No ‘immediate plans’ for Army to plug gaps in NHS to ease sting of strikes
A Cabinet minister has insisted there are no “immediate plans” for the Army to step in to help the NHS during a potential winter of strikes, but conceded it is
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More than 4,000 European doctors choose to leave NHS following Brexit, says think tank
More than 4,000 European doctors have opted not to work in the NHS following the Brexit vote in 2016, research has revealed. According to analysis from the Nuffield Trust health
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RCN announce strike dates as row with Health Secretary over nurses pay escalates
Details will be set out soon on which services within the NHS will be exempt from strike action, as the health service prepares for the likely cancellation of thousands of
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Report: Staff Vacancies In Care Services 2021 – The Care Inspectorate
Nearly half of all care services in Scotland reported having vacancies at the end of 2021, according to a new report published by the Care Inspectorate and the Scottish Social
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NHS spending on agency and locum staff up 20% in last year hitting £3 billion in England
A lack of doctors and nurses in the NHS is forcing bosses to pay high rates for agency staff, new analysis shows. Dr Sarah Clarke, president of the Royal College
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Nurses vote to strike over pay for first time in 106-year history of RCN
Nursing staff at the majority of NHS employers across the UK have voted to strike over pay. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said industrial action will take place in
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Parkinson’s patients wait years for care due to ‘hidden’ workforce crisis, charity warns
People with Parkinson’s disease are being forced to take desperate measures due to a “hidden” workforce crisis, a charity has warned. Parkinson’s UK warned that workforce shortages among specialist staff
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Government accused of ‘sticking plaster’ approach as new campaign aims to fill social care vacancies
A recruitment drive to fill tens of thousands of vacancies in the social care sector has been launched by the Government for the second year in a row. The Made
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Rishi Sunak told ‘to try harder’ after being confronted by patient over nurses pay
Rishi Sunak was confronted by a patient about nurses’ pay, during a visit to a hospital in Croydon. Catherine Poole, a 77-year-old patient who is recovering from surgery, gave the
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Nurses effectively ‘working one day a week for free’ according to RCN commissioned research
Nurses work the equivalent of one day a week for free, according to a new analysis of pay. Researchers from London Economics, commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing, looked
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