/many-nhs-staff-likely-to-use-conscience-clause-if-assisted-dying-legalised-say-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Birth defects prevented by fortifying flour with folic acid]]></title><description><![CDATA[New legislation being introduced today will require millers and flour producers to fortify non-wholemeal wheat flour with folic acid from the end of 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-birth-defects-prevented-by-fortifying-flour-with-folic-acid/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-birth-defects-prevented-by-fortifying-flour-with-folic-acid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill: impact assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Impact assessment relating to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-impact-assessment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-impact-assessment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill: creating a smoke-free UK and tackling youth vaping]]></title><description><![CDATA[This document provides more information about the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which was introduced in the House of Commons on 5 November 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-creating-a-smoke-free-uk-and-tackling-youth-vaping/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-creating-a-smoke-free-uk-and-tackling-youth-vaping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Shingles (herpes zoster) vaccination programme: JCVI statement, November 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) setting out its advice for the expansion of the shingles vaccination programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-shingles-herpes-zoster-vaccination-programme-jcvi-statement-november-2024/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-shingles-herpes-zoster-vaccination-programme-jcvi-statement-november-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: COVID-19 vaccination in 2025 and spring 2026: JCVI advice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statement setting out advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on the COVID-19 vaccination programmes for 2025 and spring 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-covid-19-vaccination-in-2025-and-spring-2026-jcvi-advice/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-covid-19-vaccination-in-2025-and-spring-2026-jcvi-advice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wes Streeting, you must have a better plan for ailing hospitals than public humiliation | Rachel Clarke]]></title><description><![CDATA[The plan to introduce league tables is a simplistic, retrograde gimmick that will demoralise NHS staff &ndash; and sideline their incredible workRachel Clarke is a palliative care doctorSeriously, Wes Streeting? After 14 wretched years of Tory austerity, stealth privatisation, draconian outsourcing, the Brexit staff drain and the horror and trauma of Covid from which &ndash; as you know &ndash; staff haven&rsquo;t remotely recovered, the big NHS plan is to be &hellip; naming and shaming? Complet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/wes-streeting-you-must-have-a-better-plan-for-ailing-hospitals-than-public-humiliation-rachel-clarke/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/wes-streeting-you-must-have-a-better-plan-for-ailing-hospitals-than-public-humiliation-rachel-clarke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speech: Our ambition to reform the NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health and Social Care Secretary spoke at the NHS Providers annual conference 2024, in Salford.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-our-ambition-to-reform-the-nhs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-our-ambition-to-reform-the-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Zero tolerance for failure under package of tough NHS reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health and Social Care Secretary will outline how government and NHS leaders have a duty to patients and taxpayers to get the system working well]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-zero-tolerance-for-failure-under-package-of-tough-nhs-reforms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-zero-tolerance-for-failure-under-package-of-tough-nhs-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill: creating a smoke-free UK and tackling youth vaping factsheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[This factsheet provides more information about the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which was introduced in the House of Commons on 5 November 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-creating-a-smoke-free-uk-and-tackling-youth-vaping-factsheet/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-the-tobacco-and-vapes-bill-creating-a-smoke-free-uk-and-tackling-youth-vaping-factsheet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Secretary of State pledges to contain NHS agency spend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wes Streeting will set out plans to clamp down on temporary workers in speech at NHS Providers conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-secretary-of-state-pledges-to-contain-nhs-agency-spend/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-secretary-of-state-pledges-to-contain-nhs-agency-spend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Failing NHS managers' pay clampdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health and Social Care Secretary to set out measures in speech at NHS Providers annual conference.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-failing-nhs-managers-pay-clampdown/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-failing-nhs-managers-pay-clampdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, April 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-april-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-april-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, May 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-may-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-25000-may-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurses quitting profession early puts health reforms in England at risk, says union]]></title><description><![CDATA[Numbers leaving within 10 years of registering rose by 43% between 2021 to 2024, finds Royal College of NursingIncreasing numbers of UK-trained nurses are set to leave the profession in England within a decade of registering, in a trend that could jeopardise the government&rsquo;s overhaul of healthcare, according to a union.More than 11,000 will have quit the register within their first 10 years on it, according to analysis by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) of the latest official figures. C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nurses-quitting-profession-early-puts-health-reforms-in-england-at-risk-says-union/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nurses-quitting-profession-early-puts-health-reforms-in-england-at-risk-says-union/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Former Health Secretary to help government fix health and care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alan Milburn joins the Department of Health and Social Care's board to support the government's ambitious plans for reform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-former-health-secretary-to-help-government-fix-health-and-care/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2024 08:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-former-health-secretary-to-help-government-fix-health-and-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get an immigration health surcharge refund if you're a student from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein]]></title><description><![CDATA[Get a refund of the immigration health surcharge (IHS) if you're a student - eligibility, what you’ll get and how to apply.