NHS staff in Wales accept three year pay deal worth 6.5%
NHS staff in Wales, including nurses and midwives, have agreed a new three year pay deal worth 6.5%. The agreement matches one announced in England earlier this year, and goes
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Tag: Nursing / Midwifery
NHS’s 107,000 vacancies expected to rise and risks becoming ‘national emergency’
The number of NHS staff vacancies has increased and is expected to rise further by the end of year, new figures show. There were 107,743 vacancies in England at the
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Engage: Some frontline staff wrongly believe flu jab can make them ill, nursing chief
Some NHS staff choose not to get the flu vaccine because they wrongly believe it could make them ill, England’s top nurse has said. Professor Jane Cummings, chief nurse for
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Millions of NHS workforce invited to take part in largest ever engagement exercise
NHS staff will be asked what needs to be done to make them feel safe and secure at work in the largest ever health and care engagement exercise. Health Secretary
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Parents agree £9.5 million damages package with hosptial after son’s birth injuries
The parents of a 10-year-old boy who suffers from a form of cerebral palsy as a result of being starved of oxygen during birth have agreed a damages package approaching
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Quarter of student nurses dropping out of degrees before graduating
One in four student nurses are dropping out of their degrees before graduation, figures show. Data obtained by nursing journal Nursing Standard and the charity the Health Foundation indicates that
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More than 60 mothers and babies may have died at maternity unit already under investigation
Dozens of cases of poor care have reportedly been found at a maternity unit already under investigation for failing families. More than 60 babies and mothers are feared to have
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NHS could save £480M by cutting use of temporary staffing agencies, report claims
The NHS could free up £480 million a year to reinvest in services if trusts filled temporary vacancies with workers from a “staff bank” instead of using expensive staffing agencies,
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Nurses warn bad Brexit deal ‘immediate risk to provision of safe and effective care’
A bad Brexit deal could “jeopardise patient care” in hospitals, nurses have warned. In a letter to party leaders, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) claimed Brexit poses an “immediate
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Women who breastfed less likely to suffer stroke in later life, study suggests
Women who have breastfed at least one child are less likely to suffer a stroke later in life, new research has shown. Other studies have found that breastfeeding may reduce
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