NMC pushes ahead with registration fee rise despite member opposition The Nursing and Midwifery Council is pressing ahead with a proposed fee increase despite feedback dubbing it ‘unreasonable’.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is pressing ahead with a proposed fee increase despite feedback in its own consultation dubbing it ‘unreasonable’.

#NMC #Nursing #Midwifery #RegistrationFee

Nurses could play a key role in tackling vaccine hesitancy in the event of another pandemic, the Covid-19 Inquiry has suggested.

#Covid19Inquiry #Vaccinations #CovidVaccines #Pandemic

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Cochrane review finds anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s drugs show no 'clinically meaningful effect' Drugs that were hailed as possible breakthrough treatments for Alzheimer’s patients show no ‘clinically meaningful positive effects’.

Drugs that were hailed as possible breakthrough treatments for Alzheimer’s patients show no ‘clinically meaningful positive effects’ but increase the risk of bleeding and swelling in the brain, a new review has found.

#Alzheimers #Clinical

Community nurse appointed as honorary visiting professor in ‘rare’ recognition for sector Community nurse Dr Ruth Oshikanlu MBE has been appointed as an honorary visiting professor at City St George’s, University of London.

Community nurse Dr Ruth Oshikanlu has been appointed as an honorary visiting professor at City St George’s, University of London, in what she said was a rare recognition of community nursing.

Congratulations Ruth!

#Community Nurse #MBE #VisitingProfessor

Nurses pushed to ‘breaking point’ by stress, survey reveals One in three NHS staff took time off work because of mental health issues in the past year, a health union survey has revealed.

One in three NHS staff took time off work because of mental health issues in the past year, a health union survey has revealed.

#NHS #Unison #Nurses #Nursing

New funding for GP practices in Scotland to extend GPN workforce GP practices in Scotland will be able to access additional funding to employ new staff, including general practice nurses.

GP practices in Scotland will be able to access additional funding to employ new staff, including general practice nurses (GPNs), as part of a deal between the Scottish Government and the BMA.

#GP #GPNs #Nursing #Nurses #BMA

International NHS staff have reported feeling unwelcome and unsafe in the UK, a health union survey has revealed.

#InternationalNHS #NHS #Nursing #Unison #Nurses

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‘Unacceptable’ that thousands of practice nurses are ‘left waiting’ for pay rise It is ‘unacceptable’ that thousands of general practice nurses have been ‘left waiting’ for pay increases, the president of the RCN has said

It is ‘unacceptable’ that thousands of general practice nurses (GPNs) have been ‘left waiting’ for pay increases in recent years, the president of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said.

#RCN #GPNs #Nursing #Nurses

Cochrane review finds anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s drugs show no 'clinically meaningful effect' Drugs that were hailed as possible breakthrough treatments for Alzheimer’s patients show no ‘clinically meaningful positive effects’.

🚨 Cochrane review finds anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s drugs show no ‘clinically meaningful effect’ 🧠

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#Alzheimers #disease #brain #amyloid #treatment #Cochrane

Bower cancer - the role of nurses in improving early diagnosis How community and practice nurses are uniquely placed to help drive earlier diagnosis of bowel cancer to help save more lives.

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

Dr Claire Coughlan RN explores how community and practice nurses are uniquely placed to help drive earlier diagnosis and save more lives.

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#bowel #cancer #FIT #early #diagnosis #symtpoms

Over 200 potentially dangerous medicines removed from eBay More than 200 listings advertising potentially dangerous erectile dysfunction medicines from eBay have been removed.

More than 200 listings advertising potentially dangerous erectile dysfunction medicines from global online marketplace eBay have been removed.

#MHRA #eBay #ErectileDysfunction

Clinical quiz - dysmenorrhoea Test your knowledge of how to manage dysmenorrhoea appropriately including appropriate treatment and referral.

Clinical quiz – dysmenorrhoea (painful periods)

Our latest clinical quiz aims to support your knowledge of how to manage dysmenorrhoea appropriately including appropriate treatment and referral.

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New nursing apprenticeships confirmed for students from deprived communities Thousands of new nursing apprenticeships have been created in ‘areas that need it the most’, the government has confirmed.

Thousands of new nursing apprenticeships have been created in ‘areas that need it the most’, the government has confirmed.

#Nursing #Nurses #DHSC #Apprenticeships

District nurse investment needed to ‘turn around’ corridor care, says RCN chief The government has unveiled plans to introduce specialist teams into hospitals to help tackle corridor care.

The government has unveiled plans to introduce specialist teams into hospitals and launch new urgent care services across the UK to help tackle corridor care.

#CorridorCare #DistrictNursing #RCN #Nurses

New data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) suggests chronic hepatitis C cases have fallen 61% since 2015.

