A new report by the Social Care Institute for Excellence, published today, evaluates care home provider HC-One’s Care Assistant Development Programme (CADP). The programme, which has received RCN Accreditation, consists
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The Scottish Government has been urged to “get to grips” with staffing pressures in the NHS after an unpublished probe into children’s wards at several hospitals reportedly raises serious patient
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The number of staff working in the NHS has reached a record high, although the use of agency nurses and midwives has increased substantially for the third year running, according
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Vaughan Gething has paid tribute to nursing and midwifery staff in Wales, calling for further improvement to the quality and experience of care for all who use the NHS. Speaking
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A new “nursing associate” role to bridge the gap between healthcare assistants and fully qualified nurses has been given the green light. Health Education England (HEE) said that there was
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A series of fast-track health care degrees have been launched by the University of Derby to help combat the UK-wide shortage of nurses, diagnostic radiographers and sonographers. The University has
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A midwife who was at the centre of a high-profile court case has called on colleagues to “forcefully refuse” to back the “horror” position adopted by their professional body to
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Midwives have reacted with fury after the chief executive of their union reportedly backed a campaign to scrap the abortion time limit without consulting its members. Royal College of Midwives
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The Royal College of Midwives has reiterated its stance on abortion following reports that the head of the union backed a campaign to scrap the abortion time limit without consulting
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The Nursing Times and Care England have launched a new microsite for nurses working in the care sector. The website provides a community hub for nurses working in the sector,
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