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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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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First 1,000 ‘Nursing Associates’ to start training at test sites from December
Plans to create 2,000 “nursing associate” roles across England have been announced by health officials. The first 1,000 nursing associates, who will deliver “hands-on” care for patients, are due to
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Engage: Valuing The Workforce – Alan Baird, Chief Social Work Adviser
The past few weeks has seen considerable attention being paid to the value placed on a workforce, which in Scotland, is now in excess of 200,000. One in every thirteen
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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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Bradford mental health workers strike over ‘imposed unfair contract changes’
Mental health support workers rallied in Bradford City Hall yesterday as part of a two-hour strike against their employer’s attempt to impose “unfair” and “potentially dangerous” new shift patterns. Members
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Video: Dementia Learning & Development Framework – Northern Ireland
Colum Conway of the Northern Ireland Social Care Council discusses the value of the framework in setting good practice for people who work in social care in NI. The framework
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Report: Above and Beyond – Exploring pressures faced by social workers in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) has launched its report Above and Beyond which highlights that workload pressures faced by social workers result in 88% of staff working
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