Nursing in Practice

20/12/2025

GPNs are the ‘backbone’ of reproductive healthcare, MPs told

General practice nurses (GPNs) are the ‘backbone’ of sexual and reproductive healthcare in England but are being held back by gaps in training, workforce pressures and unequal pay, a parliamentary committee has heard.



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20/12/2025

Parents encouraged to seek help from health visitors on potty training

Parents are being encouraged to seek support from health visitors, school nurses and early years professionals in new potty training guidance aimed at tackling growing numbers of children starting school in nappies.

The guidance, developed by a coalition of early years experts and partner organisations including the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV), is endorsed by the Department for Education (DfE) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

Parents are being encouraged to seek support from health visitors, school nurses and early years professionals in new potty training guidance

19/12/2025

Twice-yearly asthma treatment approved by MHRA

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a new asthma treatment that only needs to be administered twice a year.

Depemokimab (Exdensur) is a biological medicine that can also be used to treat severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved a new asthma treatment that needs twice a year approval

19/12/2025

Hospitals across England remain on ‘high alert’ this week amid ongoing industrial action and sustained pressure from winter viruses – though early signs suggest the rise in flu cases may be slowing. Read more here:

Hospitals across England remain on ‘high alert’ this week amid ongoing industrial action and sustained pressure from winter viruses

19/12/2025

Health secretary warns of NHS ‘overreliance’ on international recruitment

The NHS would ‘collapse’ without nurses from overseas, but efforts are needed to reduce reliance on international recruitment into the healthcare workforce, the health and social care secretary has said.

Appearing before the Health and Social Care Committee, Wes Streeting was questioned about the tension between the health service’s dependence on nurses from overseas and proposals from the Home Office to restrict migration.

The NHS would ‘collapse’ without nurses from overseas, but efforts are needed to reduce reliance on international recruitment

19/12/2025

‘Make lung function exciting’: How to deliver a successful spirometry test

Nurses across primary and community care settings have been urged to consider how to make spirometry more accurate and less daunting for patients, during a recent Nursing in Practice event in Liverpool.

Sophie Toor, founder and clinical director of training and education organisation Respiratory Matters, opened her session with two simple questions for nurse attendees: ‘how many of you actually carry out spirometry in your practice?’ and ‘how many of your patients get it perfect every time?’

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Nurses across primary and community care settings have been urged to consider how to make spirometry more accurate and less daunting

18/12/2025

Rate of severe postpartum bleeds set to reach five-year high

The rate of severe postpartum haemorrhages look set to reach their highest level on record in 2025, according to official data analysed by the Liberal Democrats.

The news has prompted renewed concern about safety and resourcing in maternity services across England.

The rate of severe postpartum haemorrhages look set to reach their highest level on record in 2025, according to official data

18/12/2025

‘As politicians we cannot afford to ignore the plight of general practice nurses’

Edward Morello, Liberal Democrat MP for West Dorset, sets out why he is lobbying the government for better pay, terms and conditions for general practice nurses and shows his support for Nursing in Practice’s How Nurses Count campaign.

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MP Edward Morello sets out why he is lobbying the government for better pay, terms and conditions for general practice nurses

18/12/2025

District nursing must ‘grow and flourish’, says Streeting

The health and social care secretary has said he wants to see the district nursing workforce ‘grow and flourish’.

Answering questions before the Health and Social Care Committee Wes Streeting used his appearance to promote district nursing as a career path, urging prospective nurses to consider community-based roles rather than focusing solely on hospitals and GP practices.

The district nursing workforce should be supported to ‘grow and flourish’, the health and social care secretary has said