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/get-an-immigration-health-surcharge-refund-if-youre-a-student-from-the-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-or-liechtenstein/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/get-an-immigration-health-surcharge-refund-if-youre-a-student-from-the-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-or-liechtenstein/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Adult personal social services: specific revenue funding and grant allocations 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Details and allocations of Department of Health and Social Care local authority-specific revenue funding for the financial year 2024 to 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-personal-social-services-specific-revenue-funding-and-grant-allocations-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-adult-personal-social-services-specific-revenue-funding-and-grant-allocations-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Mental Health Bill 2025: fact sheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[This document provides more information on the Mental Health Bill, which was introduced in the House of Lords on 6 November 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-mental-health-bill-2025-fact-sheet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-mental-health-bill-2025-fact-sheet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Mental Health Bill 2025: easy read]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to change the law that tells people what to do if they need to stay in hospital after a mental health crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-mental-health-bill-2025-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-mental-health-bill-2025-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Surveying incomes and assets of adults with social care needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[This feasibility study explores approaches to collecting data about the care needs, income and assets of people with care and support needs in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-surveying-incomes-and-assets-of-adults-with-social-care-needs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-surveying-incomes-and-assets-of-adults-with-social-care-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Evaluation of the Grant to Streamline Local Authority Adult Social Care Assessments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evaluation findings for the £27 million grant allocated to local authorities in 2022 to 2023 to digitise and streamline adult social care assessment processes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-evaluation-of-the-grant-to-streamline-local-authority-adult-social-care-assessments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-evaluation-of-the-grant-to-streamline-local-authority-adult-social-care-assessments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: November 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-november-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-november-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News story: Extension to temporary ban on puberty blockers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The continuation of the ban applies to the sale or supply of these drugs to under 18s not already taking them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/news-story-extension-to-temporary-ban-on-puberty-blockers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/news-story-extension-to-temporary-ban-on-puberty-blockers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: “Good work is good for health” Work &amp; Pensions and Health Secretaries declare on visit to health and work support service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liz Kendall and Wes Streeting visit North Central London WorkWell service to see how early health interventions are helping to keep people in work or get them back to work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-good-work-is-good-for-health-work-amp-pensions-and-health-secretaries-declare-on-visit-to-health-and-work-support-service/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-good-work-is-good-for-health-work-amp-pensions-and-health-secretaries-declare-on-visit-to-health-and-work-support-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apply to the Mental Health Tribunal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appealing to a Mental Health Tribunal if you're sectioned: how to appeal, what happens at a hearing and what to do if you lose your case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/apply-to-the-mental-health-tribunal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/apply-to-the-mental-health-tribunal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Better Care for Mental Health Patients Under Major Reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mental Health Act reformed to improve treatment of patients and address disparities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-better-care-for-mental-health-patients-under-major-reforms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-better-care-for-mental-health-patients-under-major-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open call for evidence: Standardised packaging for all tobacco products]]></title><description><![CDATA[A call for evidence on standardised packaging for all tobacco products, cigarette papers and herbal smoking products and potentially introducing pack inserts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-call-for-evidence-standardised-packaging-for-all-tobacco-products/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-call-for-evidence-standardised-packaging-for-all-tobacco-products/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: UK to create world-first 'early warning system' for pandemics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is set to partner with Oxford Nanopore, which uses technology to rapidly diagnose a range of cancers, along with rare and infectious diseases]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-uk-to-create-world-first-early-warning-system-for-pandemics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-uk-to-create-world-first-early-warning-system-for-pandemics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speech: Protecting children, families and vulnerable from tobacco harms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Times on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-protecting-children-families-and-vulnerable-from-tobacco-harms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-protecting-children-families-and-vulnerable-from-tobacco-harms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Smoking ban introduced to protect children and most vulnerable]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government will introduce plans for tougher action to protect people from the harms of smoking in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-smoking-ban-introduced-to-protect-children-and-most-vulnerable/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-smoking-ban-introduced-to-protect-children-and-most-vulnerable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: NHS Bursary Scheme rules 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information for students and higher education institutions about the NHS Bursary Scheme rules that apply for the academic year 2024 to 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nhs-bursary-scheme-rules-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nhs-bursary-scheme-rules-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Learning Support Fund 8th edition: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information for academic authorities and students on pre-registration healthcare programmes in the 2024 to 2025 academic year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-learning-support-fund-8th-edition-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-learning-support-fund-8th-edition-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Healthcare education and training tariff: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information about what the tariffs cover, how to use the tariffs and in what circumstances the national tariffs may be varied.