MPs have rejected proposals aimed at improving workforce planning in health and social care in England. The Commons voted 249 to 167, majority 82, to reject a Lords amendment to
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Free parking for NHS staff working in hospitals in England will end on Friday, the Health Secretary has said. Parking fees were waived during the Covid-19 pandemic, but Sajid Javid
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Appropriate procedures were in place to ensure an NHS employee who died from Covid-19 was kept safe before his death, a coroner has concluded. Mark Woolcock, 59, of Stratford, died
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Staff absences at NHS hospitals in England due to Covid-19 have jumped more than 30% week-on-week, the biggest increase since the start of the year, new figures show. An average
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The past two years have seen unprecedented challenges for the care sector, from the impact of COVID-19, to recruitment and retention challenges, and evolving government policy. Dave Griffiths, Programme Head
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A new online application portal has launched to enable special recognition payments to be made to social care Personal Assistants who worked during the pandemic. Launching the online portal which
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Council workers are to walk out over an equal pay dispute in two days of strike action that a union said will affect home care, schools and other services. Unison
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Scotland’s national ambulance provider has taken on 21 new mental health staff members to bolster its services. The recruitment drive has been supported by the Scottish Government’s funding of £1.6
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A minute’s silence is to be held to pay respect to the sacrifices made by health and social care workers on the second anniversary of coronavirus being declared a global
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Staff absences at NHS hospitals in England due to sickness or self-isolation have risen for the first time since the start of the year, new figures show. Three regions have
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