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• ‘We’re closing the gaps in palliative care through closer collaboration with GP practices’

  06-10-2026 16:18 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Marie Curie clinical lead for South West England Lucy Dowland explores how embedding healthcare professionals from the charity within GP practices has improved patient care and stopped individuals falling through the cracks.   As Marie Curie’s clinical lead in the South West of England, I see the realities of an end-of-life care system in crisis...Read moreThe post ‘We’re closing the gaps in palliative care through closer collaboration with GP practices’ appeared fir
  
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• Hepatitis A infections identified in Newcastle primary schools

  06-10-2026 17:31 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Two hepatitis A cases have been identified at primary schools in Newcastle, officials from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have confirmed. Families with children attending Benton Park Primary school and Central Walker Primary school were reportedly issued letters that included advice and guidance from the UKHSA last week. A spokesperson for the public health...Read moreThe post Hepatitis A infections identified in Newcastle primary schools appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Sharp rise in year-long community care waits for children

  06-10-2026 16:40 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  More than one in four children on waiting lists for community health services in England have been waiting at least a year for treatment, according to new analysis by The King’s Fund. The think tank found that 86,000 children had been waiting for 52 weeks or longer in July 2026, accounting for 27% of those...Read moreThe post Sharp rise in year-long community care waits for children appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Practice nurses invited to help test cervical screening system changes

  06-10-2026 15:06 via nursinginpractice.com
  Practice nurses are being invited to take part in research to help shape changes to the Cervical Screening Management System (CSMS). NHS England is looking for nurses and administrative staff who work with CSMS prior notification or non-responder lists to test new screens and processes. The research will involve trialling a new online process relating...Read moreThe post Practice nurses invited to help test cervical screening system changes appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Call for hospice funding to ‘keep pace’ with NHS nurse pay rises

  06-10-2026 12:16 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  Hospices require improved funding to help ‘safeguard the future’ of nurses working within the sector, a leading charity has urged. Hospice UK has reiterated its concerns about a lack of funding for staffing costs amid recent funds allocated by the government to help improve buildings and infrastructure. In particular, the charity is concerned about hospice...Read moreThe post Call for hospice funding to ‘keep pace’ with NHS nurse pay rises appeared first on Nursing in Pra
  
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• Information for nurse prescribers on Levemir discontinuation issued

  06-10-2026 11:55 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  A National Patient Safety Alert has been issued over the discontinuation of the diabetes drug Levemir in December. Stocks of Levemir (insulin detemir) FlexPen pre-filled pens and Penfill cartridges are expected to be exhausted by the end of the year. Nurse prescribers and other health professionals have been told not to start any new patients...Read moreThe post Information for nurse prescribers on Levemir discontinuation issued appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Policy paper: Unpaid carers action plan: recognise, refer, reach (easy read)

  05-10-2026 17:52 via gov.uk
  
  Easy read version of the government’s plan to make life better for unpaid carers in England.
  
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• Ageing and declining GPN workforce a ‘key challenge’ in Scotland

  05-10-2026 17:02 via nursinginpractice.com
  The Scottish Government’s professional nursing advisor for primary care, Claire Steven, sits down with Nursing in Practice editor Megan Ford at an exclusive conference in Glasgow to discuss the priorities, challenges and future hopes for general practice nursing. In a ‘Big Interview’ at our Nursing in Practice Scotland event, Ms Steven stressed the main challenge...Read moreThe post Ageing and declining GPN workforce a ‘key challenge’ in Scotland appeared first on N
  
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• School nurse workforce falls by almost 40% since 2010, analysis reveals

  05-10-2026 16:46 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The school nursing workforce has dropped by more than 1,100 professionals in England since 2010, according to a new analysis which has prompted fresh concerns around the preventative and early care that children are missing out on. A new report expected to be published by The King’s Fund on Tuesday has revealed the number of...Read moreThe post School nurse workforce falls by almost 40% since 2010, analysis reveals appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
  
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• Guidance: Adult social care data collection: 2026 notice

  05-10-2026 15:51 via gov.uk
  
  Information about the mandated national adult social care data returns for the year 2026 to 2027.
  
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• Plans unveiled for a ‘public health approach’ to domestic abuse

  05-10-2026 12:52 via nursinginpractice.com
  
  The government has outlined measures that will see violence against women and girls given a ‘public health approach’ – including new specialist support accessed via general practice. Health and social care secretary Yvette Cooper revealed in her keynote at the Labour Party conference last week that almost £50m would be given to integrated care boards...Read moreThe post Plans unveiled for a ‘public health approach’ to domestic abuse appeared first on Nursing i
  
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• MenB vaccination only taken up by a quarter of students heading for university

  05-10-2026 11:13 via nursinginpractice.com
  Three-quarters of Year 13 students eligible for the meningitis B vaccine have not taken up the offer available through pharmacies, public health officials have warned. Raising concerns about the numbers left unprotected, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) urged individuals to seek out the jab – especially university freshers who are at particular risk. The...Read moreThe post MenB vaccination only taken up by a quarter of students heading for university appeared first on Nursing in Prac
  
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• Government joins forces with Breast Cancer Now

  05-10-2026 01:01 via gov.uk
  
  Partnership to help women spot symptoms of breast cancer earlier
  
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• Impact assessment: Equality impact assessment: cardiovascular disease modern service framework

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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