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-healthcare-education-and-training-tariff-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-healthcare-education-and-training-tariff-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Assisted dying bill debate: advice to nurses and midwives]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK chief nursing officers have given advice to help nurses and midwives wanting to take part in the assisted dying debate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-assisted-dying-bill-debate-advice-to-nurses-and-midwives/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-assisted-dying-bill-debate-advice-to-nurses-and-midwives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: Provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in England and Wales, 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[This publication contains a provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in England and Wales, as identified in a notification to the Chief Medical Officer in 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-provisional-list-of-abortion-clinics-and-hospitals-in-england-and-wales-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-provisional-list-of-abortion-clinics-and-hospitals-in-england-and-wales-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Numbers studying nursing down sharply in all parts of England, RCN says]]></title><description><![CDATA[North-east the worst-affected region, recording 40% drop in acceptances on to pre-registration courses, union findsThe number of people studying to become nurses has fallen substantially across England, with some areas recording a 40% drop in successful applications, according to analysis by the largest nursing union.The latest regional data from Ucas, the university admissions service, shows the number of people accepted on to nursing courses fell across all parts of England between 2020 and 20]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/numbers-studying-nursing-down-sharply-in-all-parts-of-england-rcn-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/numbers-studying-nursing-down-sharply-in-all-parts-of-england-rcn-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ways to make the NHS – and all of us – more healthy | Letters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medicalising problems chiefly caused by health inequalities is not a long-term solution, says Emeritus Professor David J Hunter. Plus letters from Jennifer Marshall, Amanda Baker and Chris CloughRe the article by Wes Streeting (I love the NHS: it saved my life, but the operation to rescue it must be led by the people and its staff, 21 October), the government&rsquo;s health plan must devote serious attention to the public&rsquo;s health. Focusing on individual lifestyle behaviour change because]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/ways-to-make-the-nhs-and-all-of-us-more-healthy-letters/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 17:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/ways-to-make-the-nhs-and-all-of-us-more-healthy-letters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wilhelmina Tempest obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My stepmother, Wilhelmina Tempest, who has died aged 94, was one of the last survivors of wartime Japanese internment camps. She then retrained as a nurse, going to Britain to pursue an interest in burn injuries and plastic surgery.Her grandfather was a Dutch protestant missionary in West Papua. When the second world war reached Sumatra (then a Dutch colony) in 1942, her father, Willem van Hasselt, was the headteacher of a bush school. Conscripted into the Dutch army, within three weeks he was c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/wilhelmina-tempest-obituary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/wilhelmina-tempest-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, May 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-may-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-dhsc-spending-over-500-may-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impact assessment: Data (Use and Access) Bill: supporting documents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporting documents assessing the impact of the Data (Use and Access) Bill introduced to Parliament on 23 October 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-data-use-and-access-bill-supporting-documents/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/impact-assessment-data-use-and-access-bill-supporting-documents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: MHRA reminds healthcare professionals to advise patients of the side effects of GLP-1 agonists and to report misuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is reminding healthcare professionals to ensure patients are aware of the known side effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-mhra-reminds-healthcare-professionals-to-advise-patients-of-the-side-effects-of-glp-1-agonists-and-to-report-misuse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-mhra-reminds-healthcare-professionals-to-advise-patients-of-the-side-effects-of-glp-1-agonists-and-to-report-misuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Cardiothoracic transplant information collation exercise: survey analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Findings from patient and staff surveys on cardiothoracic transplantation in England and Scotland, collected as part of the Implementation Steering group for Organ Utilisation’s (ISOU) information collation exercise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-cardiothoracic-transplant-information-collation-exercise-survey-analysis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-cardiothoracic-transplant-information-collation-exercise-survey-analysis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: UKHSA priorities in 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter from Health Minister Andrew Gwynne MP confirming the UK Health Security Agency’s role and priorities for the financial year 2024 to 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-ukhsa-priorities-in-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-ukhsa-priorities-in-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Government crackdown on single-use vapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ban on sale and supply of single-use vapes in England to come into force on 1 June 2025]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-crackdown-on-single-use-vapes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-crackdown-on-single-use-vapes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we’ve learned so far from the Lucy Letby inquiry: ‘cold’ character, missed opportunities and staff shortages]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Thirlwall inquiry has uncovered new details about Letby and the neonatal unit on which she workedDuring the two criminal trials of Lucy Letby, jurors were given a huge volume of complex evidence including tens of thousands of pages of medical notes, swipecard data, witness testimony, Facebook messages and more.Letby, now 34, was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another seven on the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester hospital in north-west England. