Welsh government urged to reveal bursary plans
The Welsh government must “stop dithering” and “make its mind up” over whether to continue providing bursaries to student nurses, members of the Welsh Assembly have warned during a debate. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - September 30, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Abbott warns about loss of bursaries and Brexit
Shadow health secretary Diane Abbott has repeated a pledge to restore bursaries for student nurses and highlighted the threat to health visitor numbers from council cuts. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - September 28, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Department of Health responds to our letter to the PM
Cuts to nursing bursaries will give students 25% more financial support for living costs, the Government has saidHide related content:
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Source: Nursing in Practice - September 23, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: carolynwickware Tags: Professional Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news
Nurses able to apply for £5,000 learning bursary
The RCN Foundation ’s latest professional bursary scheme has been launched this week, with a focus on learning in primary care, long-term conditions and blood cancers. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - September 23, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Exclusive: NHS England in talks over bursaries for practice managers
NHS England is “in discussions” with the Practice Management Network over implementing student bursaries for practice managersHide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - September 14, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Carolyn Wickware Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Finance HR Latest News Source Type: news
UNISON vows to campaign for midwives and their patients
Abolishing the NHS bursary for healthcare students England when there is a shortage of midwives is “a massively retrograde step”, UNISON’s Eleanor Smith told TUC delegates in Brighton this morning.
Seconding a motion from the Royal College of Midwives on protecting continuity of care, she said the move will stop “many potential healthcare students from going on to become midwives, nurses or allied health professionals” but, more than that, “it will affect patient care – because the supply of dedicated health professionals will be affected”.
“Healthcare students are not like other students,” added Ms Smi...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - September 13, 2016 Category: Food Science Authors: Tony Braisby Tags: Article News congress health care Midwives NHS bursary TUC TUC16 Source Type: news
Pension opt-out scheme slammed by nurse leaders
Trust offers high pay in return for pension opt-out Related items fromOnMedica Sign up with your local trust ’s in-house bank, nurses urged Nursing associates must not be ‘nurses on the cheap’ Will removing bursaries for student nurses actually lead to more nursing staff? District nursing care at ‘breaking point’ Nurse recruitment struggling to meet demand (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 11, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Chief nurse calls for gender equality on NHS boards
She also wants to see more nurses and midwives in senior management Related items fromOnMedica Plans to scrap student nurse bursary 'reckless' Nurse recruitment struggling to meet demand One in three nurses to reach retirement age within 10 years Will removing bursaries for student nurses actually lead to more nursing staff? NHS hospitals face shortfall of 15,000 nurses, says workforce analysis (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 8, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
A matter of life and death
With continuing pressure on NHS managers in England to both tighten their belts and privatise, the poor state of the pound and the uncertainties created by Brexit, it’s crunch time for the health service.
Although health is a devolved issue, the NHS is also suffering financially in Scotland, Wales and particularly Northern Ireland as a result of Westminster’s austerity policies.
A key difference between the devolved nations and England is that the latter falls under the Conservative government’s department of health – and at the sharp end of the cuts.
Among numerous deficit-cutting targets, the biggest, and scaries...
Source: UNISON Health care news - September 6, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Magazine fighting cuts and privatisation in the NHS NHS England NHS funding cuts NHS Wales Northern Ireland Scotland Source Type: news
District nursing care at ‘breaking point’
GP pressures are also hitting district nurses Related items fromOnMedica Nursing morale ‘has dropped through the floor’ Nursing associates must not be ‘nurses on the cheap’ A CCG perspective on improving care for older people NHS moves to reassure worried EU nurses Will removing bursaries for student nurses actually lead to more nursing staff? (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 31, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Will removing bursaries for student nurses actually lead to more nursing staff?
Toby Watt, from the Health Foundation, looks at the data Related items fromOnMedica Plans to scrap student nurse bursary 'reckless' One in three nurses to reach retirement age within 10 years Nurse leader issues statement to reassure EU nurses Plans to scrap nurse bursaries will lead to staff shortages Nurse recruitment struggling to meet demand (Source: OnMedica Views)
Source: OnMedica Views - August 30, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Nurses warn of growing vacancy rate in Scotland as NHS headcount set to rise
Health board workforce projections indicate 750 more full time staff for 2016-17 Related items fromOnMedica One in three nurses to reach retirement age within 10 years Government urged to save jobs of over 33,000 EU nurses Will removing bursaries for student nurses actually lead to more nursing staff? Plans to scrap nurse bursaries will lead to staff shortages Public believe many more nurses needed for safe care (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 30, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHS nurses pay for their training but it needs to recruit 25k each year to keep going
Andrew Street, a professor of health economics at York University, is speaking out after the Government confirmed it is scrapping nursing bursaries, with nurses n ow having to apply for a student loan. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Labour rivals both pledge to reverse student bursary cuts
Both Labour ’s leadership hopefuls have now pledged to restore the student nurse bursary if they lead the party to victory in the next general election. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 26, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nursing in Practice urges PM to reconsider student bursary decision in letter to The Times
UK ’s leading nursing magazines have united in an effort to convince the Government to reconsider scrapping bursaries for student nursesHide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - August 25, 2016 Category: Practice Management Authors: Carolyn Wickware Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick HR Latest News Source Type: news
