Increased Funding for Care Homes Providing Nursing
• Rate paid to care homes for NHS-funded nursing care (FNC) to rise by 5% for 2023 to 2024 • Standard weekly rate per person eligible…
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Nurses
Call to “Be Honest” About What is Achievable for Primary Care Recovery Plan
Primary care leaders are calling for honesty with the public about what can be delivered with current levels of resourcing, as they outline their priorities…
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Nursing Staff to be Consulted on Scottish Government Pay Offer
The RCN is to consult its members on the new NHS pay offer. The consultation will open on Tuesday 28 February and close at 9am…
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Care Provider Welcome Nurses from India via Government Sponsorship Scheme
Waterlooville based, complex care provider, Cornerstone Healthcare, welcomed this month nine new starters from overseas. The nine nurses have joined the company from India via…
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Settle NHS Strikes or Wave Goodbye to Key Waiting Time Pledge Government Warned
The Prime Minister must choose between settling his government’s escalating dispute with the trade unions on NHS pay, or ‘wave goodbye’ to his pledge to…
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RMBI Care Co.’s National Clinical Governance Lead Obtains Queen’s Nurse Award
Jordi Sirera, National Clinical Governance Lead at RMBI Care Co., has achieved the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse by The Queen’s Nursing Institute. The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) is…
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Latest NHS Reforms Will Not Succeed Until Government Fixes Longstanding Problems
Major new reform of the NHS will not work until Government addresses multiple chronic issues in the service, says PAC in a report released today….
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Health Leaders Call for Resolution As ‘Strike Week’ Begins
As the NHS braces itself for what is likely to be the most disruptive strikes so far, with industrial action expected to take place almost…
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Local Care Home Celebrates Opening New Nursing Wing
On Thursday 19 January, staff and residents from Windmill Manor Care Home in Oxted along with Councillor Brian Black came together to officially open the…
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Industrial Action is Jeopardising the NHS’ Attempts to Break Out of its Vicious Cycle
The NHS is being trapped in a vicious cycle brought about by extreme pressures in emergency care, ongoing high levels of flu, Covid and RSV…
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Leeds Building Society Partners with Dementia UK to Launch UK Tour Clinics for Families with Dementia
Dementia UK, the specialist dementia nurse charity, in partnership with Leeds Building Society, is launching free face-to-face ‘Closer to Home’ clinics, to provide life-changing support…
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Government to Introduce Minimum Staffing Level Requirements During Industrial Action
The government’s new anti-strike legislation to enforce “minimum service levels” in key public sectors including the NHS has drawn a furious reaction from trade unions….
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Nurse Lewis joins the Santa run for Hunters Creek Care Home in Boston
Nurse Lewis Chirimuuta who works at Hunters Creek Care Home in Boston put on his fabulous red Santa robes, warmed up with the V-Fitness Team…
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Care Providers Concerned Over Strike Action
Care providers are worried about the impact upcoming nurse and ambulance strikes will have on the care of older and vulnerable adults. The care provider…
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Overseas Nurses Arrive to Boost Care Staff
Saint Cecilia’s welcomes trio from Ghana to join team An award-winning Yorkshire care provider has received a much-needed boost to its staff with the arrival…
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