Healthcare workers’ charity Cavell is running a campaign throughout May in support of nurses and midwives. The #ShowYouCare campaign is designed to celebrate International Nurses Day on 12 May and the Day of the Midwife which took place over the weekend. Nursing and midwifery staff are being encouraged to follow the hashtag #ShowYouCare on social... Read more The post Charity campaign hopes to boost nurses’ morale appeared first on Nursing in Practice ..read more

Integrated care boards (ICBs) will test new ways of using ‘more flexible staffing models’, data and process automation within general practice as part of a pilot scheme, NHS England has announced. A letter sent to ICBs this week stated that seven ICBs, led by Suffolk and North East Essex ICB, will formulate new ways of... Read more The post NHS England announces pilots around ‘new ways of working in general practice’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice ..read more

Nursing in Practice has teamed up with its sister titles to launch a survey to gather the views of a range of primary care workers, including general practice nurses (GPNs). The State of Primary Care Survey asks how changes to the NHS during the last five years – such as the launch of primary care... Read more The post Take our State of Primary Care Survey and you could win a £200 voucher appeared first on Nursing in Practice ..read more

Over two-thirds of people across the UK are worried about access to palliative and end-of-life care, and 41 per cent think there is too little NHS resources allocated to patients at the end of their lives, a survey has found. The survey commissioned by researchers at King’s College London, ahead of a parliamentary debate on... Read more The post Public fears over palliative care access should be ‘wake-up call’ appeared first on Nursing in Practice ..read more

Childhood adversity is linked to how people engage with healthcare services later in life, a new study by Bangor University and Public Health Wales has shown. Children who experience maltreatment or exposure to domestic violence, for example, often referred to as ACEs or adverse childhood experiences, report lower engagement with healthcare services and discomfort in... Read more The post Childhood adversity linked to poor healthcare experiences throughout life appeared first on Nursing in Practice ..read more

The nursing regulator has commissioned a review of its fitness to practise (FtP) cases in a bid to tackle differences in the experiences and outcomes of nurses from diverse backgrounds. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said it has asked the University of Greenwich to examine its current policies and guidance and assess whether they... Read more The post NMC to further examine inequalities in FtP cases appeared first on Nursing in Practice ..read more

Smoking rates have increased among more affluent young women over the past 10 years, a UK study has found. Data collected through a monthly survey that has involved almost 200,000 adults showed an increase in smoking prevalence from 12% to 15% in more socially advantaged women aged 18 to 45 years between 2013 and 2023.... Read more The post Increase in smoking among more affluent young women in past decade appeared first on Nursing in Practice ..read more

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has urged the Welsh Government to boost its investment into GP services across the country to ensure they are ‘fit for purpose’ and reflect patient need. The call from RCN Wales’ associate director for employment relations Nicky Hughes comes after new figures showed that at the end of last... Read more The post Concern as only 374 GP practices left in Wales appeared first on Nursing in Practice ..read more

Plans to update the NHS constitution to enable patients to request same-sex intimate care have been criticised by NHS Confederation as dragging the health service into a ‘pre-election culture wars debate’. The think tank has said that updating the constitution should focus on high quality care for all, rather than ‘grabbing headlines’. The comments were made in... Read more The post Government warned not to play pre-election ‘culture wars’ with NHS constitution appeared first on Nursing in Practice ..read more

A nursing associate has been working to raise the profile and improve understanding of the role within primary care across Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB). Samantha Simpson, who is based at Abbey Medical Practice and also works for the local primary care training hub, told Nursing in Practice that a lot of patients and some... Read more The post Lincolnshire nursing associate championing the role in primary care appeared first on Nursing in Practice ..read more