Care England, the Society of Radiographers and a cross-party group of MPs have called on ministers to abandon plans to lengthen the route to permanent settlement for migrants, warning the changes could echo the Windrush scandal and damage an already stretched workforce.
Read more...Residents and team members at Coupar Angus Care Home part of Scottish provider BCG, were full of excitement last week, 22 October, as they hosted…
Read more...Proposed immigration changes could cost the NHS at least £169 million and jeopardise the futures of 12,000 healthcare workers, NHS Employers and health unions warn…
Read more...Reported data on corridor care and a single agreed definition are urgently needed to drive solutions, RCN Scotland said in a new report published today (Thursday 8 October).
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Pendine Parks eight newly qualified nurses; Pictured (centre) Mario Kreft with the newly qualified nurses (L/R) Sarah Hughes, Rebecca Armstrong, Chris Jones , Andrew Roberts, Kirsty Morris, Courteney Jones, Seph Lloyd and Michell Bevan. Picture Mandy Jones
A Welsh care organisation has produced a record eight newly-qualified nurses with its pioneering “grow your own” scheme. Pendine Park, which has nine care homes…
Read more...Glasgow is hosting nursing leaders, researchers and practitioners from across the globe this week as the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) shines a spotlight on the life-changing impact of nursing research.
Read more...A care home nurse has won a major award after creating history by becoming the first in Wales to qualify to prescribe medication to residents.
Read more...A palliative care nurse who works at St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Eastbourne has written and released a song with friends and colleagues in a bid…
Read more...The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is undertaking a major update of its guidance on the prevention and management of aggressive behaviour in health and social care settings.
Read more...Scottish Care has this week launched its Nursing Workforce Survey 2026 Briefing Report at the Scottish Care Nursing Conference.
Read more...NHS organisations in England could face unbudgeted costs of close to £1bn a year because of a government crackdown on zero hours contracts, according to…
Read more...Extreme heat is turning parts of the NHS and the care sector into an “impossible and inhumane” environment for staff and patients alike, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned, as it calls for an urgent nationwide programme to heat-proof health…
Read more...An RCN report has exposed how some employers are exploiting migrant nursing staff in social care by taking advantage of their vulnerable visa status. It…
Read more...Dozens of MPs across the political spectrum have signed a House of Commons Early Day Motion recognising the contribution of Emergency Medicine professionals – and calling for action against the rising tide of violence and aggression they face.
Read more...Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has publicly distanced herself from the Labour government’s proposed immigration reforms, warning that retrospective changes to settlement rules for overseas care workers already living and working in the United Kingdom would be deeply unfair and contrary to British values.
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