Top nurses have warned that planned Government reforms for the health service “stand no chance” if issues with recruitment and retention in the profession are not addressed. It comes as
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Employers who flout visa rules could face lengthy bars from hiring foreign workers, as part of a crackdown on abuse and exploitation. Ministers plan to double the length of time
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Almost two in three NHS workers have considered looking for other jobs in the past six months, new research suggests. A survey by the GMB union of almost 2,000 workers
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GP surgeries will have to consider making staff redundant if the rise in employer national insurance contributions announced in the Budget is not covered, while some care homes could be
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The majority of people in Britain think nurses and care workers are still not paid enough, a survey has found. The poll of 1,053 British adults, carried out exclusively for
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Employers and their staff are being urged to create a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment at work ahead of a forthcoming change in the law. The Worker Protection (Amendment
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A “maximum BMI for nurses” and an “NHS TV channel” are just some of the suggestions put forward as officials launched a national consultation on the future of the health
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Nursing leaders are urging the Government to speed up the establishment of an agency to enforce labour standards. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said any delay to the creation
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A former trade union leader struggled to hold back tears in Parliament as she gave a moving speech on the plight of carers dealing with “a cruel and indifferent state”.
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The proportion of men working in adult social care in England has reached a record high, according to a report which also warns of the need to “stem the tide”
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