Vaccination access ‘key’ to tackling health inequalities
Ensuring good access and information around vaccinations is ‘key’ to tackling health inequalities, director of market access and policy affairs at Moderna told delegates at a Westminster Health Forum this week. Stuart Carroll, from the pharmaceutical company behind one of the Covid-19 jabs approved in 2021, also highlighted the importance of keeping ‘a very close... Read moreThe post Vaccination access ‘key’ to tackling health inequalities appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 1, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Vaccinations and infections Source Type: news
Pandemic vaccination regulations extended to 2026
Vaccination regulations adopted due to the Covid pandemic will be extended until 2026 following a government consultation. Ministers will extend the regulations until 1 April 2026 to support the supply, distribution and administration of Covid and flu vaccines as the country transitions out of the pandemic. Among other things, the regulations make it easier to... Read moreThe post Pandemic vaccination regulations extended to 2026 appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 31, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Joanna Robertson Tags: Clinical Latest news Vaccinations covid Source Type: news
GPNs urged to contribute to mental health skills review
Primary care workers across England have been invited to provide their views on an education and training framework that sets out the skills required to effectively respond to patients with mental health needs. The national Mental Health Core Capabilities Framework, originally developed in 2016, is now open for review and public consultation. According to not-for-profit... Read moreThe post GPNs urged to contribute to mental health skills review appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 31, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Mental health Source Type: news
Judicial review sought over ‘injustice’ of NHS nurses’ bonus pay
National sector body Social Enterprise UK (SEUK) is seeking a judicial review over what it has called an ‘inequitable, two-tier system’ of government funding for a one-off bonus for nurses. The agreed NHS pay deal was made up of a 5% consolidated pay award for 2023/24, and two one-off non-consolidated awards on top of the... Read moreThe post Judicial review sought over ‘injustice’ of NHS nurses’ bonus pay appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 30, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Lessons in leadership: Looking after asylum-seeking families
Derby is a Home Office dispersal location, where asylum seekers are housed when they reach the UK, and Virginia Hickman is part of a dedicated team funded by Derby City Council and the NHS to support children and families arriving in the city I was a practice nurse for around eight years before I became... Read moreThe post Lessons in leadership: Looking after asylum-seeking families appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 30, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Jon Lalljee Tags: Leadership Professional asylum seekers Health inequalities Source Type: news
‘Unclean’ and short-staffed care home placed into special measures
Concerns about staffing and infection risks have seen a care home in Norfolk placed into special measures by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The healthcare watchdog has dropped the rating for Amberley Hall Care Home from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ following an inspection in July 2023. Inspectors found there was ‘not enough staff to meet people’s... Read moreThe post ‘Unclean’ and short-staffed care home placed into special measures appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 27, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Hospital waiting lists to reach eight million next summer ‘regardless of strikes’
The NHS waiting list will reach a high of eight million next summer if current trends continue, regardless of strike action, according to new analysis. A Health Foundation report, published today, has projected the future elective backlog based on four different scenarios – none of which achieve the expectations of the government’s elective care recovery... Read moreThe post Hospital waiting lists to reach eight million next summer ‘regardless of strikes’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 27, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
My day: Working as a registered nurse in a care home
Nursing in Practice spoke with Lilian Uchechukwu about a day caring for the residents at Stowlangtoft Hall in rural Suffolk 7:30 The nursing home is situated in a remote village where finding a place to rent is difficult. The care home owns a number of cottages which it rents on Airbnb, and I’ve been staying... Read moreThe post My day: Working as a registered nurse in a care home appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 26, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Jon Lalljee Tags: Analysis Professional Source Type: news
Workforce data reveals rise in retired nurses returning to NHS
More than four in 10 nurses who retired two years ago were working for the NHS again a year later, new analysis has found. According to NHS workforce data, 4,600 of 10,300 (44%) registered nurses who retired between July 2021 and June 2022 had rejoined the health service within 12 months. This represented a 4%... Read moreThe post Workforce data reveals rise in retired nurses returning to NHS appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 26, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Lack of support for GPNs over sexual harassment at work, MPs told
There is ‘no support’ for general practice nurses and primary care colleagues experiencing sexual harassment and assault in the workplace, MPs have been told. More widely, the number of nurses reporting instances of physical, sexual and verbal abuse is on the rise. These were concerns raised at the Women and Equalities Committee session on sexual... Read moreThe post Lack of support for GPNs over sexual harassment at work, MPs told appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 26, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Heading for the door? The changing role of nurses in social care
In the wake of new data on staffing trends in social care from Skills for Care, Cyril Lobont from the Nuffield Trust explores the latest numbers on social care nurses and what this means for the care sector. Providing a quality service in health and social care relies on an array of skilled and dedicated... Read moreThe post Heading for the door? The changing role of nurses in social care appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 25, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Community nursing Professional Recruitment nurse recruitment Source Type: news
Outgoing charity director recognised with national nursing award
The director of care at the Royal Star and Garter, Pauline Shaw, has received a national nursing award as she prepares to leave the charity after 22 years of service. The outgoing director was awarded the Chief Nurse Adult Social Care Gold Award during a farewell gathering to mark her departure from the Royal Star... Read moreThe post Outgoing charity director recognised with national nursing award appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 25, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Levels of obesity twice as high among children in most deprived areas
Levels of obesity in reception-aged children living in the most deprived areas of England are more than double those in the least deprived areas, latest data has shown. According to NHS Digital, levels of obesity among children aged four-to-five in the worst-off areas of England stood at 12.4%, compared to 5.8% in more well off areas.... Read moreThe post Levels of obesity twice as high among children in most deprived areas appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 25, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Paediatrics Source Type: news
Q & A: Understanding sickle cell
Nkechi Anyanwu, community matron and clinical lead for sickle cell disease, offers a primer on the condition for nurses How did you get into sickle cell nursing? I qualified as a nurse in 1985 in West Sussex and then as a midwife in 1988. I practised as a community midwife in Enfield, north London for... Read moreThe post Q&A: Understanding sickle cell appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 25, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Jon Lalljee Tags: Clinical Musculoskeletal Source Type: news
Government must top up funding if GPNs left without 6% pay rise, urges RCN
The government must provide additional funding if nurses working in general practice are left without the 6% pay uplift they were promised, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has urged. In a letter to primary care minister Neil O’Brien, the RCN warned thousands of nursing staff working across general practices risk being denied the full... Read moreThe post Government must top up funding if GPNs left without 6% pay rise, urges RCN appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - October 25, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
