Patients become less satisfied with the care provided in hospitals if they believe there are not enough nurses on the ward, according to a new study. Researchers from the University
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Having a health service without a workforce plan is “dangerous”, a union in Northern Ireland said. Antrim Area Hospital invited well-trained St John Ambulance volunteers to help keep patients company
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Jeremy Hunt has attempted to play down Labour estimates which suggest the NHS has more than 100,000 vacant posts. The Health Secretary claimed a desire for more nurses and reforms
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The NHS needs radical action to improve working conditions, boost training and retention and become a ‘model employer’ for staff, a report on the future of the health and care
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A children’s unit at a busy hospital will close for a day because of staff shortages. Bosses at NHS Lothian announced the children’s short stay assessment unit at St John’s
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One in four of the nation’s nurses is obese, a new study suggests. With almost half of English nurses over the age of 45, this “poses a likely future burden
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More than one in 20 nurses have been forced to take out a payday loan to cover their everyday expenses, a new poll suggests. The Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN)
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Around a third of nursing posts in care homes are vacant, with providers reporting increased difficulties recruiting staff, a new report has found. Scottish Care, which represents the independent health
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Maternity units have been urged to investigate after figures revealed differences in care for mothers and babies across Britain. Findings of the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA), the largest
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Northern Ireland’s cash-strapped health service is paying up to £120 an hour for agency nurses as it struggles to plug chronic staff shortages, it can be revealed. Hospitals and clinics
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