Nurses ‘must continue to be aware’ of mpox symptoms amid new cases
The mpox virus ‘has not gone away’ and nurses working in primary and community care must continue to be aware of patients presenting with symptoms, a sexual health nursing leader has said. Speaking at an exclusive Nursing in Practice conference this week, co-chair of the STI Foundation and nurse representative to the British Association of... Read moreThe post Nurses ‘must continue to be aware’ of mpox symptoms amid new cases appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 15, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Vaccinations and infections Source Type: news
Wales targets community nursing expansion with £30m funding
The Welsh Government has announced an investment of up to £30m to expand care services provided at home or in the community. The initiative – led by Eluned Morgan, minister for health and social services, and Julie Morgan, deputy minister for social services – aims to alleviate the strain on hospital beds by preventing admissions... Read moreThe post Wales targets community nursing expansion with £30m funding appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 15, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Community nursing Latest news Source Type: news
Close gaps in NHS pay deal funding, RCN urges government
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has become the latest organisation to call on the health and social care secretary to ensure the government’s latest NHS pay award is extended to all nursing staff, amid reports of funding gaps that will see many miss out. The RCN has echoed concerns that some of its members... Read moreThe post Close gaps in NHS pay deal funding, RCN urges government appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 14, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Government sets to work on raising career ladder for NHS nurses
The government is ‘pushing ahead’ with its commitment to improve career progression for NHS nurses, health and social care secretary Steve Barclay has announced. In an open letter to NHS staff, Mr Barclay said work was to start on implementing the non-pay elements of the NHS Agenda for Change deal agreed with unions in England... Read moreThe post Government sets to work on raising career ladder for NHS nurses appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 14, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Study identifies gene combinations that influence diabetes risk
Researchers have uncovered five unique combinations of genes which either protect people living with obesity from developing type 2 diabetes or conversely increase their risk. It appears to be associated with patterns of fat storage in the body particularly around the liver, they reported at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2023. The research by a team... Read moreThe post Study identifies gene combinations that influence diabetes risk appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 13, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Diabetes Latest news Source Type: news
Patient care ‘compromised and unsafe’ due to staff shortages, nurses warn
More than half of nurses working in the NHS in England have warned staff shortages have left patient care ‘compromised and unsafe’ within the last year, a snapshot survey by the union Unite has revealed. Meanwhile, 55% of nurses surveyed said they had thought about leaving the NHS in the last 12 months because of... Read moreThe post Patient care ‘compromised and unsafe’ due to staff shortages, nurses warn appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 13, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Uptake of flu vaccine down after two bumper years
The number of people getting the flu vaccine has declined slightly after two bumper years of uptake, the latest figures show. Provisional GP data for the 2022/23 flu season show vaccine uptake of 79.9% in those aged 65 and over compared with 82.3% last year and 80.9% in 2020/21. There is a similar pattern in... Read moreThe post Uptake of flu vaccine down after two bumper years appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 12, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Vaccinations and infections Source Type: news
Workforce must be seen as ‘the biggest safety critical asset we have’
Workforce planning within health and social care fails to consider risk ‘until something goes wrong’, a nursing academic has warned. In a presentation hosted by the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) last week, Professor Alison Leary stressed that the workforce must be recognised as ‘the biggest safety critical asset that we have’ and not as an... Read moreThe post Workforce must be seen as ‘the biggest safety critical asset we have’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 12, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Derbyshire chief nurse first to win QNI leadership award
The chief nurse of Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust has become the first recipient of a new Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) leadership award. Michelle Bateman was presented the William Rathbone X Award for Excellence in the Executive Nurse Leadership of Community today at a ceremony at the Welcome Collection in London. And Steph... Read moreThe post Derbyshire chief nurse first to win QNI leadership award appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 9, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Pilot scheme ‘completely changing’ how nursing students interact with primary care
A nurse-led pilot scheme is supporting nursing students to carry out clinical placements within general practice as part of a move to challenge misconceptions about working in primary care. Joanna Vintis was appointed as the lead nurse and practice placement facilitator for Newcastle GP Services last summer and has since been working with adult nursing... Read moreThe post Pilot scheme ‘completely changing’ how nursing students interact with primary care appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 9, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
New social care volunteering scheme ‘no substitute’ for workforce shortages
An NHS volunteer programme is set to be expanded into social care as part of a move which the government has claimed will ‘free up’ time for the professional workforce. Backed by £3m of investment, untrained volunteers will now be called on to support people waiting to be admitted to hospital, those recently discharged and... Read moreThe post New social care volunteering scheme ‘no substitute’ for workforce shortages appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 8, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Union ’s care service plan calls for ‘broad pay parity’ with NHS staff
Nurses working in the social care sector should have their pay and conditions ‘progressively aligned’ to that of their NHS counterparts, according to a plan for a National Care Service published by Unison. The report, launched by Unison and the Fabian Society thinktank today, laid out a ‘roadmap’ for long-term reform of the social care... Read moreThe post Union’s care service plan calls for ‘broad pay parity’ with NHS staff appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 8, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Doctors call for ban on disposable e-cigarettes amid children ’ s vaping ‘ epidemic ’
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is calling on the Government to ban disposable e-cigarettes over concerns that vaping is becoming an ‘epidemic among children’. Vaping products are likely to be damaging to developing lungs, and the RCPCH believes that without interventions to protect young people, the UK is ‘sleepwalking into a... Read moreThe post Doctors call for ban on disposable e-cigarettes amid children’s vaping ‘epidemic’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 8, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Addiction and mental health E-cigarettes Smoking cessation Source Type: news
Quitting smoking can improve mental health
A new study has shown that quitting smoking can improve mental health outcomes for people with and without mental health disorders. Researchers at the University of Oxford found that smoking abstinence, particularly between weeks nine and 24, was associated with significant improvements in anxiety and depression scores. The findings published in JAMA Network Open have... Read moreThe post Quitting smoking can improve mental health appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 8, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Addiction and mental health Respiratory Smoking cessation Source Type: news
Appeal to extend mpox vaccination programme as cases rise in London
The health and social care secretary has been urged to extend the mpox vaccination programme amid an increase in cases of the virus in London. Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee Steve Brine has written to Steve Barclay outlining his concerns about the upcoming closure of the programme. It comes after the UK... Read moreThe post Appeal to extend mpox vaccination programme as cases rise in London appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - June 7, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Vaccinations and infections Source Type: news
