Nursery staff report general increase in children using profanities
More than one in 10 nursery staff say they often hear children swearing, a survey suggests. Thirteen percent of those surveyed said they had seen a general increase in the
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Woman arrested after community support worker stabbed in hospital car park
A woman has been arrested after a health worker was stabbed in a hospital car park. Emergency services were called to Ailsa Hospital in North Ayrshire at around 10am on
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Low staff numbers at Scotland’s highest security psychiatric hospital impacting patient care
Patients at Scotland’s highest security psychiatric hospital are being impacted by low staffing levels, according to a report. An evaluation by the Mental Welfare Commission indicated emergency measures taken to
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RCN call for significant student funding with understaffing jeopardising NHS care
Patient care in the NHS is suffering due to vacancies in the health service, nurses have said as they called for significant investment in student funding. The Royal College of
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Engage: Book chronicling struggles of NHS workforce wins big at national awards
A book which chronicles the struggles of NHS staff and the politics surrounding the health service has been honoured at the National Book Awards. Comedian and former doctor Adam Kay
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Shortage of staff now greater threat to NHS than funding, experts warn
The NHS faces a shortage of 350,000 staff by 2030, with experts warning that the workforce crisis is now a greater threat to services than its financial problems. Three leading
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Third of nursery nurses feel unsafe at work, survey on violence finds
Almost a third of nursery nurses and pupil support assistants in Edinburgh do not feel safe at work, according to a survey on violence by unions. The research by Unison
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Olly Murs and Little Mix among stars who surprise Children In Need project workers
Olly Murs, Craig David and Little Mix are among the stars who have surprised project workers funded by BBC Children In Need for the chance to duet with them. Also
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Revealed: Top signs you might be for the chop and how to get back on track
While being sacked is a real fear for many, over one in 10 (11.1%) care professionals admit that they’ve been fired from a previous role, with almost two thirds (60%)
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New review warns NHS could be 51,000 nurses short post-Brexit
Fresh concerns have been raised over a nursing shortfall post-Brexit after a new review found that Britain could be left an additional 10,000 nurses short. In England, the latest nursing
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