#UKHSA #HepatitisC

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Hundreds of graduates in Wales could be left without jobs, warns RCN Hundreds of nursing graduates in Wales could be left without jobs amid a shortage of Band 5 posts, the RCN has warned.

Hundreds of nursing graduates in Wales could be left without jobs amid a shortage of Band 5 posts, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned.

#RCN #Graduates #Nursing #Nurses

Providers that fail to listen to women could have funding cut, says women’s health strategy Providers that fail to listen to women could have NHS funding withheld under the government’s renewed Women’s Health Strategy.

Providers that fail to listen to women could have NHS funding withheld under the government’s renewed Women’s Health Strategy published today.

#WomensHealthStrategy #NHS

Adults aged over 65 with chronic respiratory disease should be offered the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, government advisors have concluded.

#RSV #Vaccines #Clinical

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Nurses make up majority of independent prescribers Nurses are the largest group of qualified prescribers along with over half of general practice nurses ctively prescribing, report reveals

Registered nurses account for the largest professional group of independent prescribers and more than half of nurses in general practice are actively prescribing, a new report has found.

#GPNs #Nurses #Nursing #Prescribers

Community nurses to see mileage reimbursement rates increase for longer journeys Community nurses will see mileage reimbursement rates increase for longer journeys, following the latest review of rates by NHS Staff Council.

Community nurses and other NHS staff will see mileage reimbursement rates increase for longer journeys, following the latest review of rates carried out by the NHS Staff Council.

#MileageRates #CommunityNurses #AfC #NHS #Nursing #Nurses

Nurse caught in unlawful possession of unlicensed prescription meds fined A nurse caught advertising and in unlawful possession of prescription injectable medicines associated with cosmetic treatments has been fined.

A registered nurse caught advertising and in unlawful possession of prescription injectable medicines associated with cosmetic treatments has been fined.

#Nurse #CosmeticTreatments #Nursing

Covid-19 spring booster bookings now open to patients Appointment bookings are now open to patients eligible for this year’s spring Covid-19 booster vaccination programme

Appointment bookings are now open to patients eligible for this year’s spring Covid-19 booster programme.

#CovidBooster #SpringBooster #Vaccination

Coordinated action across the health and care system may have helped reduce heat-related deaths in England last summer after new figures reveal a lower-than-expected death rate.

#HeatWave #Summer #Clinical #UKHSA

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A new nurse-led unit in London is helping to discharge patients back into the community more quickly and free up hospital beds.

#DischargeUnit #Nurses #Nursing

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How to recognise and treat eczema in skin of colour Delayed diagnosis and undertreatment of eczema in patients with skin of colour remain a persistent challenge in primary care. Here, Dr Abi Pararajasingam explains how to recognise the signs and…

How to recognise and treat eczema in skin of colour

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#eczema #peopleofcolour #equality #atopicdermatitis #BSF

Universities to be asked to adopt new NMC ‘anti-racism principles’ Midwifery programmes across the UK will be given new ‘anti-racism principles’ to embed within their curricula, the NMC confirms

Midwifery programmes across the UK will be given new ‘anti-racism principles’ to embed within their curricula, as part of efforts to tackle ‘stark disparities’ in outcomes for Black and Asian mothers.

#NMC #MIdwiferyProgrammes #AntiRacism #Nursing #Midwives

The frontline and behind the scenes nursing response to the Kent meningitis outbreak Over 180 nurses and healthcare professionals were involved in the MenB vaccination hub after an outbreak in March.

Following the meningitis outbreak in Kent last month, Nursing in Practice has spoken to several nurses at the UK Health Security Agency and Kent Community Health: NHS about the leading role of the profession during the response.

👉️ Read here for an overview of nurses efforts

Nursing in Practice Podcast: The ‘phenomenal role’ nurses played during Kent’s meningitis outbreak The fifth episode of the Nursing in Practice Podcast is live and available to listen to on Spotify and Apple Music.

Nursing in Practice Podcast: The ‘phenomenal role’ nurses played during Kent’s meningitis outbreak

🔊 The fifth episode of the Nursing in Practice Podcast is live and available to listen to on Spotify and Apple Music.

Health news watch: what patients read about in March Here, we look at the clinical stories patients might be reading in the mainstream news media and provide the original evidence behind the stories so that you can answer any questions that may come…

📰 Health news watch: what patients read about in March 🗞️

From medicines shortages to snake blood 🐍 , what's been in the news this month?

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#news #health #Iran #GLP1 #vaccine #drugs

Additional three million people now eligible for RSV vaccine in England An additional three million people in England are now eligible for the NHS respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine

An additional three million people in England are now eligible for the NHS respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine following an expansion of the programme to include all adults aged 80 and over and people living in a care home for older adults.

#RSV #Vaccine #NHS