SETsquared Bristol ’ s Breakthrough Bursary returns to support BAME tech founders
World leading technology incubator SETsquared Bristol, led by the University of Bristol, is relaunching its Breakthrough Bursary for the third year, continuing its commitment to promoting inclusion and equal opportunities in tech. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 22, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements, Business and Enterprise, Public engagement, Research; Press Release Source Type: news
2020: A Yet More Devastating Year Closes With At Least Some Signs Of Hope
UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the media on the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: UN Photo/Mark GartenBy Farhana Haque RahmanROME, Dec 23 2020 (IPS) Despite its grim record of multiple natural disasters and a deepening climate crisis, one could be forgiven for looking back on 2019 with a degree of nostalgia. There is no disguising the extent of the calamity wrought this year by COVID-19, yet as we approach the end of 2020 we may also draw strength from positive developments emerging.
No review of 2020, as seen through the eyes of IPS reporters and contributors around the world, could ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Farhana Haque Rahman Tags: Aid Armed Conflicts Climate Change Economy & Trade Education Environment Featured Financial Crisis Food & Agriculture Food Security and Nutrition Gender Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Migratio Source Type: news
SETsquared Bristol awards six BAME-led startups with Breakthrough Bursary
The University of Bristol ’ s world-leading tech incubator, SETsquared Bristol, is proud to announce six BAME-led companies that have been awarded their 2020 Breakthrough Bursary. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - December 18, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, Announcements, Business and Enterprise, Current students, Grants and Awards, International, Postgraduate, Public engagement, Student life, Undergraduate; Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Social Sciences and Law; Press Release Source Type: news
The power of union learning
“A few years ago … I wouldn’t have said boo to a goose, but my confidence and my own self-worth have grown.”
Those are the words of Sharon Thompson, hospital catering assistant and UNISON member, and one of the many, many workers who has benefited from union learning.
Sharon had, at one time, wanted to study child psychology, but university wasn’t possible. Some years down the line, when she was having difficulties at work, UNISON learning rep Hazel Kjebekk suggested learning to her.
Together, they came up with a plan for her to study counselling, starting with a confidence workshop available through the Bridges ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - October 23, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News laos save union learning Source Type: news
Early pay rise and end to tuition fees will help nursing workforce numbers, says UNISON
Commenting on the Public Accounts Committee’s report into the nursing workforce published today (Wednesday), UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:
“Many nurses are exhausted after the first peak of the pandemic and now they’re facing the next wave alongside a difficult winter.
“The vital first step to stop nursing shortages worsening is an early, significant pay rise for everyone in the NHS. Staff need to know they’re valued and warm words from ministers aren’t enough.
“Removing the NHS bursary from nursing students in England has been a disaster. They played a key role during the first peak, but still face...
Source: UNISON Health care news - September 22, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release nhs pay one team 2K Source Type: news
SETsquared Bristol re-launches Breakthrough Bursary to make tech more inclusive
SETsquared Bristol, the University of Bristol-led technology incubator, is re-launching its Breakthrough Bursary for BAME entrepreneurs in a bid to further promote inclusion and equal opportunities in tech. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - July 30, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements, Business and Enterprise; Press Release Source Type: news
Beyond the bursary: workforce supply
This report details modelling undertaken by London Economics, which demonstrates the level of funding required to increase the number of applicants to the nursing degree. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health unions call on Matt Hancock to recognise student contribution and abolish tuition fees
Four leading unions have called on the Health Secretary to recognise the significant contribution by – and disruption to – nursing, midwifery and allied healthcare students during the current crisis by abolishing tuition fees and reimbursing those already paid.
The Royal College of Midwives, the Royal College of Nursing, UNISON and the National Union of Students (NUS) have today (6 May) written to Matt Hancock asking him to “acknowledge students’ selfless service, not only with words, but in a tangible and quantifiable way”. They are asking that he:
reimburse tuition fees or forgive current debt for all curr...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - May 6, 2020 Category: Food Science Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release coronavirus nursing nursing students tuition fees Source Type: news
Sustained funding for nursing and NHS needed in Budget, says UNISON
This report also highlights the needless barriers in the way of solving the nursing shortage.
