Webwatch: Nursing Times & Care England microsite
The Nursing Times and Care England have launched a new microsite for nurses working in the care sector. The website provides a community hub for nurses working in the sector,
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Tag: Midwifery
Report: Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report on nursing shortage
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has reluctantly recommended that nurses remain on the Government’s shortage occupation list (SOL) – while criticising the health sector for failing to maintain a sufficient
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FOI request reveals 30,000 vacancies across NHS trusts and health boards
Thousands of NHS doctor and nursing posts are lying vacant, trusts and health boards have said. More than two-thirds of trusts and health boards in the UK are looking to
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Consultation: HEE seeks views on new nursing support role
Health Education England (HEE) is inviting healthcare employers, nurses, care assistants, health commissioners and other stakeholders to take part in a consultation on the design of a new nursing support
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Number of nurse training places in Wales to increase by 10%
The number of nurse training places will increase by 10% in 2016-17 as part of an £85m investment package by the Welsh Government in the next generation of healthcare professionals,
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Sturgeon unveils £27m to help GP and nursing recruitment ‘challenges’
Scotland faces “real challenges” in recruiting GPs over the next decade, the First Minister has acknowledged, as she announced funding of £27 million to train more doctors, nurses and midwives.
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Higher nurse numbers boost patients’ survival chances in hospitals, studies find
Patients are less likely to die in hospitals where there are more nurses, researchers have suggested as they warned managers not to replace them with less qualified staff. Two new
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Union warn new nursing associate role no ‘quick fix’ to plug staff shortage
Government plans to introduce a new role of nursing associate must provide genuine opportunities to enhance the role of health care assistants (HCAs) but will not solve the fundamental problem
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Chief nurse issues apology for ‘rude practices’ comments
Scotland’s chief nurse has said she is sorry for causing “upset” to hard-working nurses and midwives after she wrote a message highlighting examples of rude practices by some staff on
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Nurses and midwives from Europe ‘must prove English language skills’
Nurses and midwives from Europe will need to prove they have enough English to practise in the UK under new rules coming into force. From Tuesday, the Nursing and Midwifery
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