The Royal College of Nursing is calling for a crackdown on the advertising of nursing jobs for people who do not have the proper qualifications to fill them. The RCN
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NHS and social care staff burnout has reached an “emergency” level and poses a risk to the future of services, MPs have warned. In a highly critical report, the Health
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Coronavirus vaccines could be mandatory for NHS staff under plans being considered by ministers. The Government has already consulted on whether to make jabs compulsory for social care workers and
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The Scouts want to recruit more adult volunteers after losing 15,000 during the coronavirus pandemic. The movement is launching the #GoodForYou campaign which aims to recruit at least 5,000 volunteers
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Northern Ireland Health Minister, Robin Swann, has praised the adult social care workforce as he launched a new campaign to help boost careers in the sector earlier today. The ‘Social
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Most people believe there are not enough nurses to deliver safe care, new research suggests. More than one in four of 1,750 adults surveyed by the Royal College of Nursing
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Patients face long waits for scans and X-rays due to a 33% shortfall in the NHS radiology workforce, a royal college is warning. The NHS needs at least another 1,939
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Medics have written a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to massively increase investment in NHS staffing. Groups and unions representing NHS workers have said increased demand for
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Thousands of frontline health workers and their families will be granted visa extensions, the Home Office has announced. One-year visa extensions will be automatically granted free of charge to eligible
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Support for maternity staff throughout the pandemic is “barely scratching the surface”, leading midwives have warned. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said it was “easy to see why staff
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