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Today (23 June) Royal College of Nursing members in Scotland formally notified Scottish government and NHS Scotland employers that they are in a trade dispute over pay. This follows the Scottish government
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The Care Workers Charity has joined with 4 of the UK’s main care representatives writing to the Prime Minister to warn that EU care workers are at risk of losing their legal status and rights in just 1 weeks
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Staff “burnout” with staff in theNHS and social care in England has reached an “emergency” level and risks the future of the health service, MPs have warned.
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Coinciding with the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, International Nurses Day, held on Wednesday 12th May, is a day to celebrate nurses and care staff around the world
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Independent care provider Agincare has awarded all staff who have worked throughout the pandemic with a ‘Covid Hero Medal’ in recognition of their incredible courage, hard-work and dedication.
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A new resource that supports health and social care professionals to use museums as part of a care practice when working with older people has been launched.
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Happy Days Dementia Activities & Design has created a new range of engagement training scripts for residential care and dementia homes. The workshops
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Today’s Government announcement increasing the number of visitors care and nursing home residents can have has met with a cautious welcome from providers. Provider body
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But need for care and caution
Care providers said today was a special day as many were able to reunite care and nursing home residents with their families again after months apart.
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A significant number of Scots believe there are not enough nursing staff to provide safe and effective care in Scotland’s health and care services, according to a new poll.
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Health and Care Ministers have welcomed the latest figures out today showing the number of applications to undergraduate nursing courses this year is a third higher than last year.
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The Queen’s Nursing Institute and Skills for Care publish ‘Standards of Education and Practice for Nurses New to Care Home Nursing’.
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During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees were furloughed, whilst others (such as those in Care Homes and the NHS) bravely worked on the frontline
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High Speed Training is proud to announce that we’re a Skills for Care endorsed training provider!
This means our online training courses make a sig- nificant difference, not only to the learner but also to the person accessing care and support.
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Responding to the announcement of £15 million of funding to support NHS staff mental health, Rebecca Smith, managing director of NHS Employers, which is part of the NHS Confederation, said:
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