Nurses can leave ‘if they want to’ – they have already had a pay rise, says Thérèse Coffey
Thérèse Coffey doubled down on her previous comments rejecting any notion of an increased pay offer. The Health Secretary has … Read more
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Labour vow to train thousands more NHS staff
In front of delighted delegates, the Labour Party has profiled its response to the perilous workforce crisis in the NHS … Read more
Live-in care workers ‘have pay docked by agencies to cover accommodation’
Live-in care workers recruited from overseas to care for disabled and elderly people in Britain are being exploited by “unscrupulous” … Read more
50,000 ‘target’ unlikely to ease nursing crisis
The RCN’s latest survey on workplace staffing levels in the NHS offers sobering evidence of how one of the Tories’ 2019 manifesto … Read more
MPs reject legislation to improve nurse staffing levels – for the second time
MPs have once again rejected plans for a three-yearly independent health and social care workforce assessment. Health minister Edward Argar … Read more
RCN finds over half of nurses consider leaving their jobs
The Royal College of Nursing has published its findings from their employment survey which has found that six in ten … Read more
Covid staff crisis leads to NHS trusts in England declaring critical incidents
Multiple NHS trusts across England have declared “critical incidents” as staff absences saw due to Covid-19, with health leaders saying many … Read more
Soaring waiting lists and closures: crunch time for social care services
Social care services across England are “rapidly deteriorating”, with waiting lists soaring and councils struggling with care home closures, social … Read more
Care worker shortage will increase NHS waiting lists
The social care sector is facing a crisis in staffing, with an estimated 105,000 vacancies, according to the 2021 State of the … Read more
Leap in mental health absences among NHS staff
Data collected by FirstCare has found that the number of NHS staff absent from work because of their mental health … Read more