One in Three Social Care Nurses Ready to Quit as Crisis Deepens, Warns RCN
Social care in the UK remains deep in crisis with a workforce unable to give the care vulnerable people need, says the Royal College of…
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Nurses
Horsham Care Home Honour Staff On International Nurses’ Day
Coinciding with the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, International Nurses Day, held on Tuesday 12th May, is a day to celebrate…
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Staff Wellbeing Must Be a Priority for the Next Scottish Government RCN Says
Nursing absence rates in Scotland’s NHS are hitting critical levels and current workforce planning provisions are increasingly inadequate to deal with the gaps in the…
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Angus Nurse Wins Care Home Nurse of the Year Award
Scottish care home providers, BCG, is celebrating one of its very special nurses, after she has been recognised as the very best in the country…
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Government Refuses To Set Targets For Health Visitor Recruitment
The Government has ruled out developing a new national vaccinations strategy, despite the Committee urging Ministers to brand the current one a failure as vaccination…
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NHS Bank Worker Survey 2025: Progress On Burnout, But Challenges Remain
A new survey of nearly 19,000 bank only workers in the NHS shows improving burnout measures and greater support from the bank team, although levels…
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Future Medics Take First Steps Towards Healthcare Career
Aspiring young healthcare professionals have celebrated completing six months of volunteering at St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Eastbourne. The hospice runs a Young Clinical Volunteer (YCV)…
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New Guidelines Launched To Improve Wellbeing Of Healthcare Workforce
Universal, evidence-based guidelines for successfully implementing and sustaining staff wellbeing initiatives in healthcare have been released. Developed by researchers from the University of Leicester, and…
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Skills for Care Dedicates April to #CelebratingSocialCare for Fifth Year
Skills for Care has launched the fifth annual #CelebratingSocialCare campaign, dedicating the entire month of April 2026 to recognising and honouring the vital work carried…
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Unison Calls for Visa Reform and Social Care Investment
UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan hosted her first event in the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday 25 March alongside migrant worker members, calling for visa…
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Better Community Care Thanks To Nursing Funding Boost
Care homes providing tailored nursing care to patients in the community will benefit from a funding rise of more than 5% to provide specialist care…
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Birmingham Nurse Honoured with Gold Chief Nursing Officer Award at House of Lords
A Birmingham-based nurse has received one of the highest honours in the nursing profession at a prestigious Parliamentary reception held in the House of Lords….
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RCN Scotland Manifesto Calls On The Next Scottish Government To Value Nursing Properly
More than three quarters (78%) of Scots believe there are not enough nursing staff to provide safe and effective care in Scotland’s health and care…
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Berkshire Care Home Staff Obtains Queen’s Nurse Award For High Standards Of Care
Emily Rock, Clinical Nurse Manager at RMBI Care Co. Home Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh Court, in Wokingham, has achieved the prestigious title of Queen’s…
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NHS in ‘Calmer Waters but Not Out of Danger’ Yet as Winter Viruses Still Circulating
Flu cases have begun to steady but hospital cases still surpassed 3,000 in the week before Christmas, a slight fall on the week before, according…
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