The average nursing and midwifery role advertised in the NHS is only drawing three applications, new figures show. Experimental statistics from NHS Digital show that there were 30,613 advertisements for
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A “stressed” carer who killed her sick mother by giving her an overdose of insulin and smothering her with a pillow has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital indefinitely. Devoted
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There is an “urgent need” for more funding for mental health care for expectant and new mothers, leading midwives have said. The comments from the Royal College of Midwives come
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Some NHS hospital trusts have more than 1,000 staff vacancies while others have left crucial roles unfilled for up to two years, an investigation has revealed. The ITV News probe
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A vulnerable female patient in respite care died after a nurse mistakenly binned a vital part of her breathing tube, an inquest heard. Emily Bushaway, who suffered with a rare
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A prison nurse has been jailed after smuggling a mobile phone into jail and forming an “inappropriate relationship” with an inmate, police have said. Elizabeth Hutton, 50, was sentenced at
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The number of nurses and midwives leaving the profession has risen 51% in just four years, with those under the age of retirement citing low pay and poor working conditions.
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About 2,600 training places for nurses and midwives will be created over the next four years, the Scottish Government has announced. Ministers had already pledged 1,000 extra places during this
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A former nurse convicted of killing eight elderly people in her care in Canada has been sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole for 25 years. Elizabeth Wettlaufer (pictured)
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A summer of protests by nurses and other health workers is being launched amid warnings of a ballot for strikes if the Government does not remove the 1% cap on
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