One in four student nurses are dropping out of their degrees before graduation, figures show. Data obtained by nursing journal Nursing Standard and the charity the Health Foundation indicates that
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Most employers are failing to collect information on how many disabled or ethnic minority workers they employ, which is putting their careers at risk, according to a new report. The
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The NHS could free up £480 million a year to reinvest in services if trusts filled temporary vacancies with workers from a “staff bank” instead of using expensive staffing agencies,
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Firms in hospitality, hairdressing and social care are being urged to offer jobs to the victims of modern slavery. A programme launched by the Co-op is already being supported by
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Nursing has been left in “managed decline” due to decisions over funding, it has been warned, as figures show a further drop in student numbers. The number of nursing students
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The loss of learning disability specialists could lead to a return to Victorian-style care, leading nurses have warned. The number of learning disability nurses in England dropped by 40% from
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The Government has been urged to address the “untenable” staffing shortage in the NHS, as figures reveal some trusts are relying on agency staff for months on end. At least
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Hundreds of thousands of young children are at risk of falling behind before they start school because they do not have access to specially qualified early years workers, according to
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Care workers must be prioritised under new migration rules to stop a post-Brexit shortfall in provision that would leave women quitting work to look after elderly relatives, according to a
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A new project to help the social care sector in Wales plan its workforce requirements post-Brexit has been announced by the Welsh Government. £200,000 has been allocated from the Welsh
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