Engage: Recruitment – Radical solutions to the ageing ‘care crisis’
When hair-dressing or estate agency are booming we hear about the benefits. When social care is booming, we only tend to hear about the costs. The miracle of longevity is
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Tag: Recruitment / Retention
Patients ‘21% more likely to die in hospitals with less-qualified nursing staff’
Patients are a fifth more likely to die in hospitals where nurses are replaced with less-qualified staff, new research suggests. The study found patients were more likely to die and
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Rising vacancy rates sees Scots nurses warn of ‘perfect storm’ over staffing
A “perfect storm” is brewing for the nursing workforce following a “boom and bust” approach to staffing, the profession has warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland has called
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NHS spending on agency midwives doubles reaching £25 million last year, RCM study
The NHS spent £25 million on agency midwives last year – a figure that has doubled in two years, according to a new report. The study, from the Royal College
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Hospitals to be named and shamed for spending too much on agency staff
Health officials are to name and shame hospitals which spend too much money on agency staff as new figures showed the NHS in England is paying £250 million a month
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RCN warn we ‘would not cope’ without staff from abroad as NHS sees 8% drop in British nurses
Nursing leaders have warned that the NHS “would not cope” without staff from abroad, as new figures suggest the number of EU nationals joining NHS hospitals has soared. Around one
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Survey: Finding and keeping workers impact survey – Skills For Care
Skills for Care would like to find out more about the effectiveness and impact of the Finding and keeping workers online resource, and how it has helped you with your
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Watchdog warns of ‘chronic’ staff shortages in National Probation Service
The National Probation Service, which manages higher-risk offenders, has been hit by “chronic” staff shortages in Kent, a watchdog has warned. The performance of the service in the county was
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Report: Recruitment and retention in the social service workforce in Scotland
In February 2016, the Social Work Services Strategic Forum, through the Office of the Chief Social Work Adviser, commissioned a review of the recruitment and retention challenges that the Scottish
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New research explores ‘values-based approach’ to social care recruitment challenges
Reduced staff turnover and improved staff performance are just some of the benefits delivered by a values based approach to recruitment and retention, according to recent research. That’s why Skills
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