Major NHS staff survey reveals work stress, pay woes and concern over care
NHS staff in England are reporting lower satisfaction with the quality of work and care they are able to deliver, a major new survey has found. The 2017 NHS staff
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Women facing ‘stark differences’ in breast cancer care across England
Women face “unacceptable differences” in breast cancer care across England, a new report has concluded. The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Breast Cancer said women face a postcode lottery
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Majority of nurses believe winter pressures led to poorer end-of-life care
Three quarters of NHS nurses believe that winter pressures on the NHS have hampered their ability to care for dying patients. A new poll found that 77% of nurses said
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New postgraduate in Wales could offer route to a career in adult nursing
A Postgraduate Diploma programme in Adult Nursing introduced by Bangor University is the first course of its kind in North Wales. It offers recent graduates of life and social science
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RCN call for national recruitment campaign as UCAS nurse applications continue to fall
Government plans to boost the number of trainee nurses are failing – with Ucas figures revealing a second decline in applications this year, nursing leaders have warned. The Royal College
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New NHS figures reveal ‘Government can no longer deny nursing crisis’, RCN
The number of vacant nursing posts reached a new high of 34,260 last year, with some areas only recruiting one nurse for every 400 jobs advertised – revealing a staffing
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Doctors juggling patients to compensate for widespread staff shortages, says BMA
Doctors’ leaders have expressed concern over “widespread” rota gaps. The British Medical Association said that staffing and financial pressures facing the NHS were leading to delays in treatment and doctors
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NHS is in ‘dangerous downward spiral’ as 33,000 nurses leave in past year
The NHS in England is in a “dangerous downward spiral” by “haemorrhaging” nurses, experts have warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) urged ministers to act after new analysis concluded
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600 nurses from Philippines to be recruited to fill Northern Ireland’s chronic shortage
More than 600 nurses are to be recruited from the Philippines in an attempt to plug Northern Ireland’s chronic nursing shortage. The region’s health service is running on a shortage
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Health service cannot keep relying heavily on agency staff, says senior figure
Northern Ireland’s chief nursing officer has warned that the health service cannot continue its heavy reliance on agency workers to bolster staffing levels. Professor Charlotte McArdle (pictured) also said that
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