NHS staff make personal appeal to PM on pay
A pay claim submitted by UNISON would see every NHS employee receive of £2,000 or more by the end of … Read more
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Nurses ‘are under enormous strain every day of their working lives’
A new report from the King’s Fund, commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing, has called for urgent action to … Read more
More cancer diagnosis needed, but plan admits lack of staff
Plans to address the growing crisis in cancer diagnosis and treatment – caused by a drop in referrals since the … Read more
Marches for fair pay for nurses and other NHS staff
NHS workers have marched in their thousands across the UK calling for fair pay for NHS staff and true recognition … Read more
Lack of beds and staff will hamper NHS clearing backlog
A report from the think-tank Nuffield Trust has found that longterm under-investment in the NHS will hamper its ability to … Read more
Poor pay and treatment leads to a sharp rise in nurses planning on leaving the profession
A survey of 42,000 members by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), reported in Nursing Notes, has found a sharp rise … Read more
Unions want NHS pay negotiations to begin soon
Fourteen healthcare unions representing over one million NHS workers have written to both the chancellor and the prime minister calling … Read more
Healthcare workers demand a public inquiry into hundreds of staff deaths and PPE failings
Frontline doctors and nurses believe that inadequate PPE may have contributed to the deaths of health and social care staff … Read more
Overtime deal strengthens call for fairer wages and staffing
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared 2020 to be the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, encouraging members of … Read more
Black lives at risk in unequal NHS
Anger at continuing examples of brutal, racist treatment and deaths of black people in police custody has sparked a wave … Read more