ICBs to receive £600m for women’s health hubs
Integrated care boards (ICBs) will receive £595m each for the establishment of at least one women’s health hub in their footprint, the government has confirmed. And 75% of this funding will be available for immediate use in 2023-24, with the rest transferred of the next financial year. The £25m funding – first announced in March... Read moreThe post ICBs to receive £600m for women’s health hubs appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 29, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Women's health Source Type: news
Lack of growth in GPN numbers ‘seriously worrying’
A ‘significant’ lack of growth in the number of general practice nurses working in England has sparked a fresh call for improved pay and employment conditions for those working in the sector. Nursing leaders have flagged serious concerns over latest general practice workforce statistics which showed a slight increase in the number of full-time equivalent... Read moreThe post Lack of growth in GPN numbers ‘seriously worrying’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 29, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
RCN extends chief executive Pat Cullen ’s tenure
The Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) chief executive and general secretary Pat Cullen will remain in post until the end of 2024, it has been announced. In a blog post to members published today, Ms Cullen said she was ‘proud and fortunate’ to have accepted an extension of her current contract which had been due... Read moreThe post RCN extends chief executive Pat Cullen’s tenure appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 25, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news RCN Source Type: news
Responding to poor care in nursing
George Coxon reflects on the horrors of the Letby case, and asks how should the profession now respond, to maintain confidence of the public. When I first planned to write an article on ‘responding to poor care,’ it was prompted by a recent series of high profile stories about problems in care homes. The negative... Read moreThe post Responding to poor care in nursing appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 25, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Views Lucy Letby Source Type: news
Health visitor training plans ‘too little, too slow’
Training for health visitors in England needs to grow quicker than the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan proposes, the Institute for Health Visiting (iHV) has told. Despite welcoming commitments to expand training for health visitors starting from 2025, Alison Morton, chief executive of the iHV, warned that while there were ‘lots of positives’, the plan... Read moreThe post Health visitor training plans ‘too little, too slow’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 25, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Common cardiovascular medication ineffective for majority of British South Asians
A new genetic study has found that cardiovascular medication used to prevent heart attacks is much less likely to benefit people of Bangladeshi and Pakistani ancestry than people of European descent. Scientists at Queen Mary University in London discovered that clopidogrel, a commonly prescribed medication used to prevent further heart attacks after an initial event,... Read moreThe post Common cardiovascular medication ineffective for majority of British South Asians appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 24, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Cardiology Health inequality Source Type: news
Eye scans detect signs of Parkinson ’ s disease up to seven years before symptoms emerge
Data collected from the eye can show the presence of Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before symptoms emerge, according to new research. Using eye scans to pick up early indicators of the disease, researchers could identify markers of Parkinson’s, which are otherwise imperceptible to patients or doctors, years before clinical presentation. This is the... Read moreThe post Eye scans detect signs of Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before symptoms emerge appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 24, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Older people care eye care opthalmology Parkinson's disease Source Type: news
NICE mandates FIT tests for all suspected cases of colorectal cancer
Practices will be expected to provide a a faecal immunochemical test (FIT) to all patients with symptoms of colorectal cancer before urgent referral, following a final update to NICE guidance. NICE estimates that the guidance will reduce the number of patients referred for colonoscopy by a quarter – avoiding 94,291 ‘unnecessary’ referrals per year. The... Read moreThe post NICE mandates FIT tests for all suspected cases of colorectal cancer appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 24, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Cancer Clinical Source Type: news
NHS nurse vacancies remain above 40,000 in England
Nurse vacancies in the NHS across England have risen once again after showing signs of falling from last year’s peak. The number of vacant nursing positions in the NHS increased by 3,243 between March and June of this year – taking the total to 43,339. This comes after vacancies, calculated as the difference between funded... Read moreThe post NHS nurse vacancies remain above 40,000 in England appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 24, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Letby inquiry should be given statutory status, urges health ombudsman
The independent inquiry into the circumstances behind the murders and attempted murders of babies at Countess of Chester Hospital by Lucy Letby must be given statutory status, the NHS ombudsman has said. Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman Rob Behrens has written a letter to the health and social care secretary, Steve Barclay, stressing that the... Read moreThe post Letby inquiry should be given statutory status, urges health ombudsman appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 24, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Six proposals for prostate cancer screening to be considered
The UK National Screening Committee will soon consider six different proposals for prostate cancer screening, including a targeted service for men at higher risk. There is currently no screening programme for prostate cancer because there has not been enough evidence that the benefits would outweigh the risks. However, chair of the UK National Screening Committee... Read moreThe post Six proposals for prostate cancer screening to be considered appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 24, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Cancer Latest news Source Type: news
‘National blueprint’ needed for children’s health
A new national blueprint for children’s health is needed to tackle deteriorating outcomes and health inequalities, the chief executive of the Institute of Health Visiting has told. Alison Morton, speaking exclusively with Nursing in Practice, said that compared with other nations the state of child health in the UK was ‘something to be ashamed of’... Read moreThe post ‘National blueprint’ needed for children’s health appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 23, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Gardens and health: Growing in importance
Recognising the value of being outside and working with nature, the Queen’s Nursing Institute and the National Garden Scheme have kick-started the creation of a series of new garden projects aimed at impacting on people’s health, says Bethan Cornick The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) and the National Garden Scheme (NGS) have launched five new gardens... Read moreThe post Gardens and health: Growing in importance appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 23, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Views Source Type: news
Nurse removed from register after inappropriate comments as NMC plans free speech guidance
A nurse has been removed from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register after saying on a live TV debate that people who voted for the Conservative party did not ‘deserve to be resuscitated’. After receiving a large number of public complaints related to the comments made by Miranda Hughes, a former adult nurse, the... Read moreThe post Nurse removed from register after inappropriate comments as NMC plans free speech guidance appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 22, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
NMC proceeds with FtP investigation for nurse manager in Lucy Letby trust
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has confirmed it will proceed with a fitness to practise investigation into Lucy Letby’s former manager. The former nursing director at the hospital trust where Lucy Letby was employed has also been suspended from her current role, following concerns about her handling of clinicians’ concerns. Alison Kelly, who was a... Read moreThe post NMC proceeds with FtP investigation for nurse manager in Lucy Letby trust appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 22, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Latest news Fitness to practise Lucy Letby NMC Source Type: news
