The adult social care sector workforce has increased to 1.58 million and contributed an estimated £41.8 billion to the English economy reveals ‘The State of the adult social care sector
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Patient care in the NHS could suffer because of a workforce “crisis” among doctors, leading medics have warned. Fewer people are choosing to enter medicine or remain in the NHS
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The Welsh Government has announced their search has started for Wales’ next Older People’s Commissioner. Created in 2008, the role of Older People’s Commissioner for Wales is the independent voice
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Hospital nurses are having to take on catering duties because of “extreme” staffing issues. The move at Portree Hospital on Skye has been branded “completely inappropriate” and raised fears over
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Nurseries and other childcare providers will “likely” recruit new staff from other parts of the care sector as the industry expands in a bid to meet a flagship Scottish Government
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The healthcare industry is continuously under fire in the news recently, with extreme staff shortages and poor working conditions hitting the headlines. This is becoming a large problem, especially bearing
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Plans to sell off a major NHS staffing agency have been abandoned by the Government. Health Minister Philip Dunne said that NHS Professionals (NHSP) will remain in public ownership as
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A projected rise in the number of nursing and midwifery staff working in Scotland’s NHS is not enough to keep pace with increasing patient demand, a representative body has warned.
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The NHS will pay agencies up to £100 million to recruit GPs from abroad in a bid to increase staffing numbers. International recruitment is hoped to begin in the autumn,
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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has today published the 2016 Mental Health Officers’ Report. The statistics show the number of mental health officers (MHO) has gone up by 5.4%
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