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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Skills for Care announce Accolades winners at ceremony in Liverpool
The winners of the Skills for Care Accolades awards celebrating innovation and excellence in adult social workforce development have been announced. The winners of nine hotly contested categories were revealed
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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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‘We’ve paid our taxes’ used to justify attacks on NHS staff, MPs told
Some patients feel entitled to attack and verbally abuse NHS staff because they have paid their taxes, MPs have heard. Conservative Oliver Dowden (Hertsmere) called for tougher powers to punish
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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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Statistics: Dept for Education – Children’s social work workforce 2016 – England
This experimental statistical first release provides national and local level information on the children and family social work workforce in English local authorities for the year ending 30 September 2016.
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UK ‘must train 1.6 million care workers to plug gaps in workforce post-Brexit’
Britain needs to recruit and train 1.6 million low-skilled health and social care workers up to 2022, more than any other job in the country, as part of a post-Brexit
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More care workers being denied guaranteed hours or basic employment rights
The number of workers without guaranteed hours or basic employment rights has soared by more than 660,000 in the past five years, a study reveals. The TUC said its research
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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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