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• Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, December 2022

  22-02-2023 17:03 via gov.uk
  
  Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.
  
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• Pharmacy First expanded to ‘ease pressure’ on general practice and A&E

  10-09-2026 11:08 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The Pharmacy First initiative is being expanded to cover five additional common conditions, with the aim of easing pressure on general practice and A&E departments. From this autumn, participating pharmacies in England will be able to assess and treat patients for acne, migraine, scabies, ear infections and rhinitis without them having to see a GP...Read moreThe post Pharmacy First expanded to ‘ease pressure’ on general practice and A&E appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Women needing ‘ongoing district nurse care’ after cosmetic procedure complications

  10-09-2026 10:13 via nursinginpractice.com
  Hundreds of women have required ongoing care from district nurses or ‘extensive’ corrective surgery following complications from unregulated cosmetic procedures, experts have warned during a parliamentary meeting. Members of the cross-parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) heard evidence this week from experts who discussed the need for stricter regulations and oversight of cosmetic procedures, such...Read moreThe post Women needing ‘ongoing district nurse care&rsqu
  
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• Childhood respiratory care and B12 deficiency on agenda at Nursing in Practice event

  10-09-2026 10:09 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Primary care and community nurses are being invited to attend a free virtual event focused on recognising and managing chronic conditions. Nursing in Practice Virtual: Chronic Conditions will take place on Tuesday 20 October 2026, offering seven expert-led sessions and up to 5.5 hours of CPD. The online event has been designed for nurses managing...Read moreThe post Childhood respiratory care and B12 deficiency on agenda at Nursing in Practice event appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Policy paper: Health Bill: changes to pharmacy appeals process - impact assessment

  09-09-2026 17:46 via gov.uk
  
  Outlines the approach to assessing the objectives, rationale, costs and benefits of the proposed changes to the pharmacy appeals process as part of the Health Bill.
  
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• Impact assessment: Health Bill: promoting visiting - impact assessment

  09-09-2026 17:46 via gov.uk
  
  Outlines the approach to assessing the objectives, rationale, costs and benefits of the proposals to promote visiting as part of the Health Bill.
  
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• Impact assessment: Health Bill: MHRA reforms - impact assessments

  09-09-2026 17:46 via gov.uk
  
  Outlines the approach to assessing the objectives, rationale, costs and benefits of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency reforms as part of the Health Bill.
  
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• Impact assessment: Health Bill: medical device licensing regime - impact assessment

  09-09-2026 17:46 via gov.uk
  
  Outlines the approach to assessing the objectives, rationale, costs and benefits of the proposed changes to the medical device licensing regime as part of the Health Bill.
  
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• Impact assessment: Health Bill: changes to section 75 of NHS Act 2006 - impact assessment

  09-09-2026 17:46 via gov.uk
  
  Outlines the approach to assessing the objectives, rationale, costs and benefits of the proposed changes to section 75 of the NHS Act 2006.
  
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• Policy paper: Health Bill: medicines and medical devices regulatory reforms - fact sheet

  09-09-2026 17:40 via gov.uk
  
  Outlines the changes in the Health Bill relating to the legislation that governs medicines and medical devices.
  
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• Impact assessment: Health Bill: promoting visiting - equality impact assessment

  09-09-2026 17:40 via gov.uk
  
  Outlines the approach to assessing equality impacts of the proposals to ensure that integrated care boards and local authorities consider visiting and involving other people in care decisions as part of the Health Bill.
  
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• Nurse struck off NMC register after saying dementia resident did not need birthday cake

  09-09-2026 17:05 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  A care home nurse has been struck off the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register after shouting at vulnerable residents and saying a resident with dementia did not need a birthday cake because they would not remember the occasion. Rossitsa Petkova was found guilty of several misconduct charges by the nursing regulator which took place...Read moreThe post Nurse struck off NMC register after saying dementia resident did not need birthday cake appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Over £1.5 billion to help NHS withstand year-round pressure

  09-09-2026 14:26 via gov.uk
  
  More than 950 projects will make NHS hospitals safer, more resilient and better equipped to care for patients.
  
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• Official Statistics: Adult social care client level data, England: quarterly update to September 2026

  09-09-2026 13:15 via gov.uk
  
  Official statistics in development on insights from client level data from local authorities, including information on assessments and long-term support.
  
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• Official Statistics: Adult social care client level data, England: quarterly update to June 2027

  09-09-2026 13:15 via gov.uk
  
  Official statistics in development on insights from client level data from local authorities, including information on assessments and long-term support.
  
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• NMC recruiting more than 100 lawyers to lead fitness to practise hearings

  09-09-2026 12:47 via nursinginpractice.com
  The nursing regulator is recruiting more than 100 lawyers to lead some fitness to practise (FtP) hearings in a move that it hopes will make the process ‘faster, fairer and more consistent’. A campaign has today been launched by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to recruit 140 ‘legally qualified chairs’ – qualified lawyers who...Read moreThe post NMC recruiting more than 100 lawyers to lead fitness to practise hearings appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• ICBs to be measured on ensuring ‘right staffing mix’ for community shift

  09-09-2026 12:27 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Integrated care boards (ICBs) will be measured on ensuring the ‘right’ healthcare professionals, such as district nurses and senior care home nurses, are in place to meet the government’s shift to community care. Women’s health and maternity minister Baroness Gillian Merron acknowledged the key role of senior nursing staff in community settings in helping to...Read moreThe post ICBs to be measured on ensuring ‘right staffing mix’ for community shift appeared f
  
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• NMC ‘strengthens’ policy on discriminatory and racist behaviour

