The chairman of a review into the treatment of NHS whistleblowers has heard “shocking” stories about staff who were afraid to speak out and felt suicidal after their safety concerns
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A new Labour Market Intelligence report has been launched that applauds the ‘unsung heroes’ in the NHS and UK health sector – the health support workforce. The in-depth report authored
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Around 160,000 care workers are being paid less than the national minimum wage, each losing out on an average of £815 a year, a new study has revealed. Research by
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The demand for nursing, medical and care staff has reached an all-time high over the past year acording to a new report published today. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)
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The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) have rolled out information sessions to their entire workforce enabling them to become a Dementia Friend. CSSIW senior management, including Chief Inspector
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Northern Ireland Health & Social Care staff are being asked to take part in a nationwide initiative aimed at encouraging HSC staff to pledge to do something to improve their
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The NHS is on course to spend £1 billion on agency nursing staff by the end of the year due to a “payday loan attitude towards workforce planning”, a report
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A revised set of standards for social care workers in Wales has been agreed by the Board of the Care Council for Wales (CCW). The standards will be launched following
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The Social Work Strategy team at Health & Social Care Services in Northern Ireland (HSCNI) is considering the concept of job rotation and how this could be used within social
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A campaign is being launched to highlight the extra hours of unpaid work nursing staff are putting in every week. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said nurses were “propping
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