Time for solutions on social care workforce
A 15 year workforce strategy is to be developed for social care by Skills for Care, the workforce development body, in an … Read more
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Government policy is a greater threat to patient safety than striking nurses
While ministers play up the risks to health posed by nurses and ambulance workers striking over staffing levels and pay, … Read more
Is the NHS finally going to get its workforce plan?
A year ago Jeremy Hunt was sitting on the back benches, and as chair of the health select committee was … Read more
A workforce already stretched over five days, can’t stretch to seven
With the waiting list of patients waiting for planned NHS care at over 7 million, up from 4.4 million before … Read more
Should the NHS still be recruiting from overseas?
The NHS has a major workforce crisis, with over 132,000 vacancies overall and over 47,000 vacancies for registered nurses. The … Read more
Nurses at half of NHS organisations vote for strike
The Royal College of Nursing has said that nursing staff at around half of NHS organisations have voted in favour … Read more
Government forks out nearly £1 billion a year on agency nurses
New data released by NHS England reveals the NHS is being forced to pay private firms nearly £1 billion per year. … Read more
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
NHS vacancies in England at ‘staggering’ new high as almost 10% of posts empty
The number of posts lying vacant across the NHS in England has reached a “staggering” record high of 132,139 – almost 10% … Read more
Wake-up call on NHS staffing crisis, but what is the plan?
This week the health and select committee within Parliament confirmed what everyone working in the NHS already knows – it has a … Read more