12-hour waits for at least 1,000 A&E patients every day
Medics have raised concerns about long waits in A&E departments.
UK News|Jun 13, 2022
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Government plan to burn £4bn of PPE ‘costly to environment and Treasury’
The Public Accounts Committee has asked the Department of Health and Social Care to clarify its proposal, including predicted costs.
UK News|Jun 9, 2022
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UK recruiting nurses from some of the world’s most short-staffed countries – RCN
There has been a large increase in nurse recruitment from ‘red list’ countries, says report.
UK News|Jun 9, 2022
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White nurses ‘twice as likely as black and Asian colleagues to get promoted’
The Royal College of Nursing said structural racism is having a ‘devastating’ impact on minority ethnic staff.
UK News|Jun 9, 2022
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Call for more investment in long Covid research amid ‘postcode lottery’ of care
The problem will make health inequalities worse, the Royal College of Nursing said.
UK News|Jun 9, 2022
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‘Demoralised’ nurses ‘driven out’ of profession, survey finds
More than 20,000 frontline staff were questioned by the RCN, with many raising concerns over staffing numbers.
UK News|Jun 9, 2022
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Half of new nurses trained overseas, latest figures show
Of 48,436 first-time joiners to the nursing register, almost half have come from different countries.
UK News|May 17, 2022
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Nursing is one of the top three most important professions – poll
Almost a third of people said they would consider becoming one, while a quarter would think about becoming a midwife.
UK News|May 11, 2022
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Patients need to be treated as ‘more than a number’ say nurses’ leaders
The Royal College of Nursing said patients risk ‘paying the price’ for a shortage of nurses.
UK News|Apr 13, 2022
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Tory MP ‘factually incorrect’ to compare PM’s lockdown breach to nurses – RCN
The Prime Minister has paid a fine in relation to a gathering in the Cabinet Room on June 19 2020.
UK News|Apr 12, 2022
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Hospital staff absences in England due to Covid-19 jump 31% week-on-week
Professor Sir Chris Whitty warned on Wednesday that Covid-19 hospital admissions are expected to rise over the next two weeks.
UK News|Mar 24, 2022
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Nurses ‘need more cash for soaring petrol prices’ to get to patients
The RCN said petrol prices could lead to some nurses being unable to carry out frequent home visits to patients in need.
UK News|Mar 18, 2022
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Nurses’ leaders call for ‘significant’ pay rise
The RCN has warned that staff will leave unless the Government improves NHS pay.
UK News|Mar 7, 2022
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Manifesto target of 50,000 more nurses by 2024 on track, Government says
But the Royal College of Nursing said the number of unfilled nurse jobs has risen in the last year, not fallen.
UK News|Mar 7, 2022
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Mandatory vaccine rules for health and social care staff scrapped from mid-March
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the policy is no longer proportionate.
UK News|Mar 1, 2022
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