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/what-weve-learned-so-far-from-the-lucy-letby-inquiry-cold-character-missed-opportunities-and-staff-shortages/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/what-weve-learned-so-far-from-the-lucy-letby-inquiry-cold-character-missed-opportunities-and-staff-shortages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: New data laws unveiled to improve public services and boost UK economy by £10 billion]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Bill to unlock the secure and effective use of data for the public interest has been introduced into Parliament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-new-data-laws-unveiled-to-improve-public-services-and-boost-uk-economy-by-10-billion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-new-data-laws-unveiled-to-improve-public-services-and-boost-uk-economy-by-10-billion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: Digitising Social Care Programme: SRO appointment letter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appointment letter from DHSC confirming appointment of the senior responsible owner (SRO) of the Digitising Social Care Programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-digitising-social-care-programme-sro-appointment-letter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-digitising-social-care-programme-sro-appointment-letter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Ambulance Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eligibility criteria and qualifying service changes to the Royal Warrant for the Ambulance Service (Emergency Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-ambulance-service-long-service-and-good-conduct-medal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-ambulance-service-long-service-and-good-conduct-medal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Change NHS: help build a health service fit for the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is seeking your views on how we can make a health service fit for the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-change-nhs-help-build-a-health-service-fit-for-the-future/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-change-nhs-help-build-a-health-service-fit-for-the-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: Voluntary scheme aggregate net sales and payment information: September 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information on how the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) is controlling spend on branded medicines in the NHS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-september-2024/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-voluntary-scheme-aggregate-net-sales-and-payment-information-september-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Government issues rallying cry to the nation to help fix NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the public as well as NHS staff and experts will be invited to share their experiences views and ideas for fixing the NHS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-issues-rallying-cry-to-the-nation-to-help-fix-nhs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-issues-rallying-cry-to-the-nation-to-help-fix-nhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The case became a witch hunt’: how ‘killer nurse’ Daniela Poggiali fought to clear her name]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italy&rsquo;s &lsquo;angel of death&rsquo; was imprisoned and demonised by the press before her convictions were overturned. Now the expert who came to her defence has turned his attention to Lucy Letby&rsquo;s case&lsquo;It was a terrible sensation when I heard the sentence: life.&rdquo; It was 11 March 2016 and Daniela Poggiali had just been confirmed as Italy&rsquo;s &ldquo;angel of death&rdquo;. Less than 18 months after she had first been arrested, in October 2014, the nurse was now the cou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/the-case-became-a-witch-hunt-how-killer-nurse-daniela-poggiali-fought-to-clear-her-name/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/the-case-became-a-witch-hunt-how-killer-nurse-daniela-poggiali-fought-to-clear-her-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigerian nurses urge UK minister to intervene over test cheating claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: More than 100 nurses write to Wes Streeting after being accused of cheating in tests to practise in UK&lsquo;I feel like I have failed everyone&rsquo;, says Nigerian nurse accused of cheating after arriving in UKA group of more than 100 Nigerian nurses have called on the health secretary to help them correct &ldquo;a significant injustice&rdquo; after the nursing regulator accused them of cheating in tests to practise in the UK.The nurses said their lives were destroyed when the Nursi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nigerian-nurses-urge-uk-minister-to-intervene-over-test-cheating-claims/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nigerian-nurses-urge-uk-minister-to-intervene-over-test-cheating-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My dream has been shattered,’ says Nigerian nurse accused of cheating after arriving in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nurse says she has lost &lsquo;my name, my integrity&rsquo; after being accused of using proxy to sit tests to work in BritainNigerian nurses urge UK minister to intervene over test cheating claimsWhen I was a little girl in my village in Nigeria going to school was something I could not even dream of because we did not have money. Then my mother sold everything we owned to pay for me to go to school.I knew this was my only ticket to make something worthwhile out of my life and my family&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/my-dream-has-been-shattered-says-nigerian-nurse-accused-of-cheating-after-arriving-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/my-dream-has-been-shattered-says-nigerian-nurse-accused-of-cheating-after-arriving-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultation outcome: Proposed update to the statutory scheme to control the cost of branded health service medicines]]></title><description><![CDATA[This consultation seeks views on proposals to update the statutory scheme to control the cost of branded health service medicines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-proposed-update-to-the-statutory-scheme-to-control-the-cost-of-branded-health-service-medicines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-proposed-update-to-the-statutory-scheme-to-control-the-cost-of-branded-health-service-medicines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open consultation: Healthy Start for families with no recourse to public funds (easy read)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We want to know what you think about whether Healthy Start should be given to families with no recourse to public funds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-consultation-healthy-start-for-families-with-no-recourse-to-public-funds-easy-read/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-consultation-healthy-start-for-families-with-no-recourse-to-public-funds-easy-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open consultation: Cymhwysedd Cychwyn Iach ar gyfer teuluoedd na allant gael mynediad i arian cyhoeddus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gofyn am farn ynghylch a ddylid ymestyn cymhwysedd ar gyfer Cychwyn Iach i gynnwys eraill sy'n cael eu hatal rhag cael mynediad i arian cyhoeddus oherwydd rheolaethau mewnfudo.