1,000 student nurses to train on the job under apprenticeship scheme
Student nurses will be able to train on the job rather than having to do a traditional degree, the Health Secretary is to announce. Jeremy Hunt will unveil plans for
Read MoreStudent nurses will be able to train on the job rather than having to do a traditional degree, the Health Secretary is to announce. Jeremy Hunt will unveil plans for
Read MoreStroke patients are missing out on the best possible care due to a shortage of consultants and nurses, including on weekends, two reports have concluded. Experts from the Sentinel Stroke
Read MoreA nurse has avoided being struck off for concealing the fact that medic Pauline Cafferkey had a raised temperature before she tested positive for Ebola. The high temperature, noted on
Read MoreHealth workers’ leaders are urging the Government to reconsider the controversial 1% cap on pay rises, warning that wages have dropped “dramatically” in recent years. A letter by 15 unions
Read MorePatients are a fifth more likely to die in hospitals where nurses are replaced with less-qualified staff, new research suggests. The study found patients were more likely to die and
Read MoreThis report focuses on the role of nurses in the care and support of older people and has been developed in partnership with Age NI. The work has seen the
Read MoreAllowing unregistered nursing associates to give drugs to patients risks safety and is “ridiculous”, the country’s most senior nurse has said. Janet Davies, chief executive of the Royal College of
Read MorePoor performance in A&E has “become the norm” for some NHS trusts, MPs say. A new report from the Commons Health Committee warns the NHS could face a “substantially more
Read MoreMaternity care at almost three-quarters of local NHS groups needs to improve, new figures show. In total, 209 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) were rated of which 144 “need improvement,” with
Read MoreHealth workers are pawning their belongings, regularly visiting foodbanks and taking out high-rate loans as they struggle to make ends meet, new research has found. Unison said its study showed
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