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NI health workers ‘anxious’ over recruitment of EU colleagues post-Brexit

By David Young14th May 2018News Northern Ireland

Health care staff in Northern Ireland are uncertain and concerned about the ability to retain and hire EU colleagues post-Brexit. Nurses and doctors who live across the Irish border but

Flexible learning initiative offers care workers chance to develop new skills in South West

By Iain MacDonald14th May 2018Education & Training

Devon County Council is to give health and social care workers and job seekers wishing to enter the profession the chance to learn new maths, English, care and IT skills. Varied

Candidates turning down jobs after waiting too long for news form employers

By Alan Jones11th May 2018Career Advice

Three out of five people have taken a second-choice job offer because their preferred employer took too long to give them an answer, according to a new study. Research by

Induction Programme launched for social care workers in Northern Ireland

By Iain MacDonald10th May 2018News Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) has launched its new Induction Programme for Social Care Workers, which will replace the 2007 Induction Standards. The programme is aligned to the

NHS to trial flexible working app to reduce reliance on expensive agency staff

By Sally Wardle10th May 2018News England

Apps which allow NHS workers to book onto empty shifts could be rolled out across the country to reduce reliance on “expensive agency staff”. Under the trial, thousands of doctors,

£10,000 ‘golden hellos’ to attract mental health and learning disability nurses

By Richard Wheeler and Harriet Line9th May 2018News England

Golden hellos of £10,000 will be used to attract students to hard-to-recruit nursing disciplines, the Government has said as Labour failed to overturn wider cuts. Health minister Steve Barclay said

Cutting nursing bursary scheme branded ‘false economy’ for NHS, says Labour

By Elizabeth Arnold8th May 2018News England

Cutting the nursing bursary scheme has been a “false economy” for the NHS, a Labour MP has warned. Stella Creasy raised concerns over the nursing vacancy rate, a decline in

Lack of men in early years workforce impacting children’s access positive male role models

By Alison Kershaw2nd May 2018News England

Low numbers of men working in early years education may restrict children’s access to positive male role models, head teachers are suggesting. Members of the National Association of Head Teachers

Poor investment and staff shortages leaving alcohol treatment services ‘at crisis point’

By Jack Hardy1st May 2018News England

Alcohol treatment services have reached “crisis” point in England as poor investment and staff shortages eat away at their ability to operate, a report has warned. A study by the

High vacancy rates in specialist cancer nurse roles ‘putting patients at risk’

By Jennifer Cockerell30th April 2018News England

Specialist cancer nurses are being “run ragged”, with high vacancy rates meaning patients may not be receiving the level of specialist care they need, a report has suggested. Macmillan Cancer

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Candidates turning down jobs after waiting too long for news form employers

NHS to trial flexible working app to reduce reliance on expensive agency staff

£10,000 ‘golden hellos’ to attract mental health and learning disability nurses

Cutting nursing bursary scheme branded ‘false economy’ for NHS, says Labour

Lack of men in early years workforce impacting children’s access positive male role models

Poor investment and staff shortages leaving alcohol treatment services ‘at crisis point’

High vacancy rates in specialist cancer nurse roles ‘putting patients at risk’

Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental ‘open warfare’ slammed by vaccine tsar

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NI health workers ‘anxious’ over recruitment of EU colleagues post-Brexit

Flexible learning initiative offers care workers chance to develop new skills in South West

Candidates turning down jobs after waiting too long for news form employers

Induction Programme launched for social care workers in Northern Ireland

NHS to trial flexible working app to reduce reliance on expensive agency staff

£10,000 ‘golden hellos’ to attract mental health and learning disability nurses

Cutting nursing bursary scheme branded ‘false economy’ for NHS, says Labour

Lack of men in early years workforce impacting children’s access positive male role models

Poor investment and staff shortages leaving alcohol treatment services ‘at crisis point’

High vacancy rates in specialist cancer nurse roles ‘putting patients at risk’