The NHS workforce is more diverse than at any other point in its history, according to an annual report into race equality across the health service. Published today, the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard shows Black and minority ethnic (BME) staff make up almost a quarter of the workforce overall (24.2% or 383,706 staff) –…
This article was taken from: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2023/02/nhs-offers-more-than-400000-final-chances-to-get-boosted/ By NHS News The NHS is urging those yet to get a covid booster to book one of the hundreds of thousands of appointments still available next week before the offer ends. The NHS vaccination programme will have appointments available at the 2,800 sites open across the country…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-6378251 By BBC Health News Monkeypox will now be known as mpox, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced, after complaints over racist and stigmatising language linked to the virus’s name. …
This article was taken from: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2022/11/hundreds-of-beds-taken-up-by-flu-patients-every-day-ahead-of-winter/ Hundreds of NHS beds in England were taken up by patients with flu every day over the last week, according to new weekly figures. The first weekly winter update shows there were an average…
We love to celebrate greatness within the business and this month we wanted to identify ‘Heroes’ amongst our candidates. The idea was for each sector to nominate a candidate who stood out for their immense care and incredible hard work. The task for each team was also to identify three…