A ban on smoking for future generations has made progress in Parliament with MPs voting it through last night. The House of Commons vote saw 383 MPs vote in favour and 67 MPs vote against the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. The bill will now need to pass a number of other hurdles, including a committee…
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The chief nursing officer (CNO) for England, Dame Ruth May, will retire this year after five years in post. In a social media post this afternoon, Dame Ruth said her role as CNO had ‘undoubtedly’ been ‘the highlight’ of her almost 40-year career. Dame Ruth, who was appointed CNO in 2019, recognised the challenges that…
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The Scottish Government has announced the appointment of an interim chief nursing officer (CNO) who will start in post later this month. Anne Armstrong, who is currently deputy CNO in Scotland, will replace Professor Alex McMahon on an in interim basis from Friday 26 April. The news comes as Professor McMahon is set to retire…
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In our series showcasing highlights from Nursing in Practice 365 live events, nurse specialist in cardiovascular medicine Michaela Nuttall advises on the crucial role nurses play in supporting patients with hypertension to understand and manage their condition For community nurses, there is no escaping hypertension; with about one in three adults in the UK having…
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New guidance from NICE will  give 170,000 people in England more treatment options for preventing migraine attacks. The final draft guidance recommends that patients with both chronic and episodic migraines should be offered treatment with atogepant, the first oral preventative treatment option available for patients who suffer from migraines. The medication, made by AbbVie, is…
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Nurse sexual health specialist Jodie Crossman explains initiatives to improve access to HIV preventative medication via general practice and what practice nurses need to know   As part of its aim to meet the target of zero new HIV diagnoses by 2030, the UK Department of Health and Social Care has recently launched a roadmap…
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General practice nurses (GPNs) are being ‘put to one side’ while other professionals employed under the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) are doing the work they used to do, an exclusive Nursing in Practice conference has heard. Chief executive of the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) Dr Crystal Oldman was speaking at the Nursing in Practice…
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Practices are being encouraged to adopt measures – including offering paid time off – to support staff who suffer a miscarriage in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. Under a new NHS policy for staff on pregnancy loss, hailed as ‘groundbreaking’, NHS organisations and employers are asked to offer women who experience a miscarriage up…
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European health officials have reported a ‘troubling surge’ in sexually transmitted infections (STI), with gonorrhoea cases rising by almost half. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said there had also been a significant increase in cases of syphilis and chlamydia. A report reviewing STI infections in Europe in 2022 found that the number…
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The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has criticised chancellor Jeremy Hunt for failing to address low nurse recruitment numbers in his latest budget, warning that ‘the ground has been laid for the nursing crisis to worsen’. The measures announced by Mr Hunt included a £2.5bn day-to-day ‘funding boost’ for NHS England in 2024/25, and £3.4bn…
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