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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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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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 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 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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Midwives in Scotland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over what they described as an “insulting” pay offer from the Scottish Government. In a turnout of 61% of
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A health worker in Wales has said she will not be able to afford to heat her home this winter as a strike ballot over pay begins. Lorna Hood, who
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The public and health workers in Northern Ireland have been let down by politics, the outgoing Stormont health minister has said. Robin Swann will leave his post at midnight after
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Discussions on a pay deal for Scottish local government workers have concluded following a meeting of council leaders on Tuesday. Cosla confirmed the deal, which will see an extra £2,000
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The NHS has launched its annual nationwide drive to recruit more nurses as it tries to fill tens of thousands of vacancies across England. England’s chief nurse Ruth May (pictured)
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