Plans to scrap student bursaries may cost the NHS more not less, says new analysis
Plans to scrap the bursary funding for students on nursing, midwifery and other health degrees will ultimately cost the government more, according to analysis from London Economics
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Source: Nursing in Practice - May 25, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: carolynwickware Tags: Professional Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news
Student nurses lobby MPs over bursary reforms
Student nurses and midwives from across the country are to gather at Westminster in London today to lobby members of parliament over the government’s plans to remove bursaries next year. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - May 25, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Bursary scrapping will spark '6% drop in student numbers'
Economists have estimated that demand for healthcare courses will drop by at least 6% following the removal of bursaries next year, leading to thousands fewer nurses being trained in 2017. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - May 25, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Bursary cut 'may worsen NHS staff gaps'
Plans to scrap student bursaries and charge nurses and other health staff for their degrees in England could backfire, unions are warning. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Plans to scrap student bursaries may cost the NHS more not less, says new report
Government plans to scrap the bursary funding for students on nursing, midwifery and other health degrees will mean around 2,000 fewer people a year will study for a career in the NHS, according to a new independent economic analysis released today (Wednesday) by UNISON and NUS.
This plummet in the number of NHS students will mean even fewer qualified new recruits for the NHS from 2020, causing trusts to spend more on agency staff or overseas recruitment to make up the inevitable shortfall in numbers, says the report.
The publication of the study – commissioned by UNISON and NUS from London Economics – coincides with a...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 24, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: Charlotte Jeffs Tags: News Press release bu NHS NHS bursary nursing Source Type: news
Students to lobby MPs at Westminster over bursaries
Student nurses and midwives from across the country are to gather at Westminster in London next week to lobby members of parliament over the government’s plans to remove bursaries next year. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - May 20, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Corbyn challenges PM to a vote on scrapping bursaries
Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on the prime minister to put the decision to scrap student nurse bursaries to a vote in the House of Commons. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - May 19, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nurses have given us so much – they deserve our wholehearted support
Most people, at some point in their lives, have needed a nurse.
They are there at births and deaths, and at difficult times in between. They care for us when we are sick and help us get back on our feet again.
They’re the world’s largest group of health professionals, an absolutely essential part of every health service around the world – and we celebrate them each year, on 12th May, International Nurses Day.
Of course nurses face many different challenges.
Some are forced to work in the most difficult and trying circumstances imaginable, putting themselves in great personal danger in order to save the lives of other...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 12, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: Dave Prentis Tags: General secretary's blog News nurse nurses nursing Source Type: news
Top 7 tips for entering writing competitions
I was thrilled when Linda asked if I’d like to be writer in residence for the Hysteria Writing Competition 2016. Hysteria is now an established part of the literary calendar and I am proud to be associated with it and to start I thought I’d tell you my top 7 tips for entering writing competitions.
I’d like to tell you a bit about my journey to here. I had a hysterectomy five years ago when I was forty-two. It’s a daunting time for any woman so I’m a huge fan of the Hysterectomy Association and the resources and support it offers. I’m also a huge fan of writing competitions. If it wasn’t for writing compet...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - May 12, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Hysteria hysteria 2016 sophie duffy writer in residence Source Type: news
Warning over bursary removal from public accounts committee
The removal of bursaries for student nurses in England could have a negative impact on the overall number of applicants applying for training as well as for groups such as mature students and people with children, an influential group of MPs has warned. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - May 11, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Hunt: staff shortage due to excessive 'optimism'
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has admitted successive governments — including his own — have failed to train enough staff to satisfy the needs of the NHS.
Speaking during health questions in Commons, Mr Hunt blamed the rocketing NHS agency bill, which drained the service of £3bn last year, on an ‘optimistic’ view of how few staff could safely manage a ward.
Mr Hunt (pictured) claimed to be taking action to decrease the vast costs — suggesting the agency cap implemented by the Government last year, which gives hospitals a defined limit on spending with agencies, would save £1bn a yea...
Source: BMA News - May 10, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Influential MP calls for phased approach to bursary cuts
The chair of the Commons health select committee has suggested that the government’s plans to remove bursaries for student nurses should be phased in rather than completely abolished. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - May 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Scrapping of student bursaries will affect nursing training, says senior nurse
A senior nurse has warned that the future of nursing training hangs in the balance through the government’s plans to scrap student bursaries
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Source: Nursing in Practice - May 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Kimberley Hackett Tags: Professional Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news
Labour MPs attack ending of bursary but lose vote
Government plans to remove student bursaries for nurses and other healthcare students in England are “riddled with risk” and are a gamble on NHS staff numbers needed for patient safety, Labour MPs have warned. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - May 5, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Government facing mounting opposition to plans to scrap NHS bursaries
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Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 4, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
