Man arrested after hospital worker stabbed multiple times with pair of scissors
A 27-year-old man has been arrested after a member of nursing staff was attacked with a pair of scissors in a hospital A&E. Police were called to reports of a
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Employment group warn of ‘big gaps’ in NHS recruitment as EU workers leave
Public services such as the NHS are facing “big gaps” in recruitment as they struggle to replace EU workers who are leaving the UK, a new study suggests. Employment group
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Nurse re-arrested over murders of eight babies at Countess of Chester Hospital
A nurse has been re-arrested on suspicion of the murders of eight babies at a hospital neo-natal unit. Lucy Letby, 28, was initially arrested last July on suspicion of the
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Chief medical officer suggests NHS staff who skip flu jab wear label informing patients
NHS staff who are not vaccinated against the flu should have to wear a badge informing patients, England’s chief medical officer has suggested. Professor Dame Sally Davies said she feels
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Engage: Schwartz Center Rounds and impact of compassionate care in today’s healthcare
Schwartz Center Rounds® were created from an idea by Kenneth B. Schwartz – who passed away in 1995 from lung cancer, aged 40. A few months before Kenneth B. Schwartz
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Boosting NHS staff ‘not enough’ to deliver ambitions set out in long-term plan
The NHS needs more staff and must become a better place to work, an interim review suggests. Health leaders need to take “urgent action” to address challenges in the workforce
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Staffing shortages main barrier to providing good end-of-life care, nurses say
Nurses are struggling to look after dying patients because of staff shortages, a survey suggests. Two-thirds of nurses (65%) said staffing levels are the main “barrier” to providing good care
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Number of abortions in Scotland reaches highest level in a decade
The number of abortions in Scotland is at a 10-year high, official statistics indicate. Figures show 13,286 pregnant women aged 15-44 had terminations in 2018, a rate of 12.9 per
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Unsafe staffing warning as district nurse workforce in England falls 43% in 10 years
There has been a 43% drop in the number of district nurses in England in the last 10 years, leading to sometimes unsafe staffing levels, according to a new report.
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Royal College of Nursing conference hears call for prostitution to be decriminalised
Prostitution should be decriminalised to protect the health and welfare of sex workers, nurses have said. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is to start actively lobbying the Government to
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