NHS Scotland set to bolster workforce by 760 in coming year
More than 760 extra full-time staff are expected to be recruited to NHS Scotland in the coming year, according to new figures. Projections drawn up by health boards across the
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Tag: Nursing / Midwifery
RCN warn 14% drop in school nurse numbers putting children at risk
A dip in the number of school nurses could be putting vulnerable children at risk, leading nurses have warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said that school nurses play
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Western Trust set to welcome 100 international nurses to fill recruitment gap
A potential 100 international nursing contracts will be offered to nurses from the Philippines and Italy to come and work in the Western Trust in Northern Ireland. An acute shortage
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Hospitals told to reduce operations as RCN warn of ‘drastic shortage’ of nurses
Hospitals in England have been ordered to cut back non-urgent operations and cancel outpatient appointments in the run-up to Christmas in preparation for a possible winter crisis, official documents have
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Documents reveal official doubts over viability of seven-day NHS service
The NHS may lack enough key staff to make a seven-day service work properly, leaked Health Department documents reportedly reveal. The assessments, obtained by The Guardian and Channel 4 News,
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Medics urge tougher language tests for NHS staff amid fears over patient safety
Patient safety could be at risk because doctors, nurses and dentists from the EU are not facing stringent enough language tests, leading medics have said. In just one year, 29
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Engage: Soon nurses will pay for their education – they should demand higher wages
The NHS doesn’t have enough nurses, nor are enough being trained to meet future demand. And yet the government has confirmed it is scrapping nursing bursaries, which cover the cost
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Research: Recruitment and retention in social care nursing (Scottish Care)
Recruitment and retention difficulties have reached a critical point within the nursing home and the social care nursing sector. Why do nurses come into the sector and what makes them
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Bridgend nurses who faked blood sugar readings could be struck off
Three nurses caught faking blood sugar readings of vulnerable patients face being struck off the nursing register for good. Rebecca Jones, 31, and Lauro Bertulano, 46, were both jailed last
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Three nurses who faked patients’ blood sugar readings struck off register
Three nurses who faked blood sugar readings of their patients have been struck off the nursing register for good. Rebecca Jones, 31, Lauro Bertulano, 46, and 42-year-old Natalie Jones were
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