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Trend Diabetes launches new e-learning platform to mark global campaign
An award-winning diabetes nursing group has launched an educational resource this month to mark World Diabetes Day.

Landmark changes to diabetes care up for debate
Thousands of UK healthcare professionals – including nurses – will soon be shown how to embrace a landmark shift in the country’s guidelines on supporting people living with diabetes.

Delegation of Insulin Administration in Community Nursing Teams Survey
The University of Surrey is inviting all services commissioned to provide community nursing care to people living with diabetes to complete an online survey.

Efforts Stepped Up to Eliminate Hepatitis C
The fight against blood borne viruses (BBVs) is being stepped up in Forth Valley with the appointment of a specialist community nurse and increased outreach services, including visits to Salvation Army premises and homeless units.

Thousands set to attend leading diabetes conference
More than 5,000 healthcare professionals are expected at a national conference known as the “must-attend event” for everyone involved in the treatment and management of diabetes.

Top award for Community Diabetes Nurse
A Community Diabetes Nurse at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded a prestigious national nursing award for going above and beyond during the pandemic and working additional hours to support her team.

New case studies published by the Queen’s Nursing Institute
The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) has published a collection of case studies demonstrating the role that specialist Homeless and Inclusion Health Nurses play in protecting and improving the health and wellbeing of the most disadvantaged members of society.

Voting opens for the next RCN President
The election to decide the next Royal College of Nursing (RCN) President is now open.

Sensor technology toolkit launched
Community nurses can now access a new educational toolkit on sensor technology thanks to a leading diabetes organisation.

NHS launches recruitment drive for tens of thousands of nurses amid record staff vacancies
The NHS has launched its annual nationwide drive to recruit more nurses, with tens of thousands of vacancies across England.
Diabetes nursing to be showcased at Diabetes Professional Care conference
Latest innovations and key updates surrounding diabetes nursing will be explored at a free healthcare event next month.

NMC respond to CQC state of care report 2022
The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) has responded to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual assessment of health and social care over the past year in England.

RCN reiterates calls for fair pay for nurses as numbers leaving NHS pension scheme double
Nursing staff hit by the cost-of-living crisis and a decade of real-terms pay cuts are increasingly opting out of NHS pension scheme, new data reveals.

RCN Nursing Support Workers’ Day returns
The RCN Nursing Support Workers’ Day will be back for its third year in November.

Nursing & Midwifery Council seeking new Executive Director
The Nursing & Midwifery Council is seeking a new Executive Director of Professional Practice to lead reviews of some of its most important regulatory tools.

Sustainability conference aims to make healthcare greener
The Royal College of Nursing has staged its first Sustainability in Nursing Conference.

Community Nursing Now conference attracts nurses from across UK
Nearly 500 healthcare professionals signed up for Community Nursing Now’s first national conference.

Community Nursing Now launches ‘inclusive’ Facebook group
Healthcare professionals working in community care are invited to join a closed Facebook group to stay up to date with all the latest news and best practice.

Agenda available for Community Nursing Now national conference
The agenda for the inaugural Community Nursing Now Conference is available to download.

Have your say on the future of Community Nursing Now
Community Nursing Now – the new network dedicated to community and district nursing – has launched an online survey.