Care Staff Falling Ill as Understaffing Takes Its Toll
Hospitals and care homes in the UK are so short-staffed that nursing staff are continuing to work while unwell, with stress the leading cause of…
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Nurses
First-Year Nursing Students from the University of Nottingham Visit Coppice Lodge
HC-One’s Coppice Lodge Care Home in Arnold, Nottingham, recently welcomed a group of first-year nursing students from the University of Nottingham for an engaging learning…
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New Internship Programme Awards £10.5 Million To Help Build Research Careers
NIHR has funded 12 regional programmes to develop and deliver innovative research internship programmes to inspire registered health and social care professionals to build a…
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1 in 4 District Nurses Leave NHS, Putting Care Shift Plans in Jeopardy
Government plans to move more NHS care into the community and out of hospitals won’t be achievable unless action is taken to address the dire…
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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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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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