New plan to develop frontline healthcare workforce in Wales
A new plan to strengthen the primary care workforce to deliver new models of care and look after more people close to their homes has been published by Health and
Read MoreA new plan to strengthen the primary care workforce to deliver new models of care and look after more people close to their homes has been published by Health and
Read MoreMore than 60 per cent of NHS trust finance directors think controls on agency spending announced in June will not significantly reduce the amount spent on agency staff, according to
Read MoreThe British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has launched its newly agreed 2020 Vision for the future of the Association. In this statement of intent, BASW, the member-led professional association
Read MoreNorthern Ireland Health Minister Simon Hamilton has announced his intention to introduce compulsory registration for social care workers in domiciliary care and day care settings. Speaking at the Health and
Read MoreHealth Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered a clampdown on staffing agencies that are “ripping off the NHS”, in a bid to improve the health service’s financial woes. Agency staff bills
Read MoreHundreds of NHS nurses, predominantly Filipinos and their supporters, have demonstrated outside the Daily Mail headquarters to protest at the newspaper’s ‘malicious and degrading’ coverage of Filipino healthcare workers. The
Read MoreA new resource to help adult social care employers tackle the challenges of staff recruitment and retention has been published by sector agency, Skills for Care. The Finding and Keeping
Read MoreUNISON has criticised a 12.5 per cent proposed fee increase for professionals covered by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) branding the move a breach of trust. In its
Read MoreThe safety of elderly and disabled people who rely on homecare is being put at risk because staff are receiving inadequate training, according to a UNISON study. This survey of
Read MoreSkills for Health has commissioned a new report that explores the latest available research, a literature review of existing evidence and current opinion around the use of Assistant Practitioners in
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