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Discrimination of agency and bank nurses ‘affecting safety’
Agency and bank nurses in England have been subject to racism and discrimination due to their status as temporary workers,…
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Claims of ‘ethnicity pay gap’ as HCAs continue walk-out
Healthcare assistants (HCAs) in South East London are facing an “ethnicity pay gap”, strikers claimed today as they continue their…
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Hospice funding crisis raised in parliament by ex-CNO
A former chief nursing officer for England has called on the government to improve funding for hospices, as access to…
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U.K. Nurses Take Their Protest to the Government’s Doorstep
In a decisive effort to amplify their voices, a group of surgery nurses, represented by Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union,…
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Nurse vacancies in Scotland drop by almost half
Nursing and midwifery vacancies in NHS Scotland have dropped by almost half in a year, according to latest figures. While…
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First London HCAs join campaign to demand up-banding
Healthcare support workers at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Foundation Trust have begun a 48-hour strike in what their union has…
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London surgery nurses take strike straight to government
Theatre nurses at a hospital trust in London have escalated a dispute over working hours by taking their strike directly…
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Report urges government action on palliative care
A charity has called on the government to urgently improve end-of-life care, after a survey showed patients dying in pain…
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Revised nursing profiles set to be published in 2025
The revised national NHS job profiles for nursing and midwifery will not be published until early 2025, to allow time…
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Nurse returns to Edinburgh university as health dean
A nurse has been appointed to lead health and social care education at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland. Cardiology nursing…
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