Nursing Staff Demoralised by Poor Care and Low Pay
Ten years of worsening work pressures have caused morale amongst nursing staff to collapse as staff shortages and low pay combine to create a crisis…
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Government Reaping Result Of ‘Not Listening To NHS Staff’ As Public Survey Shows NHS Needs A New Direction, Says BMA
In response to the latest British Social Attitudes survey published today by The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust Professor Phil Banfield, BMA chair of…
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Liverpool Care Home Celebrates The Spirit Of Nursing With A Special Day For A Resident
Walton Manor Care Home in Liverpool recently celebrated one of its own residents, a former nurse, by granting her wish to don her nursing tunic…
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BMA Asks NHS Leaders To Help Bring An End To Strike Action
The BMA has written to NHS Employers leaders to ask them to agree to a move which may avert further strike action. Junior doctors in…
Read more...RCN Scotland Sounds Warning Over Cost of Living Impact
Scotland’s nursing staff are continuing to struggle to make ends meet during the ongoing cost of living crisis. In a survey of Royal College of…
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Residents at Shrewsbury Care Home Lend Their Ears to Live Music Performance
Residents and guests at Mount House and Severn View Care Home in Shrewsbury enjoyed an afternoon of grins with a live music performance that took…
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Waiting List Falls Again As NHS Staff Treat More Patients Than Ever Before In One Month
The covid backlog has fallen for a second month in a row new data revealed this month. Monthly performance data shows that the overall waiting…
Read more...Longest Strike in NHS History Leaves Local Services ‘Skating on the Thinnest of Ice’, Warn NHS Leaders
The NHS is just over 48 hours away from the longest period of strike action in its 75-year history in what is usually the most…
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Overseas Recruitment Yields Success for North Yorkshire Care Provider
A North Yorkshire care provider has spoken of the excellent partnership overseas care workers have formed with existing staff to provide vital care for vulnerable…
Read more...Letter to Government & the BMA Demands “End the NHS Dispute”
Five organisations representing NHS leaders and patients have jointly written to the Chair of the Council of the BMA and to the Secretary of State…
Read more...Junior Doctor Strikes Could Cause Significant Impact To Patients And Services
Speaking as junior doctors across England prepare to strike Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said the impact on frontline services is likely…
Read more...Strikes Set To Severely Disrupt The NHS Over The Holidays Warns Top Doctor
The NHS is facing weeks of major disruption at a time when services are already under significant winter pressure, England’s top doctor has warned today….
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RCN Scotland Calls For Budget To Prioritise Health And Care Services
The Scottish budget must prioritise health and care services and set out investment to grow and develop Scotland’s nursing workforce, according to the Royal College…
Read more...Top A&E Doctors Warn Of Rising Pressure From Winter Viruses
Frontline doctors are warning winter virus cases are “creeping up” alongside pressure on emergency departments, with new NHS data showing the number of flu patients…
Read more...Majority Nursing Students Planning Careers Outside Patient Care
Elsevier Health has released its Clinician of the Future 2023: Education Edition, providing insights into the experiences of medical and nursing students and the consequences…
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