Overseas Nurses Arrive to Boost Care Staff
Saint Cecilia’s welcomes trio from Ghana to join team An award-winning Yorkshire care provider has received a much-needed boost to its staff with the arrival
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No Amount of Money Will Clear NHS Backlog Without Staff, BMA Warns
Responding to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO), which shows that the funding allocated by Government to reduce long waits for non-urgent NHS
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Concerns Raised About Changes to Registration Requirements for Internationally Trained Healthcare Staff?
The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee raised this concern in its 15th Report after considering the Draft Dentists, Dental Care Professionals, Nurses, Nursing
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Why Nursing Uniform Is Fit-For-Purpose
When it comes to workwear, often the first garments to spring to mind are nursing uniforms. Seen on TV dramas and in person they are
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Historic Royal College of Nursing Scotland Strike Ballot Opens
Nursing staff across Scotland’s NHS are being asked to vote for strike action in a ballot opening today (6 October). This is the first time
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Scottish Government’s Winter Plan Must Address Nursing Workforce Crisis
The Royal College of Nursing Scotland is calling for the Scottish Government’s statement to parliament today [Tuesday 4 October], on Health and Care Recovery and
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More Support Needed for ‘Unseen’ Medical HR Professionals
Around half of NHS staff who support doctors, nurses and the dental workforce with their pay, contracts and rota generation have said they are not
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Programme for Government Must Address the Nursing Workforce Crisis Through Increased Investment
RCN Scotland is calling for the Scottish government’s Programme for Government to set out plans for increased investment in health and social care to tackle
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RCN Scotland to Ballot NHS Members on Industrial Strike Action
Royal College of Nursing members working in NHS Scotland are to be balloted on industrial strike action. The move comes after members voted overwhelmingly to
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How to Care for Your NHS Uniform
By Peter Gretton, Senior Fabric Technologist at Alexandra (www.alexandra.co.uk/garment-care.com) A clean and defect-free uniform provides the first step towards adequate infection prevention and control, something
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Health Workforce Report Illustrates Staffing Emergency and Dire Consequences for Staff and Patients
Responding to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee report on recruitment, training and retention, which describes “the greatest workforce crisis in history,
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NHS Leaders Facing Real Terms Cut in Funding and ‘impossible Choices’ Over Which Areas of Patient Care to Cut Back
NHS leaders face impossible choices over whether to cut patient care or reduce investment in much needed diagnostic capacity and new technology after a series
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Nurse Kate Completes Charity Cycle Ride
Kate Watkins, one of Ashridge Court Care Centre’s longest-serving nurses, and her niece, Hannah Williams, have raised over £3,000 for St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Eastbourne
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Safe Staffing Timetable Published Following RCN Pressure
Pressure from the Royal College of Nursing has led to the Scottish government publishing a timetable for the implementation of Scotland’s safe staffing legislation. The
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“Long-Overdue” Pay Award Offered for NHS Nursing Staff in Scotland
Nursing staff working in the NHS in Scotland have been offered a 5% pay increase for 2022-23. The offer by the Scottish government follows inconclusive
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