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-consultation-cymhwysedd-cychwyn-iach-ar-gyfer-teuluoedd-na-allant-gael-mynediad-i-arian-cyhoeddus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-consultation-cymhwysedd-cychwyn-iach-ar-gyfer-teuluoedd-na-allant-gael-mynediad-i-arian-cyhoeddus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statutory guidance: Primary Dental Services Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) Directions 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Implements changes to the payments made by NHS England to contractors under a dental service contract with effect from 1 April 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statutory-guidance-primary-dental-services-statement-of-financial-entitlements-amendment-directions-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/statutory-guidance-primary-dental-services-statement-of-financial-entitlements-amendment-directions-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Virtual reality and wearable technology pilot to cut drug deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government will fund research into wearable technology, virtual reality and artificial intelligence in a bid to support people with drug addictions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-virtual-reality-and-wearable-technology-pilot-to-cut-drug-deaths/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2024 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-virtual-reality-and-wearable-technology-pilot-to-cut-drug-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Assisted dying bill debate: advice to doctors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK chief medical officers and NHS England National Medical Director have given advice to help doctors wanting to take part in the assisted dying debate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-assisted-dying-bill-debate-advice-to-doctors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-assisted-dying-bill-debate-advice-to-doctors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: UK bolsters support to tackle mpox and Marburg in central Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK has announced a package of measures to tackle the outbreaks of mpox and Marburg in central Africa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-uk-bolsters-support-to-tackle-mpox-and-marburg-in-central-africa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-uk-bolsters-support-to-tackle-mpox-and-marburg-in-central-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Major crackdown on NHS waste]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new strategy is being published to radically cut the number of single-use medical devices in the health service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-major-crackdown-on-nhs-waste/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-major-crackdown-on-nhs-waste/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: Design for Life roadmap]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government’s plan to build a circular economy for medical technology to increase resilience, drive growth, realise cost savings and improve sustainability.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-design-for-life-roadmap/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-design-for-life-roadmap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Government pledges further action to strengthen patient safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patient safety at heart of government’s plans for healthcare reform as Health and Social Care Secretary orders action to improve regulator performance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-pledges-further-action-to-strengthen-patient-safety/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-government-pledges-further-action-to-strengthen-patient-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: UK 5 Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2013 to 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out actions to slow the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance with a focus on antibiotics.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-uk-5-year-antimicrobial-resistance-strategy-2013-to-2018/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-uk-5-year-antimicrobial-resistance-strategy-2013-to-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: David Fuller inquiry: phase 2 interim report]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent inquiry’s preliminary findings and recommendations on the funeral sector in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-david-fuller-inquiry-phase-2-interim-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-david-fuller-inquiry-phase-2-interim-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission: interim report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emerging findings and initial recommendations of the review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-review-into-the-operational-effectiveness-of-the-care-quality-commission-interim-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-review-into-the-operational-effectiveness-of-the-care-quality-commission-interim-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent report: Review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission: full report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Final findings and recommendations of the review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-review-into-the-operational-effectiveness-of-the-care-quality-commission-full-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/independent-report-review-into-the-operational-effectiveness-of-the-care-quality-commission-full-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape: terms of reference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terms of reference for the government's review of the safety of the health and care landscape.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-review-of-patient-safety-across-the-health-and-care-landscape-terms-of-reference/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-review-of-patient-safety-across-the-health-and-care-landscape-terms-of-reference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policy paper: EM on EU legislation concerning food safety (C(23)8519)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government's summary of a European Commission delegated regulation aboutspecific hygiene requirements for certain food products.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-em-on-eu-legislation-concerning-food-safety-c238519/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/policy-paper-em-on-eu-legislation-concerning-food-safety-c238519/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Landmark collaboration with largest pharmaceutical company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Collaboration announced at International Investment Summit, meeting the PM's ambitions to catalyse investment in the UK, proving the UK is open for business. