Nearly 500 fewer NHS GPs despite Government recruitment drive
There has been a drop in the number of GPs working in the NHS despite Government aims to recruit more, figures show. Provisional data from NHS Digital shows there were
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Nine in 10 health workers say low morale harming staff retention
Low morale and poor pay are key reasons why the NHS struggles to retain staff, according to a new survey. A poll of 2,000 NHS workers found that structural reorganisations
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New £1,000 per employee immigration charge ‘could cost NHS millions of pounds’
A new immigration charge could cost the NHS millions of pounds and make staff shortages worse, leading healthcare professionals have warned. The health service should be exempt from paying the
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Over 140,000 health & social care workers from Europe face uncertainty over Brexit
More than 140,000 NHS and care workers in England face an uncertain future after Brexit unless the Government guarantees the rights of European Union citizens, according to a new study.
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More transparency urged over tens of millions spent in NHS for agency staff
The NHS in England is spending tens of millions of pounds employing a few hundred agency staff, new figures show. Over 500 agency staff are raking in at least £150,000
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NHS agency spending caps failing to lure workers into permanent roles
Caps on spending on agency staff in the NHS in England have been “largely unsuccessful” in luring temporary staff to work in the health service, a new report has found.
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Scotish Government launch health & social care workforce consultation
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on a new strategy for healthcare staff in Scotland to close the “gap” in supply. The national workforce plan is aimed at tackling
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Glasgow home care provider to boost workforce in major recruitment drive
Glasgow’s largest home care provider is undertaking one of its biggest recruitment drives as it seeks to boost its workforce by 300 employees. With a variety of positions available across
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Scottish health boards paying agencies more than £1,500 for nurse’s shift
Health boards have been forced to pay more than £1,500 for an agency nurse to cover a single hospital shift, new figures reveal. Details released under Freedom of Information showed
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Patients are being put at risk due to ‘dangerously low numbers of nurses’
Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare workers as “stand-ins”, an investigation suggests. Analysis of two years’ worth of official data shows
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