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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Nurses
“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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Health and Care Staff Honoured in NHS Parliamentary Awards
Nurses, midwives, doctors, vaccination teams and domestic staff are among those celebrated in a prestigious competition to mark the NHS’s 74 birthday, as the NHS…
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Families in England Recover Over £400m in Wrongly Paid NHS Nursing Care Fees
Families fighting for NHS care costs have recovered over £400 million in wrongly paid fees since 2013, says law firm, Hugh James. However, this is…
Read more...Report Lays Bare the Impact of Staff Shortages on Patient Care – National Workforce Plan Now Needed
Responding to new findings released today from the Royal College of Nursing on the impact of nursing staff shortages, Dr Layla McCay, director of policy…
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Runwood Homes Celebrates their Nurses on International Nurse’s Day
On International Nurse’s Day, care homes have recognised, celebrated and shown their appreciation for all the nurses both within their homes and their wider communities….
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Care UK Calls for More Recognition for the Work Nurses Do in Care Homes
As International Nurses Day dawns, Care UK’s most senior nurse, Rachel Gilbert has called on everyone to remember that nurses don’t just do an amazing…
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Providers Call for Support as Battle Cost of Living Crisis Increases
CARE providers have today called on the Government for support as they battle a cost-of-living crisis in the wake of Covid-19 hardships. The Independent Care…
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Local Care Home Resident Ruby Celebrates 101st birthday
An Oxfordshire care home resident has just celebrated her 101st birthday with friends and family. Ruby Riches, who is a resident at Rosebank care home…
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Kneading the Way, Care Home Residents Celebrate Real Bread Week
Staff and residents at Barchester’s Magnolia Court care home in Golders Green had a fantastic time celebrating Real Bread Week, surely one of the best…
Read more...Councils Could Face Budget Blackhole Amid Concerns About Underfunded Adult Social Care Reforms
Of the £36 billion the new UK-wide health and social levy will raise over the next three years, only £5.4 billion is to be ringfenced…
Read more...New Research shows a “Hidden” Mental Health Crisis is Debilitating Older People
Age UK has urged older friends and relatives to ‘reach out’ for help as restrictions relax and the pandemic loosens its grip, a “hidden” mental…
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People with Care and Support Needs Volunteer at International Football Tournament
One of the North East’s biggest social care providers, Community Integrated Care, has assisted 10 people with support needs to take part in a once…
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Providers Welcome Chance to Recruit from Overseas
CARE providers have today welcomed the opportunity to recruit staff from overseas again but warned that bureaucracy is slowing down the process. From today care…
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More Doctors and Nurses Working in NHS
There are record numbers of doctors (over 127,700) and nurses (almost 310,100) working in the NHS for the third month running, according to the latest
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