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-landmark-collaboration-with-largest-pharmaceutical-company/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-landmark-collaboration-with-largest-pharmaceutical-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avoid and report internet scams and phishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Find out how internet scams work and what to be aware of - misleading websites, report website fraud, suspicious communication and phishing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/avoid-and-report-internet-scams-and-phishing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/avoid-and-report-internet-scams-and-phishing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate report: DHSC equality information: 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report setting out how the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has responded to its equality duties.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-dhsc-equality-information-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/corporate-report-dhsc-equality-information-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy Letby encouraged by manager to visit Alder Hey children’s hospital, inquiry hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countess of Chester senior nurse said placements would give Letby &lsquo;break&rsquo; from stress, despite knowing she was under investigation over babies&rsquo; deathsLucy Letby was encouraged by a senior nurse to undertake regular visits to Alder Hey children&rsquo;s hospital despite her being under investigation on suspicion of murdering babies, a public inquiry has heard.Letby, 34, was told the placements would give her &ldquo;a break from the stress here&rdquo;, weeks before police were cal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lucy-letby-encouraged-by-manager-to-visit-alder-hey-childrens-hospital-inquiry-hears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lucy-letby-encouraged-by-manager-to-visit-alder-hey-childrens-hospital-inquiry-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Certificates recognising heartbreak of losing a baby extended]]></title><description><![CDATA[All parents who have experienced losing a pregnancy can apply for a certificate formally recognising their loss, the government has announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-certificates-recognising-heartbreak-of-losing-a-baby-extended/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-certificates-recognising-heartbreak-of-losing-a-baby-extended/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: New NHS programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth trialled]]></title><description><![CDATA[Programme to help avoid brain injury in childbirth piloted from today to boost maternity safety]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-new-nhs-programme-to-reduce-brain-injury-in-childbirth-trialled/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-new-nhs-programme-to-reduce-brain-injury-in-childbirth-trialled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research: Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund 2024 to 2025: care provider fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data and analysis of fees paid to care providers by local authorities, reported as part of the Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-market-sustainability-and-improvement-fund-2024-to-2025-care-provider-fees/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/research-market-sustainability-and-improvement-fund-2024-to-2025-care-provider-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: New Government tech deals boost the business of cancer detection]]></title><description><![CDATA[New UK-created therapies for cancer will be trialled in the UK – furthering the nation’s life sciences industry as one of the great drivers of economic growth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-new-government-tech-deals-boost-the-business-of-cancer-detection/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-new-government-tech-deals-boost-the-business-of-cancer-detection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speech: Health and Social Care Secretary speech at RCGP conference]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health and Social Care Secretary delivered the below speech at the Royal College of GPs in Liverpool on Friday, October 4, 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-health-and-social-care-secretary-speech-at-rcgp-conference/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-health-and-social-care-secretary-speech-at-rcgp-conference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Trial to let women use breast diagnostic clinics through NHS App]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health and Social Care Secretary confirmed the update during a speech at the Royal College of GPs’ conference in Liverpool]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-trial-to-let-women-use-breast-diagnostic-clinics-through-nhs-app/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-trial-to-let-women-use-breast-diagnostic-clinics-through-nhs-app/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency data: The 2024 VPAG operational review: 22 July 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minutes of a meeting held between the government, NHS England and ABPI about the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-the-2024-vpag-operational-review-22-july-2024/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/transparency-data-the-2024-vpag-operational-review-22-july-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speech: Our ambition to rebuild general practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Health and Social Care Secretary spoke at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) annual conference 2024, in Liverpool.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-our-ambition-to-rebuild-general-practice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-our-ambition-to-rebuild-general-practice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-executive appointments to the Department of Health and Social Care's public bodies and committees from October 2024 to March 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-dhsc-public-appointments-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-dhsc-public-appointments-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: Prevent duty: core standards for healthcare commissioners and providers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sets out the standards that commissioners and providers of NHS healthcare should meet in their work to protect people at risk of radicalisation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-prevent-duty-core-standards-for-healthcare-commissioners-and-providers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-prevent-duty-core-standards-for-healthcare-commissioners-and-providers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: October 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-october-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/official-statistics-adult-social-care-in-england-monthly-statistics-october-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: NHS injury costs recovery scheme: tariff and charges from 1 October 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amendment in the tariff and ceiling of charges payable by compensators for the recovery of NHS charges under the NHS injury costs recovery scheme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nhs-injury-costs-recovery-scheme-tariff-and-charges-from-1-october-2024/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-nhs-injury-costs-recovery-scheme-tariff-and-charges-from-1-october-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Senior Salaries Review Body remit letter: 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter about the pay round for the financial year 2025 to 2026 from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to the Senior Salaries Review Body.