A poll has shown that people support those who work in care jobs, or even as part of a nurse agency when it comes to taking action. If you are going through a nursing recruitment agency or if you are seeking carers support right now then this is something that you need to try and be aware of if possible. Nurses have shown that they need to get a substantial pay rise or they will not be able to do the work that they do, reliably.  Market research has been carried out and it has found that up to 42% of people who responded are actually quite likely or very likely to support nurses who do wish to take some kind of industrial action regarding their current level of pay. The figure has risen quite a lot to 50% since but the RCN believes that this is because of the below-inflation pay rise. The government have since awarded a 2-3% pay rise for the nurses who put in the work but the RCN do not believe that this is enough. The poll has shown that four out of five people, or 85% of people, support the pay rise for nurses and that two thirds of them are in favour of nurses getting a pay rise that is 5% or higher. The RCN have warned that staff in the UK cannot continue to sit around for the new announcement and that this is currently three months beyond the start of the financial year for 2022. The union has renewed all of their demands and they are now calling for the pay award to go ahead way before the government has their summer recess which is very interesting to say the least. Who knows what the future holds but right now, nurses need to be shown more support.

If you work as part of a nurse agency or if you are looking to go through a nursing recruitment agency for work then you should know that a lot of sexual health services are at risk of being overwhelmed right now. A lot of this comes down to the monkeypox outbreak as it sweeps the country. Even those who work in a carers position and those who are seeking care jobs may find that there are more positions available within this sector. Many other countries, all across the globe have seen a huge spike in cases and they have also seen a lot of outbreaks since the first case got announced.

It is important to know that anyone is able to contract the virus but data has shown that a lot of the cases are in bisexual, or gay communities. It is also common with men who have sex with other men. It is not an STI but it is possible for it to be passed on through contact during sexual intercourse. It is also possible for it to be passed on through touching someone’s clothes. In an interview, the BASSH has come out to say that it looked like the cases were doubling every 20 days or so and that the organisation were somewhat worried about what was to come. The last thing that we need is another endemic but at the end of the day, there just aren’t enough staff to manage the cases as they stand right now. The lack of capacity and lack of staffing has a huge part to play here and it would seem that other core sexual health services are being pushed out more and more as time goes on. This has to be dealt with as soon as possible.

If you work with a nurse agency or if you have ever found work with a nursing recruitment agency then you may know that racism can be a bit of an issue. A nursing professor has tried to change this by giving access to those who work in care jobs, and those who work as carers the chance to make a positive change. In the program you will be given very complex training based on examples of racism and you will also be seen to by dedicated and experienced healthcare staff. You will also be given links to policies and you will be given research papers and support group information. There is a very specific section for those who work as nurses and for those who work as midwives as well. The idea is to try and prevent instances of racism against staff and patients as well.

The project is backed by the funding from the HEE, or the Health Education England organisation. It is being led by Professor Winifred Eboh and he is a registered nurse and a professor. He works at the Essex University. He has come out with a statement saying that discrimination has placed the health and the general welfare of staff at risk, and that social environment risk has increased since. All professionals need to try and challenge racism when they can, especially in the workplace and that is why Dare to Care are now trying to work on some of the many areas that require improvement. As well as midwives and nurses, it is important to know that they have full dedicated sections on the platform and this is designed to collect resources from dentists, doctors and even occupational therapists who work within the nursing sector.

If you look at any nurse agency or if you work with a nursing recruitment agency right now then you may be aware that trade unions across Scotland have now started to ballot nursing staff that are in Scotland over their pay and they have also started to explore a bit of their appetite over industrial action. The RCN chose to open a ballot to their members who were working in the NHS in Scotland and they have suggested that they reject the award for 5% extra pay. They are going to ask their members that they would be willing to do in terms of industrial action and they have also asked them if they would be willing to take any strike action as well. Other unions have launched their ballots and they have recommended that their members reject the ballot as well. Unison have suggested that the 35,000 members reject and instead opt for industrial action instead.

If nursing staff were to show support for things like industrial action based on the ballots then it would seem that unions have to do another ballot before any kind of action, or even industrial action can take place. The poll has been carried out by YouGov and they have found that a lot of people, nearly 50% would support carers who have care jobs in rejecting the proposal so that more favourable terms can be achieved later on. Who knows what the future holds but right now it would seem that more has to be done to make sure that people are given the help and support they need in regards to nurses and to also make sure that they are getting a fair level of treatment in terms of the work that they do.