NHS leaders issue warning over Government’s ‘living with Covid’ plan
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil his plan for living with coronavirus on Monday.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil his plan for living with coronavirus on Monday.
Ashley Cole was ready for his new job at Everton and Tyson Fury hit out at Eddie Hearn.
Ministers have been facing pressure to put back the requirement for staff in England to be double jabbed by April.
Sajid Javid has been facing pressure to scrap the requirement amid fears it will lead to a major staffing crisis.
The figures are down 15% on the average of 35,555 the previous week.
There has been a 38% rise in 18-year-old students opting to study nursing since 2019, data from Ucas reveals.
Dismissing nursing staff during crisis would be ‘self-sabotage’, the Royal College of Nursing says as it called for the new policy to be delayed
The Royal College of Nursing said the Government needs to be ‘honest’ with the public about the pressure being put on the health service.
It comes as the Government faces increasing pressure to give NHS staff priority access to lateral flow tests.
The British Medical Association said there are more than 18,000 staff absent from acute hospital trusts in England.
The RCN found most nurses feel under too much pressure and 62% are too busy to provide the level of care they would like to.
RCN chief executive Pat Cullen said the workforce is facing a worse Christmas than last year.
The Royal College of Nursing has said the coming weeks paint a very bleak picture as coronavirus cases continue to increase
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The RCN will take a 160,000-signature petition to 10 Downing Street supporting its campaign for a greater pay rise.