  09-09-2026 11:34 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has ‘strengthened’ its policy on respectful behaviour – stressing it will not tolerate abuse towards its staff or those on the register involved in a fitness to practise (FtP) process. Action will be taken where racist, offensive or discriminatory behaviour is used towards staff members or other professionals involved...Read moreThe post NMC ‘strengthens’ policy on discriminatory and racist behaviour appeared first on Nursing
  
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• Government questioned on its ‘assessment’ of NMC performance

  08-09-2026 18:00 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has been asked what ‘assessment’ the government has made on the ‘adequacy’ of the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC’s) performance. But health minister Karin Smyth stressed that healthcare professional regulation in the UK is ‘founded on the principle of regulators operating independently from the government’. Though she...Read moreThe post Government questioned on its ‘assessment’ of N
  
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• NMC seeking new council members in ‘highly ambitious turnaround plan’

  08-09-2026 17:13 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is looking for four new members to join its governing body, including at least one midwife, as part of its ‘highly ambitious turnaround plan’. The nursing regulator’s governing body, the NMC Council, sets the ‘strategic direction’ for the NMC and ‘takes key decisions’ such as recently agreeing to raise...Read moreThe post NMC seeking new council members in ‘highly ambitious turnaround plan’ appeared fir
  
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• Nurses urged to prepare for ‘NHS-wide conversation’ on maternity and neonatal services

  08-09-2026 16:16 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Nurses are being urged to share their views and help shape improvements to maternity and neonatal services as part of an ‘NHS-wide conversation’ which opens later this month. The NHS survey aims to gather feedback to help inform the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce’s forthcoming action plan, and follows a string of investigations into services...Read moreThe post Nurses urged to prepare for ‘NHS-wide conversation’ on maternity and neonatal services appeared
  
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• Only around half of eligible primary school children had a flu vaccine last year

  07-09-2026 17:16 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Around two million eligible primary school children went without a flu vaccine last year, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has revealed. New data shows only around half (55.5%) of primary school children – reception to year 6 – had the flu vaccine during the 2025/26 winter season. This translates to around 2.5 million of...Read moreThe post Only around half of eligible primary school children had a flu vaccine last year appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• HPV self-testing: nurses stress profession’s ‘key role’ and the need to monitor workload impact

  07-09-2026 17:13 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Nurses working in primary care have highlighted the ‘key role’ the profession will play in the roll-out of new self-testing HPV kits and the importance of an effective follow-up pathway. But questions have also been raised around the potential for increased demand put upon general practice nurses (GPNs) and workload within primary care. In August,...Read moreThe post HPV self-testing: nurses stress profession’s ‘key role’ and the need to monitor workload impact appe
  
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• RCN investigating whether practice nurses have received 2026/27 pay rise

  07-09-2026 13:51 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is investigating whether nurses working in general practice have received a 3.5% pay rise for 2026/27, as promised by the government. General secretary and chief executive Professor Nicola Ranger said the union was committed to ensuring general practice nurses (GPNs) are ‘fairly paid’. Nursing staff in GP practices have...Read moreThe post RCN investigating whether practice nurses have received 2026/27 pay rise appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Case by case: Managing adult asthma in primary care

  07-09-2026 12:06 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Specialist respiratory nurse Maria Eurton discusses common challenges in adult asthma management, using practical examples to demonstrate how current guidelines can be applied in everyday practice. Read the full CPD module on Nursing in Practice 365 today. Learning objectives This case-based module will support your knowledge and understanding of: How to assess asthma control using...Read moreThe post Case by case: Managing adult asthma in primary care appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Early statin use linked to lower dementia risk in type 2 diabetes

  07-09-2026 11:16 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Early use of statins after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis could reduce the risk of developing dementia, new research suggests. Researchers at Copenhagen University Hospital analysed Danish health records for 132,585 people with type 2 diabetes, comparing dementia rates according to when they began statin treatment. The study, presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress...Read moreThe post Early statin use linked to lower dementia risk in type 2 diabetes appeared first o
  
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• Mosquitoes that can spread dengue and Zika found breeding in UK for first time

  07-09-2026 11:12 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Invasive mosquitoes capable of transmitting several diseases, including dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever, have been found breeding in the UK for the first time, according to the UK’s health protection watchdog. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced last week (3 September) that it was undertaking enhanced surveillance and trapping activities following the detection of...Read moreThe post Mosquitoes that can spread dengue and Zika found breeding in UK for first time
  
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• Visa changes ‘do not go far enough’ to stamp out exploitation of care workers

  04-09-2026 14:07 via nursinginpractice.com
  The government has made changes to visa rules which aim to better protect victims of modern slavery, but nursing unions are concerned the move does not go far enough to stamp out exploitation against all migrant health and care workers. Changes to the Skilled Worker visa route will untie recognised victims of modern slavery from...Read moreThe post Visa changes ‘do not go far enough’ to stamp out exploitation of care workers appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• General Practice Awards 2026 shortlist coming soon

  04-09-2026 12:07 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The shortlist for the General Practice Awards 2026 is set to be revealed in the next couple of weeks, following a strong year of entries from across general practice and primary care. Judging is now almost complete, with judges considering a high volume of entries showcasing the contribution of individuals and teams working to improve...Read moreThe post General Practice Awards 2026 shortlist coming soon appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Sexual health nurses spotlighted as ‘unique and vital role’ on World Sexual Health Day

  04-09-2026 10:30 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Sexual health nurses are being spotlighted on World Sexual Health Day as a ‘uniquely placed’ role that supports good sexual health and challenges inequalities. Today marks World Sexual Health Day 2026, a global initiative founded by the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS). This year’s theme is ‘Every Body’ which aims to remind people that...Read moreThe post Sexual health nurses spotlighted as ‘unique and vital role’ on World Sexual Health Day appe
  
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