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• Transparency data: DHSC: business appointment rules advice, April to June 2026

  24-09-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  Summaries of advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.
  
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• ‘As budgets get squished, so do school nursing teams’

  25-09-2026 07:47 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Professional officer and clinical school nurse lead Susie Scale has shared the diverse roles of school nurses – highlighting it as one of the very few roles to work between health, education and social care. She also outlines her concerns about staffing challenges and budget cuts, and the need for mandated contacts between school nurses...Read moreThe post ‘As budgets get squished, so do school nursing teams’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Patient safety alert issued to prevent avoidable harm from hoists

  24-09-2026 17:45 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Health and care organisations have been told to take a series of ‘urgent and practical steps’ to reduce avoidable harms when using patient hoists. The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued a National Patient Safety Alert on 16 September after its recent review showed that ‘serious incidents can occur when [hoists] are not used,...Read moreThe post Patient safety alert issued to prevent avoidable harm from hoists appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Practices struggling to stay open due to ‘severe’ nursing shortages

  24-09-2026 17:42 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  GP practices in Wales are struggling to stay open amid a ‘severe shortage’ of nurses and other primary care colleagues, a new report has warned. The British Medical Association’s (BMA) latest publication from its Welsh branch sets out the ‘urgent action’ needed to protect practices in the country, including strengthening recruitment and retention of nursing...Read moreThe post Practices struggling to stay open due to ‘severe’ nursing shortages appeared f
  
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• Transparency data: DHSC: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2026

  24-09-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  Data on gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, and meetings they attended with senior media figures.
  
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• Transparency data: DHSC: senior officials’ business expenses, hospitality and meetings, April to June 2026

  24-09-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  All data on senior officials’ business expenses, external meetings and hospitality.
  
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• Transparency data: DHSC: ministerial travel and meetings, April to June 2026

  24-09-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  Data on ministers’ external meetings and any overseas travel.
  
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• General Practice Awards 2026 shortlist revealed

  24-09-2026 14:45 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The shortlist for the General Practice Awards 2026 has been revealed, with nurses and nursing teams among those being recognised for their contribution to patient care across the UK. More than 300 entries were received across 22 categories this year, celebrating achievements from across primary care. Following the judging process, the finalists have now been...Read moreThe post General Practice Awards 2026 shortlist revealed appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information August 2026

  24-09-2026 13:11 via gov.uk
  
  Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.
  
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• HPV self-testing kits: what nurses need to know

  24-09-2026 12:50 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Lead nurse at The Eve Appeal charity Helen Hyndman sets out what nurses need to know about the roll out of HPV self-testing kits and how the profession can play an important role in educating and supporting patients to participate in the cervical screening process. Last month it was announced that the NHS is rolling...Read moreThe post HPV self-testing kits: what nurses need to know appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Correspondence: UKHSA priorities in 2026 to 2027

  24-09-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Letter from Health Minister Dame Diana Johnson MP confirming the UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) role and priorities for the financial year 2026 to 2027.
  
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• Womb cancer tests could be used in primary care

  23-09-2026 15:21 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  A test to rule out womb cancer in women who experience bleeding after menopause could be used in primary care, a study has found. The University of Manchester study found that the test – which uses urine and vaginal fluid – correctly identified more than 80% of cancers and achieved a negative predictive value of...Read moreThe post Womb cancer tests could be used in primary care appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• BMA calls for ‘urgent review’ of advanced practitioner scopes over patient safety concerns

  23-09-2026 13:59 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The British Medical Association (BMA) is calling for an ‘urgent review’ of advanced practitioners’ (APs) scopes of practice after publishing doctors’ accounts alleging patient safety risks. In a new report published yesterday – BMA reporting portal submission: Patient safety – the union said that, although it recognises the ‘crucial’ roles of APs, the ‘inappropriate blurring’...Read moreThe post BMA calls for ‘urgent review’
  
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• Genetic changes causing severe Kent MenB outbreak, scientists confirm

  23-09-2026 13:03 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Scientists say they have pinpointed the genetic changes that made the deadly meningitis B (MenB) outbreak in Kent earlier this year so severe. Researchers from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), University of Oxford and a collaboration of academic institutions used bacterial genome sequencing to compare the Kent outbreak strains against thousands of meningococcal genomes...Read moreThe post Genetic changes causing severe Kent MenB outbreak, scientists confirm appeared first on Nursing in Pra
  
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• Guidance: Abortion statistics user engagement plan

  23-09-2026 12:00 via gov.uk
  
  How the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will gather and respond to feedback from users to ensure abortion statistics meet their needs.
  
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• Interview: RCN director sets out GPN pay ‘movement’ and next steps

  23-09-2026 10:34 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  In an exclusive interview with Nursing in Practice, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) executive director for England Patricia Marquis reflects on recent efforts to improve general practice nurse (GPN) pay and conditions and sets out the college’s next steps for supporting the workforce. Ms Marquis also discusses the incoming Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) fee...Read moreThe post Interview: RCN director sets out GPN pay ‘movement’ and next steps appeared first on Nursing in Pr
  
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• Correspondence: Keep Britain Working review update: a national growth opportunity, September 2026

  23-09-2026 01:01 via gov.uk
  
  September 2026 update on implementing the independent review of employers' role in tackling health based economic inactivity and promoting healthy and inclusive workplaces to change outcomes, improve lives and drive growth.
  
