Nurses write to Tory leadership candidates demanding answers on key nursing issues
The letter calls on the leadership hopefuls to clarify their positions on safe staffing, pay and tuition fees.
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Scotland’s health and social care workers secure ground-breaking safe staffing law
It is the first legislation of this kind in the UK to apply to both health and social care services.
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Nursing shortages mean ‘we cannot deliver the long-term plan’, MPs told
There are currently over 40,000 vacant registered nursing posts in England.
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EU nursing qualifications will be recognised after Brexit
Contracts will not need to be changed and staff will not have to re-apply for their current positions.
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Healthcare staff should help the police to tackle knife crime, says Hancock
Staff should offer support "to get away from knife crime".
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NHS England appoints Chief People Officer to ‘help build the NHS workforce’
The Chief People Officer will ensure the NHS has enough people, with the right skills and experience to deliver the...
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MPs’ pay rise leaves NHS workers with a bitter taste
The basic salary paid to MPs will have risen by £13,730 since April 2010
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Healthcare unions demand Article 50 extension and ‘people’s vote’ on Brexit
The UK is still on course to leave the EU on March the 29th but the defeat throws doubt over...
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