Nursing in Practice

08/06/2026

Updated anti-racism and ‘cultural competence’ training should be mandatory for all NHS staff, a government-commissioned report into antisemitism and other forms of racism across the NHS has recommended.



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08/06/2026

The British Medical Association (BMA) has written to the health secretary calling for ‘urgent action’ on its concerns over what it has called ‘unsafe and dangerous substitution of doctors’ by advanced practitioners (APs).

The BMA has written to the health secretary calling for ‘urgent action’ on its concerns over ‘dangerous substitution of doctors’ by APs

08/06/2026

Nurses and other healthcare professionals in the UK have been urged to consider Ebola in any acutely unwell patient with a history of fever who has left Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or Uganda in the previous 21 days.

Nurses have been urged to consider Ebola in any acutely unwell patient with a history of fever who has left DRC or Uganda recently

08/06/2026

ICYMI - We took nurse pay concerns to MPs, but what do we do next?

‘What are you going to do next?’ This was a question I was asked by MPs after we presented the findings of a recent Nursing in Practice report focused on general practice nurse (GPN) pay, terms and conditions in Parliament this week. ‘So, you’ve written your report, what are you going to do with it?’ I was asked.

We took nurse pay concerns to MPs, but what do we do next? Nursing in Practice editor reflects on what is next for our GPN pay findings

07/06/2026

ICYMI - More than a million patients with asthma in England have been switched to a combination reliever inhaler containing an inhaled corticosteroid since updated NICE guidance was introduced, figures show.

More than a million patients with asthma in England have been switched to a combination reliever inhaler, figures show.

07/06/2026

ICYMI - The specialist children’s nursing workforce is ‘under intense pressure’ amid understaffing issues and rising stress, a report has warned.



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07/06/2026

ICYMI - NHS trusts are required to submit a delivery plan for evaluating Band 5 nurse roles by 31 July, a letter from NHS England has instructed.

NHS trusts are required to submit a delivery plan for evaluating Band 5 nurse roles by 31 July, a letter from NHS England has instructed.

06/06/2026

ICYMI - A new Learning Disability Nursing Shared Decision-Making Council has been launched to support recruitment, retention and career development for nurses in Kent.



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06/06/2026

ICYMI - Urgent improvement is needed in postnatal support for women with gestational diabetes as new analysis reveals a sharp rise in type 2 diabetes cases among women under 40.

Urgent improvement is needed in postnatal support for women with gestational diabetes as new analysis reveals a sharp rise in type 2 diabetes cases among women under 40. Research by Diabetes UK highlights that type 2 diabetes is rising twice as fast in women under 40 than in those over 40. The chari...