Nursing

Royal College of Nursing calls for second Brexit referendum

The Royal College of Nursing has written to political party leaders asking them to support a referendum on the final Brexit deal.…

Patients are being turned away from sexual health services, RCN report reveals

Sexual and reproductive health services in England are under threat because of staff shortages, according to a report published by the Royal College of Nursing.…

Nursing and Midwifery Council votes to adopt RPS prescribing competency framework

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has formally adopted the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Competency Framework for all Prescribers.…

Nurses struggling to cope with demand, MPs say

Nurses are overstretched, struggling to cope with demand, unable to leave work on time or take breaks.…

RCN calls for social media campaign to increase meningitis vaccination uptake

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is urging school leavers to get vaccinated against meningitis and says the government should launch an urgent social media campaign to encourage them to before fresher’s week begins.…

Financial pressures are harming community-based NHS services, King’s Fund report says

Financial pressures on the NHS are harming community-based services, while some acute services are being shielded from cuts, putting the NHS ‘Five year forward view’ at risk, according to an analysis by The King’s Fund.…

Government is considering merging pharmacy regulator with others

The number of regulators of healthcare professionals may be slashed, with bodies merged into new organisations, the Department of Health has confirmed.…

Pharmacy must grasp new clinical opportunities with both hands

As a GP with 25 years’ experience, a strong interest in medical education, and married to a community pharmacist, I am constantly amazed by how pharmacy has allowed itself to be sidelined and passed over by other medical-related professions. Salaries have not kept pace with similar groups, and…

Primary care workload pushing general practices to ‘saturation point’

The workload for GPs and practice nurses increased substantially during the period between 2007 and 2014, a study shows.…

European Professional Card now available, making it easier for pharmacists to work across EU states

A revised European Union directive that heralds the introduction of the European Professional Card and which aims to make it easier for some healthcare professionals – including pharmacists – to work across EU states came into force on 18 January 2015.…