Social Care Sector Responds to Latest Workforce Data
Sector leaders have offered a cautiously optimistic response to today’s publication of Skills for Care’s annual workforce data report, with many welcoming signs of progress…
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Nurses
Dementia UK Launches New Admiral Nurse Clinic To Support Black, African And Caribbean Communities
Specialist dementia nursing charity Dementia UK has launched a new Admiral Nurse Clinic to specifically support families affected by dementia from Black, African and Caribbean communities….
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Louise Atherton Recognised as Queen’s Nurse
Louise Atherton, Quality Director at Westgate Healthcare has received the prestigious Queen’s Nurse title. She has earned the award for her 40 years of dedicated…
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NHS Patients Urged To Continue Coming Forward For Care During Upcoming Resident Doctors’ Strikes
The NHS is facing another significant round of industrial action by resident doctors this week, with thousands expected to walk out from 7am on Friday…
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Vacancy Rates in Social Care Return to Pre-Covid Levels Report Reveals
Social care vacancy rates have returned to pre-Covid levels, according to the latest data from Skills for Care – the workforce development body for adult…
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New Strategy To Support Social Care Nursing Placements Launched
Skills for Care, in partnership with the Council of Deans of Health, has launched the first ever strategy for social care in practice learning and…
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Resilience-based Clinical Supervision (RBCS) Programme for Social Care Registered Nurses
The Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS) is an independent charity that focuses its energies, knowledge and expertise around compassionate, person-centred cultures of care. The vision…
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New Study Reveals Trade-Offs Being Made To Ensure NHS ‘Lives Within Its Financial Means’
A new study has uncovered the tough decisions NHS leaders are making to balance their books and protect patient care. Researchers from The King’s Fund…
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Join Providers Unite Day of Action Today!
The Providers Unite protest group which brought together the care sector in February this year for a national day of action at Westminster has renewed…
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NHS Leaders Concerned Over Potential Unbudgeted Pay Rises
Further cuts to staffing and services are likely if NHS organisations need to shoulder additional pay costs above what is included in the NHS budget….
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Care Leavers Supported into NHS Careers
Hundreds of people brought up in care are being supported into careers in the NHS, as part of a new scheme. Care leavers are offered…
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Report Warns of Deepening Global Nursing Crisis
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has launched a landmark report warning of a deepening crisis in the wellbeing of the global nursing workforce and…
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Universities Fear Government Reforms Will Stifle Demand For Higher And Degree Apprenticeships Within Nursing
The government’s forthcoming apprenticeship reforms will deter many nursing employers from upskilling their workforce via higher and degree apprenticeships, according to 69% of the nation’s…
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Health Leaders Call For National Redundancy Pot To Fund NHS Job Cuts
NHS leaders are urging the Chancellor to rapidly create a national staff redundancy fund to smooth the pathway to the major budget cuts they are…
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Call For Overhaul Of Targets And Funding Regime To Secure Future Of The NHS
The government should mandate the rebalancing of NHS funding towards primary and community services and overhaul existing hospital-focused performance targets in order to deliver its…
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