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-senior-salaries-review-body-remit-letter-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-senior-salaries-review-body-remit-letter-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration remit letter: 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter about the pay round for the financial year 2025 to 2026 from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-review-body-on-doctors-and-dentists-remuneration-remit-letter-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-review-body-on-doctors-and-dentists-remuneration-remit-letter-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: NHS Pay Review Body remit letter: 2025 to 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter about the pay round for the financial year 2025 to 2026 from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-nhs-pay-review-body-remit-letter-2025-to-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-nhs-pay-review-body-remit-letter-2025-to-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor in tears at Covid inquiry says what NHS staff saw was ‘indescribable’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prof Kevin Fong, who was on shift during 7/7 bombings, says height of pandemic was like a &lsquo;terrorist attack every day&rsquo;A senior doctor repeatedly broke down in tears as he described how the Covid crisis for NHS staff was like having to respond to a &ldquo;terrorist attack every day&rdquo;, with infected patients &ldquo;raining from the sky&rdquo;.Prof Kevin Fong, a former clinical adviser in emergency preparedness, resilience and response at NHS England who was on shift during the 7/7]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/doctor-in-tears-at-covid-inquiry-says-what-nhs-staff-saw-was-indescribable/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/doctor-in-tears-at-covid-inquiry-says-what-nhs-staff-saw-was-indescribable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father of babies killed by Lucy Letby tells inquiry of frantic scenes at hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Father says staff at Countess of Chester hospital did not look as if they &lsquo;really knew what they were doing&rsquo;The father of two triplet babies murdered by Lucy Letby has described frantic scenes as the children collapsed, with medical staff appearing to search online for tutorials to guide them through &ldquo;everyday&rdquo; medical procedures.Letby injected air into the bloodstream of Child O and also into his stomach through a nasogastric tube, as well as administering air into the s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/father-of-babies-killed-by-lucy-letby-tells-inquiry-of-frantic-scenes-at-hospital/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/father-of-babies-killed-by-lucy-letby-tells-inquiry-of-frantic-scenes-at-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour conference: Cutting winter fuel payments ‘right decision’, says Reeves, as No 10 says no change to council tax discount for single people – as it happened]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor says &pound;22bn gap in current spending budget and state pension rise meant she had to make decision on means-testing fuel paymentsIn interview this morning Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, defended her own decision to accept clothing donations worth &pound;7,500 when she was in opposition.Speaking on the Today programme, she said:I can understand why people find it a little bit odd that politicians get support for things like buying clothes.Now, when I was an opposition MP, when I was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/labour-conference-cutting-winter-fuel-payments-right-decision-says-reeves-as-no-10-says-no-change-to-council-tax-discount-for-single-people-as-it-happened/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/labour-conference-cutting-winter-fuel-payments-right-decision-says-reeves-as-no-10-says-no-change-to-council-tax-discount-for-single-people-as-it-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurses in England reject government’s 5.5% pay award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Royal College of Nursing union says members &lsquo;do not yet feel valued and they are looking for urgent action&rsquo;Nurses in England have rejected the 5.5% pay rise they were given for this year, in a move that may lead to them to start striking again in pursuit of higher salaries.Their decision presents Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves and Wes Streeting with an unexpected headache over public spending, especially as it involves a group of frontline NHS staff who enjoy huge public respect and aff]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nurses-in-england-reject-governments-55-pay-award/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/nurses-in-england-reject-governments-55-pay-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard Stanwell obituary]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Richard Stanwell, who has died aged 83, had a prodigious capacity for thoughtful administration that was valued by all his employers.From 1978 onwards, Richard worked for the Council for Education and Training of Health Visitors, then from 1983 as senior administrative officer and council services manager at the Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (now known as the Nursing and Midwifery Council). Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/richard-stanwell-obituary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/richard-stanwell-obituary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guidance: New Hospital Programme review: terms of reference]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terms of reference for the government's internal review of the New Hospital Programme.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-new-hospital-programme-review-terms-of-reference/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/guidance-new-hospital-programme-review-terms-of-reference/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of Lucy Letby victim feels ‘very painful’ guilt over lack of postmortem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mother of twins attacked by nurse tells inquiry other babies may have survived had she not agreed to doctor&rsquo;s decisionThe mother of a newborn boy murdered by Lucy Letby has told an inquiry into the crimes of the killer nurse that she carries the &ldquo;very, very painful&rdquo; guilt that other babies may have survived if she had agreed to a postmortem examination of her son.The woman, whose twin boys were attacked by the neonatal nurse, told the Thirlwall inquiry she was informed as she c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/mother-of-lucy-letby-victim-feels-very-painful-guilt-over-lack-of-postmortem/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/mother-of-lucy-letby-victim-feels-very-painful-guilt-over-lack-of-postmortem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speech: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care's address to IPPR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting spoke at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)'s State of Health and Care Conference 