“Less than a third of the apprenticeship levy paid by NHS trusts is being spent. The government must change the restrictive rules to allow it to be spent effectively.
“Ministers must also drop the health surcharge on overseas nurses to make it easier to recruit and retain staff from other countries.”
Notes to editors
– UNISON is the UK’s largest union, with more than 1.3 million members providing public services – in education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy. They are employed in both the...
Source: UNISON Health care news - March 5, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release coronavirus NHS staffing nursing nursing apprenticeships nursing bursaries Stuart Tuckwood Source Type: news
We are now accepting applications for Cochrane stipends for #CochraneToronto
A number of stipends and bursaries are available to help consumers and other attendees based in developing countries to attend Cochrane Colloquium Toronto 2020. This is our 27th annual flagship event and this year it will take place atThe Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto, Canada, 4-7 October 2020.Stipends and bursaries represent funding you can apply for, if you are eligible, that are intended to help cover registration and other expenses associated with attending the 2020 Colloquium.Cochrane is providing stipends for:Cochrane Consumersindividuals living in low-lower-middle, (LMIC) and upper-middle-income countries (UMIC)T...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 26, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Government ‘proved wrong’ as nursing drop-outs stable
The drop-out rate for nursing students did not fall in the first year of the nursing bursary being replaced with a loan system, according to new official data. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - February 10, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Nursing students to receive £5,000 to £8,000 grant
The grant is to encourage nursing course applications which have fallen since the nursing bursary was axed in 2017 Related items fromOnMedica Home Office woes Junior doctors report widespread ‘burn out,’ survey shows NHS hugely dependent on workers from overseas NHS reliant on doctors working ‘goodwill’ hours GPs to consult via social media and take on more roles (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - December 19, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Grant reversal not enough on its own to boost student nursing numbers
The decision to reintroduce the maintenance grant to student nurses is a good first step, but the government must now go further and abolish tuition fees, says UNISON.
The reintroduction of an annual maintenance grant only partly lifts the crippling financial burden on NHS students. Axing the bursary three years ago was a huge mistake and one that student nurses are still paying for, UNISON says.
Despite the rapidly growing demand for nurses – with record numbers of vacancies across the NHS – applications to study for nursing degrees are still lower than in 2016 when the bursary was removed.
Nearly one in four nursing...
Source: UNISON Health care news - December 18, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: Charlotte Jeffs Tags: Article Press release NHS nursing Sara Gorton Source Type: news
NHS staff shortages increase
Latest figures show that there are now 106,000 vacancies across the NHS in England, including over 44,000 vacancies in nursing. This marks an increase from one year ago.
Beneath this staffing crisis is a chronic lack of government funding, particularly the scrapping of training bursaries. The result is that health workers are working over a million hours a week of unpaid overtime to help the NHS cope with rising demand for care.
UNISON health officer Guy Collis said: “A decade of Tory underfunding has left our NHS struggling to cope and this is having a damaging impact on its devoted workforce.
“Ongoing understaffing m...
Source: UNISON Health care news - December 2, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article NHS NHS funding NHS funding cuts staffing Source Type: news
NHS staff shortages increase
Latest figures show that there are now 106,000 vacancies across the NHS in England, including over 44,000 vacancies in nursing. This marks an increase from one year ago.
Beneath this staffing crisis is a chronic lack of government funding, particularly the scrapping of training bursaries. The result is that health workers are working over a million hours a week of unpaid overtime to help the NHS cope with rising demand for care.
UNISON health officer Guy Collis said: “A decade of Tory underfunding has left our NHS struggling to cope and this is having a damaging impact on its devoted workforce.
“Ongoing understaffing m...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - December 2, 2019 Category: Food Science Authors: Janey Starling Tags: News health care NHS NHS funding NHS funding cuts safe staffing Source Type: news
