4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (373+ words) Lansoprazole orodispersible tablets are in short supply and not expected to return to normal availability until early January 2027. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for both 15mg and 30mg strengths of the drug, which…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1403+ words) The government published the renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England (WHSE) in April 2026, setting out its vision to reduce health inequalities and improve women’s health across the life course. Here, advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) and registered menopause specialist, Ruth Bailey,…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (990+ words) Hundreds of women have required ongoing care from district nurses or ‘extensive’ corrective surgery following complications from unregulated cosmetic procedures, experts have warned during a parliamentary meeting. Members of the cross-parliamentary Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) heard evidence this week…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (515+ words) Integrated care boards (ICBs) will be measured on ensuring the ‘right’ healthcare professionals, such as district nurses and senior care home nurses, are in place to meet the government’s shift to community care. Women’s health and maternity minister Baroness Gillian…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (35+ words) Nursing in Practice This site is intended for health professionals only NMC recruiting more than 100 lawyers to lead fitness to practise hearings...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (475+ words) The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has ‘strengthened’ its policy on respectful behaviour – stressing it will not tolerate abuse towards its staff or those on the register involved in a fitness to practise (FtP) process. Action will be taken where…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (528+ words) The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is looking for four new members to join its governing body, including at least one midwife, as part of its ‘highly ambitious turnaround plan’. The nursing regulator’s governing body, the NMC Council, sets the…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (931+ words) Practice nurses must be given the ‘tools and training’ to combat conspiracy theories and online misinformation around vaccinations, a parliamentary debate has heard. Centred on vaccination rates in England, the debate saw MPs spotlight the role of practice nurses who…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (551+ words) Specialist respiratory nurse Maria Eurton discusses common challenges in adult asthma management, using practical examples to demonstrate how current guidelines can be applied in everyday practice. Read the full CPD module on Nursing in Practice 365 today. This case-based module will…...