Royal College of Nursing Scotland in nurse staffing levels call
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Royal College of Nursing Scotland in nurse staffing levels call

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-45416421 By BBC News The public are being urged to back a campaign for tougher legislation to ensure there are enough nurses to deliver high-quality patient care. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland said the latest NHS workforce datashowed the highest number of nursing vacancies ever reported. It said its…

Learning disability care could return to ‘Victorian era’ because of nurse training cuts, experts warn
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Learning disability care could return to ‘Victorian era’ because of nurse training cuts, experts warn

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/learning-disability-nurse-training-bursary-nhs-cuts-tory-austerity-a8491681.html By Alex Matthews-King Health correspondent ‘Bleak image that is not what care should look like in the 21st century,’ says Royal College of Nursing The NHS is facing a return to the “Victorian era” when it comes to learning disability care because of a critical shortage of specialist nurses made worse by Tory cuts to student bursaries, experts…

Anger and confusion as ‘complex’ NHS pay deal disappoints staff
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Anger and confusion as ‘complex’ NHS pay deal disappoints staff

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/04/nhs-pay-deal-angers-some-staff By Michael Savage Workers across service complain they have not had promised wage rises and GMB calls for talks to be reopened Some NHS staff have been angered by the recent pay deal for more than a million workers, complaining that they are not receiving the increases they had been promised. One…

NHS in England facing deepening staffing crisis, figures show
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NHS in England facing deepening staffing crisis, figures show

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/26/nhs-in-england-facing-deepening-staffing-crisis-figures-show By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Vacancies for doctors, nurses, midwives and therapists at highest level for three years The NHS is facing a deepening staffing crisis as hospitals report growing shortages of doctors, nurses, midwives and therapists, official figures have revealed. Vacancies across the NHS in England for those key groups of health…

Let’s celebrate the NHS’s 70th birthday by burying some myths about it
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Let’s celebrate the NHS’s 70th birthday by burying some myths about it

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/nhs-birthday-70-myths-tax-social-insurance-american-model-think-tank-a8428821.html By Ben Chu The important question is whether more money for the health service will improve outcomes, or whether there’s some kind of structural impediment Why does our society provide health services collectively rather than privately? Why don’t we all simply, as individuals, buy what we need (medicines, consultations, treatments,…