New poll reveals six in 10 nurses have been sexually harassed at work
More needs to be done to protect nurses against “sex pests”, a leading union has said after a poll found that six in 10 nurses have been sexually harassed at
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Tag: Nursing / Midwifery
New infection control guidance to protect NHS workers falls short – RCN
New infection control guidance to help keep NHS workers safe from Covid-19 “falls short”, leading nurses have said. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said that the updated official Covid-19
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Call for health workers to get similar mental health support as that offered to military veterans
Healthcare staff who have worked through the coronavirus crisis should have a similar mental health service as that offered to war veterans, a group of leading medical organisations has said.
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Nurse who looked after PM resigns over 1% pay offer and Government’s handling of Covid
A nurse who looked after Boris Johnson when he was seriously ill with Covid-19 has resigned, citing the Government’s 1% pay offer and its lack of respect for the profession.
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Unison members accept Scottish Government’s 4% pay increase for NHS workers
Members of the Unison trade union have voted to accept the Scottish Government’s 4% pay offer for most NHS workers. Unison, Scotland’s largest public sector union, had campaigned for the
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Health and care workers pressured to get vaccine ‘more likely to refuse’ jab – early research suggests
Health and care workers who feel under pressure from their employers to get a coronavirus vaccine are more likely to decline a jab, early research suggests. Feeling pressurised often exacerbated
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Kate Garraway pays tribute to nurses who ‘poured love and skill’ into care of husband
Kate Garraway has paid tribute to the nurses who “poured love and skill” into her husband Derek Draper during his battle with Covid. The former political adviser, 53, was in
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Most people agree there are too few nurses to provide safe care, study suggests
Most people believe there are not enough nurses to deliver safe care, new research suggests. More than one in four of 1,750 adults surveyed by the Royal College of Nursing
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Majority of people back decent pay rise for NHS workforce, survey suggests
Most people believe the Government should find money to give NHS workers in England a decent pay rise, new research suggests. A survey of 2,000 adults by the UK’s 14
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NHS trust pleads guilty to care failures over ‘wholly avoidable’ death of baby Harry Richford
An NHS trust has pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment following the death of a baby boy. Representatives for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
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