A Senior Nurse has Issued a Covid-19 Plea ahead of the Second Wave
Date: Tuesday, 25 August 2020 00:00
The government have to make sure that they are providing very clear instructions to the public and they also need to make sure that they are providing a much more personal approach. This is the…
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Nurses are Confident about the National Pay Protests
Date: Monday, 24 August 2020 00:00
Thousands of nurses are now taking the streets to take part in a socially-distant demonstration regarding pay. More than 35 full demonstrations are scheduled to be taking place in numerous parts of the UK and…
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The Government Want to Double the Amount of Apprentice Nurses
Date: Friday, 21 August 2020 10:41
It’s said that up to 2,000 nursing apprentices are going to be trained in England, every year for the next four years. A lot of this comes down to a surge in government funding. There…
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The Chancellor has Missed the Chance to Invest in Health
Date: Friday, 24 July 2020 11:26
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak has missed the chance to invest in healthcare. He has put forward his summer statement and this outlines the spending plans for the government. The main problem is that…
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Nursing has to Be Attractive, Meaningfully Supported and Well-Paid
Date: Friday, 24 July 2020 11:25
The RCN have demanded a very long-term fix for the workforce issues that are currently being experienced by nurses. This is even the case with the current rise in registered nurses. At the end of…
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The Government Target For Nursing Students is Way Off
Date: Friday, 24 July 2020 11:25
UCAS have now published an update which talks about the number of people who are applying to study nursing. Those who want to enrol will have to apply by the 30th of June. They have…
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The New Immigration System is Not Meeting the Needs of the Nursing Workforce
Date: Friday, 24 July 2020 11:24
So many people who work as social care workers or even in a nurse agency are now finding it difficult to qualify for the new Health and Care Visa. There are even those who are…
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Yellow Lanyards are Going to Make Nurses who have Advanced Respiratory Skills Easy to Stand Out
Date: Monday, 30 March 2020 11:38
Staff who have advanced respiratory care skills are now sporting yellow lanyards. This is being done at one trust and it is completely designed to help nurses deal with those who have breathing difficulties. The…
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Pay Award is Going to be Focused on Guernsey Nurses
Date: Monday, 30 March 2020 11:38
A backdated pay increase of over 10% for nurses who work on the island of Guernsey has been imposed. This is of specialist interest to those who are part of a nursing recruitment agency or…
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There’s New Guidance on how Trusts Are Able to Support Nurses during this Pandemic
Date: Monday, 30 March 2020 11:37
Trusts have been given a lot of advice on the various steps that they can take to try and look after the mental wellbeing of their staff. They need to address issues which include fatigue,…
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Regulator Joins Call for More PPE Availability
Date: Tuesday, 24 March 2020 00:00
Andrea Sutcliffe who is the chief executor over at the Nursing and Midwifery Council has come out to say that nurses need to have more protection if they want to give the support that the…
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The RCN have Launched a Consultative Ballot Regarding Safe Staffing and Pay
Date: Friday, 06 March 2020 14:16
The RCN Northern Ireland have launched a conservative ballot. The general idea is to try and ask members to see if they agree to the proposed framework agreement regarding pay parity and to also find…
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