A national campaign to increase the adult social care workforce in Scotland has been launched today by Health Secretary, Jeane Freeman and Children and Young People Minister, Maree Todd. The
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The Care Inspectorate and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has published new figures on the levels of staff vacancies in Scotland’s social care services today. The report comes as the
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Employers are being urged to do more to help with people with epilepsy find work after a study suggested there was a “glaring” employment gap for those with the condition.
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Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged NHS hospitals to quickly appoint medical examiners after a survey revealed that a majority of NHS trusts have yet to establish the key
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Basic safety checks are still not being carried out by probation officers, according to their watchdog. Justin Russell, the Chief Inspector of Probation, feared lessons were still not being learnt
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A “dire shortage” of mental health care workers amid rising demand is leaving staff overworked and demoralised and compromising care, according to the doctors’ union. More than half (52%) of
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Boris Johnson has confirmed plans to restore bursaries for student nurses after they were scrapped as part of the Conservatives’ austerity measures. The return of the payments of up to
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A domestic abuse charity is being forced to bring in more staff and volunteers over the festive season to keep up with soaring helpline calls – with more than 600
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Around a quarter of UK hospital staff were born abroad, according to new figures showing how immigration has helped stop “almost unimaginable” shortages in the NHS workforce. Around half of
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Industrial action by nurses has paralysed part of the health service in Northern Ireland in a dispute over pay and staffing levels. Thousands of medical surgeries and appointments have been
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