Nursing in Practice

06/04/2026

ICYMI - Hormone patches are just as effective as injections at delivering hormone therapy and treating locally advanced prostate cancer, a new study finds.



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06/04/2026

ICYMI - Poor mental health and a lack of career progression opportunities are strong drivers for nurses leaving the NHS, a new analysis has suggested.

Poor mental health and a lack of career progression opportunities are strong drivers for nurses leaving the NHS, a new analysis has suggested.

06/04/2026

ICYMI - The health watchdog has raised concerns over mental health nurse staffing levels as latest data suggests services in the community are struggling to meet patient demand.

06/04/2026

ICYMI - Nursing students have launched a campaign urging the government to end unpaid placements in healthcare education.

Nursing students have launched a campaign urging the government to end unpaid placements in healthcare education.

05/04/2026

ICYMI - New funding levels for nurses employed through the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) within GP practices have been revealed following the government’s promise of a 3.3% pay increase for staff on the scheme.

New funding levels for nurses employed through the ARRS within GP practices have been revealed following a promise of a 3.3% pay increase.

05/04/2026

ICYMI - The government has announced the locations of the first wave of neighbourhood health centres that will open across the country.



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05/04/2026

ICYMI - More than a million patients who have had a heart attack or stroke and are overweight will now be eligible for weight loss jabs on the NHS after a new NICE technology appraisal recommended their use.



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05/04/2026

ICYMI - The meningitis outbreak is an opportunity to talk about the ‘absolute value’ of vaccination, a senior NHS leader has said.



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04/04/2026

ICYMI - ‘GPNs support people through the most vulnerable, meaningful moments of their lives’

‘General practice has that continuous development… it’s a fantastic role to step into,’ says Ms Holdaway, who started her career as a healthcare assistant in primary care before later becoming a lead nurse at her clinic in Hampshire.

Lead practice nurse, Natalie Holdaway, wants to advocate for more student nurses to learn about general practice.

04/04/2026

ICYMI - Mental health practitioner Marie Barker is working to raise awareness of her role within general practice, advocating for its importance in ‘bridging the gap’ between GPs and mental health services. She warns that mental health is ‘underfunded’ with teams ‘bursting at the seams’ and the existence of designated nurses and practitioners in primary care should be spotlighted. This article comes as part of Nursing in Practice’s How Nurses Count campaign, which aims to champion nursing expertise and innovation.

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Mental health practitioner Marie Barker is working to raise awareness of her role within general practice as part of How Nurses Count Campaign

04/04/2026

ICYMI - Nurses will be able to discuss a dedicated and tailored fertility pathway with women diagnosed with endometriosis under new NICE guidance.

Nurses will be able to discuss a dedicated and tailored fertility pathway with women diagnosed with endometriosis under new NICE guidance.