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• Advanced practice nurses are ‘a global health priority’, says ICN chief executive

  22-09-2026 17:19 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The chief executive of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has described advanced practice nursing as ‘critical’ to strengthening prevention and primary care and called on further political investment to ‘turn it from a missed opportunity into a global health priority.’ Speaking at the annual Advanced Practice Nursing Network Conference in Tennessee last week, Howard...Read moreThe post Advanced practice nurses are ‘a global health priority’, says ICN ch
  
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• Transparency data: Voluntary scheme aggregate net sales and payment information: August 2026

  22-09-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Information on how the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) is controlling spend on branded medicines in the NHS.
  
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• Whistleblowing reports to the NMC increase by almost 7%

  21-09-2026 16:45 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) received 159 ‘qualifying’ whistleblowing disclosures during the most recent financial year, an increase of almost 7%. The qualifying disclosures, which had common themes of ‘unprofessional behaviour, management issues, dishonesty, patient care, criminal behaviour, harassment and health and safety’, were reported to the NMC between 1 April 2025 to 31...Read moreThe post Whistleblowing reports to the NMC increase by almost 7% appeared
  
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• Nurses asked for views in ‘NHS-wide conversation’ on maternity and neonatal services

  21-09-2026 13:54 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  An NHS survey asking nurses to share their views and help shape improvements to maternity and neonatal services as part of an ‘NHS-wide conversation’ has opened today. The NHS survey – Your Voice: shaping the future of maternity and neonatal care – aims to gather feedback to help inform the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce’s...Read moreThe post Nurses asked for views in ‘NHS-wide conversation’ on maternity and neonatal services appeared first on
  
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• Concerns raised as data reveals ‘dramatic and significant’ decline in health visitors and school nurses across England

  21-09-2026 13:51 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Concerns have been raised by community nursing associations as new data has revealed a ‘dramatic and significant’ decline in the number of health visitors and school nurses across England. A new report published by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) – Children’s public health nursing: workforce and activity report 2025 – provides a...Read moreThe post Concerns raised as data reveals ‘dramatic and significant’ decline in health visitors and s
  
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• Official Statistics: Adult social care finance report, England: 2025 to 2026

  21-09-2026 11:52 via gov.uk
  
  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.
  
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• Official Statistics: Adult social care activity report, England: 2025 to 2026

  21-09-2026 11:52 via gov.uk
  
  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.
  
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• Thousands invited to register for Public Panel for Independent Commission on Adult Social Care

  21-09-2026 11:35 via gov.uk
  
  Baroness Louise Casey's Independent Commission on adult social care is inviting people to join Public Panels as part of the Big Conversation on Care
  
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• Anaphylaxis: myths and facts explained

  21-09-2026 11:06 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  GP with an interest in allergy Dr Elizabeth Angier dispels some common myths and highlights some under-recognised facts regarding anaphylaxis MYTHS Myth 1. Future risk of anaphylaxis is predictable from history or blood tests British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) primary care guidance is clear that there is no reliable way to predict...Read moreThe post Anaphylaxis: myths and facts explained appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Declines in syphilis and gonorrhoea diagnoses in England, data reveals

  21-09-2026 10:30 via nursinginpractice.com
  The number of syphilis and gonorrhoea diagnoses among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) has declined, new data has revealed. Provisional statistics published by the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) indicates a continued decline in the sexually transmitted infections among GBMSM and other groups. Other groups are defined as...Read moreThe post Declines in syphilis and gonorrhoea diagnoses in England, data reveals appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Nurse makes history in Wales as first independent care home nurse prescriber

  21-09-2026 09:30 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  A care home nurse has become the first in Wales to qualify to prescribe medication to residents. Ezelina Dacruz qualified from Bangor University while working as a clinical lead at Glan Rhos Nursing Home in Anglesey, where she has worked for more than 20 years. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has praised the 50-year-old nurse, noting...Read moreThe post Nurse makes history in Wales as first independent care home nurse prescriber appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Expert team to drive improvements in cancer care

  21-09-2026 01:01 via gov.uk
  
  Government announces new National Cancer Board, whose first meeting is today.
  
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• Nurses report an ‘increase in deaths and maggots in wounds’ amid summer heatwave

  18-09-2026 13:43 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Nurses report an ‘increase in deaths’ during the summer heatwave, finding maggots in wounds and cancer patients ‘dripping with sweat’, a survey has revealed. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) surveyed 2,471 nurses across the UK between August 12 and 28 on the impact of the heatwave this summer which saw temperatures reach highs of...Read moreThe post Nurses report an ‘increase in deaths and maggots in wounds’ amid summer heatwave appeared first on Nursing in
  
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