2022]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-cares-address-to-ippr/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-cares-address-to-ippr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News story: Protection zones around abortion clinics in place by October]]></title><description><![CDATA[Safe access buffer zones will be in force around abortion clinics from 31 October to bring in stronger safeguards for women accessing services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/news-story-protection-zones-around-abortion-clinics-in-place-by-october/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/news-story-protection-zones-around-abortion-clinics-in-place-by-october/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Correspondence: Adult social care winter letter 2024 to 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter from Stephen Kinnock, Minister of State for Care, setting out the priorities for adult social care this winter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-adult-social-care-winter-letter-2024-to-2025/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/correspondence-adult-social-care-winter-letter-2024-to-2025/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy Letby: mother of murdered baby demands apology over hospital ‘failings’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mother of Child D describes feeling she was &lsquo;losing mind&rsquo; as she pushed for investigationsThe mother of a baby girl murdered by Lucy Letby has demanded an apology from the hospital for &ldquo;dozens&rdquo; of failings that allowed her daughter to be &ldquo;preyed on&rdquo; by the nurse.The Thirlwall inquiry was told on Tuesday that Child D, a premature newborn girl, was in a good condition before she was attacked three times by Letby overnight at the Countess of Chester hospital in 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lucy-letby-mother-of-murdered-baby-demands-apology-over-hospital-failings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lucy-letby-mother-of-murdered-baby-demands-apology-over-hospital-failings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press release: Junior doctors accept government pay deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Devastating strikes come to an end as junior doctors accept pay offer by 66%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-junior-doctors-accept-government-pay-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/press-release-junior-doctors-accept-government-pay-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of Lucy Letby victim tells inquiry she feels ‘betrayed’ by hospital managers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Child C&rsquo;s mother tells Thirlwall inquiry her family was &lsquo;misled&rsquo; in a way that had &lsquo;compounded our grief&rsquo;The mother of a baby boy murdered by Lucy Letby has said she feels &ldquo;betrayed on every level&rdquo; at being &ldquo;kept in the dark&rdquo; by hospital managers about his death.The mother of the infant who died at four days old, who can only be named as Child C, told the Thirlwall inquiry her family had been &ldquo;misled&rdquo; by executives in a way that h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/mother-of-lucy-letby-victim-tells-inquiry-she-feels-betrayed-by-hospital-managers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/mother-of-lucy-letby-victim-tells-inquiry-she-feels-betrayed-by-hospital-managers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultation outcome: Regulating anaesthesia associates and physician associates]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are seeking views on the legislation that will enable the GMC to regulate anaesthesia associates (AAs) and physician associates (PAs) in the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-regulating-anaesthesia-associates-and-physician-associates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-regulating-anaesthesia-associates-and-physician-associates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy Letby: ex-hospital bosses ‘truly sorry’ for delay in reporting concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirlwall inquiry hears apology from four former senior managers for failing to contact police soonerA team of former senior managers at the Countess of Chester hospital have apologised for the delay in contacting the police over suspicions concerning Lucy Letby and a number of baby deaths.Letby, a 34-year-old former nurse at the hospital, was sentenced to 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted across two trials of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others. Continue read]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lucy-letby-ex-hospital-bosses-truly-sorry-for-delay-in-reporting-concerns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lucy-letby-ex-hospital-bosses-truly-sorry-for-delay-in-reporting-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speech: PM speech on the NHS: 12 September 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech on the NHS at the King's Fund today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-pm-speech-on-the-nhs-12-september-2024/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 14:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/speech-pm-speech-on-the-nhs-12-september-2024/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy Letby conspiracy theorists ‘should be ashamed’, inquiry told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents of babies murdered by former hospital nurse say critics using families&rsquo; losses to build their own reputationsThe parents of babies murdered by the former nurse Lucy Letby have said conspiracy theorists should be &ldquo;ashamed&rdquo;, in a statement read by a lawyer to a public inquiry.Letby, 34, was sentenced to 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted across two trials of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lucy-letby-conspiracy-theorists-should-be-ashamed-inquiry-told/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/lucy-letby-conspiracy-theorists-should-be-ashamed-inquiry-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open consultation: Introducing further advertising restrictions on TV and online for less healthy food and drink: internet protocol television (IPTV)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government is seeking views on the proposed exemption of Ofcom-regulated IPTV services from online advertising restrictions on less healthy food and drink.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-consultation-introducing-further-advertising-restrictions-on-tv-and-online-for-less-healthy-food-and-drink-internet-protocol-television-iptv/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/open-consultation-introducing-further-advertising-restrictions-on-tv-and-online-for-less-healthy-food-and-drink-internet-protocol-television-iptv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultation outcome: Introducing further advertising restrictions on TV and online for products high in fat, salt or sugar: secondary legislation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government has formulated final policy for introducing advertising restrictions for HFSS products on TV and online and is now seeking your views on the draft regulations that accompany primary legislation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-introducing-further-advertising-restrictions-on-tv-and-online-for-products-high-in-fat-salt-or-sugar-secondary-legislation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/nurse/consultation-outcome-introducing-further-advertising-restrictions-on-tv-and-online-for-products-high-in-fat-salt-or-sugar-secondary-legislation/</guid></item></channel></rss>