About one in 10 full-time equivalent posts in the NHS in England were vacant at the end of June, the highest proportion since current records began in 2018, new figures
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The size of Scotland’s social work, social care and early years workforce dropped slightly last year to 208,360 people, a drop of 0.6% on 2020, a new report shows. The
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Frontline workers have been granted the Freedom of Belfast for their work during the coronavirus pandemic. Healthcare and social care staff, as well as those from key public and frontline
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Nicola Sturgeon has spoken of her Government’s budget limitations as industrial unrest grows amid ongoing pay disputes. Scotland’s First Minister said there is a “real case” for civic mobilisation as
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Covid-19 testing among NHS and care home staff with no symptoms in England is to be “paused” at the end of August, officials have announced. The Department of Health and
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Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted in favour of an all-out strike in a row with the Government over jobs and pay. Members of the Criminal Bar Association
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New plans are being considered to recruit foreign workers for the UK’s care homes amid concerns about staff shortages this winter. A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said:
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A care worker who was dismissed because she refused to have a coronavirus vaccine can argue that her reasons were religious, an employment judge has ruled. Patrycja Wierowska worked as
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A health watchdog has vowed to continue raising concerns about staff shortages, as it found units relying on agency staff to fill the void. The Mental Welfare Commission released the
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A slump in acceptances on nursing degrees this year will worsen the staffing crisis in health and social care, a union leader has warned. Royal College of Nursing chief Pat
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