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…
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Nurses
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…
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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…
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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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Calls to Write Off Healthcare Workers’ Student Loans Amid NHS Dropout Crisis
New analysis published by the Nuffield Trust lays bare the scale of losses caused by clinical staff dropping out of training and opting out of…
Read more...Public Blames Government For 7.7m-Long Waiting Lists In England, Finds Survey
As doctors in England begin the longest period of combined industrial action by consultants and junior doctors yet, new survey findings show that Government attempts…
Read more...RCN Scotland Responds to New UCAS Data Showing A Drop In Acceptances Onto Nursing Programmes
New UCAS data published 21 September shows a 14% drop in acceptances onto nursing programmes in Scotland compared to last year. The number of acceptances…
Read more...RCN Scotland Members Call On Politicians To Support Improved Financial Package For Student Nurses
Nursing students and newly qualified nurses met with MSPs and senior nurse leaders in Edinburgh to discuss the action that’s needed to ensure all nursing…
Read more...13% Fall in Nursing Degree Offer Acceptance Report Reveals
A New UCAS reveals that the number of students accepting an offer to study nursing is has fallen by 13 per cent across the UK….
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NHS Leaders Warn Cancellations Due To Industrial Action Are ‘The Tip Of The Iceberg’
With junior doctors set to walkout for the fifth time this Friday and with the number of cancelled appointments and operations set to hit 1…
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