Scottish student nurse and midwife bursaries rise to £10,000
Nicola Sturgeon has today announced plans to increase bursaries for nursing and midwifery students in Scotland. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - October 9, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Funding for young scientists advances medical research
International mobility fosters scientific exchange, a key element in advances in all areas of the life sciences. An EU-funded project supports this by awarding bursaries to postdoctoral scientists for research and training abroad - boosting Europe's capacity to make groundbreaking advances in medical research. (Source: EUROPA - Research Information Centre)
Source: EUROPA - Research Information Centre - October 1, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: news
Nursing student left struggling after losing bursary while off sick
A student nurse has criticised a “loop hole” in the bursary system that has left her struggling to make ends meet for taking time out from her studies to recover from mental health problems. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 14, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Student nurses flag challenges facing learning disability sector
Learning disability nursing students who qualified for a bursary have admitted they may not have embarked on their studies if the funding was not available. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 3, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Meet our NHS
Kalliopi Kolagki, front centre, with colleagues at Watford General © Jess Hurd
Kalliopi Kolagki is a nurse in the Accident and Emergency ward of Watford General Hospital. Originally from Greece, she’s been in Watford for 18 months and is one of hundreds of EU workers on the hospital staff. She’s enthusiastic and professional, and speaks of her experience as “very positive”. But she also has a very particular anecdote that speaks volumes about today’s NHS, for good and ill.
“On the shop floor – that’s how we talk of A&E – I’ve seen a certain change of behaviour since Brexit, from...
Source: UNISON Health care news - August 1, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Magazine BREXIT eu migrant NHS recruitment Source Type: news
Over 250,000 people sign petition calling for student minimum wage
A petition calling for student nurses to be paid a minimum living wage, following the scrapping of the bursary, has been signed by over 250,000 people since it was set up three weeks ago. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 20, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
12% fall in England ’s nurse training applications in past year
Nurse leaders say removal of student bursary has been 'disaster' Related items fromOnMedica MPs must fight for long-term funding for NHS and social care GP contract for England brings overall 3.4% increase Scottish government pledges ‘significant investment’ in primary care New figures shine spotlight on nurse shortages NHS performance figures paint ‘extremely worrying picture’ (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 13, 2018 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Scrapping of bursary partly behind drop in mature students
Fewer mature students are applying to go to university with the scrapping of the nursing bursary partly to blame for the decline, says the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 6, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Tax cut for rich means billions lost to Exchequer
Cutting income tax for people earning more than £1m per year has deprived the Exchequer of more than £11.1bn over the past sixyears, according to new analysis by UNISON published today (Sunday).
The government’s decision to reduce the top rate of income tax from 50p to 45p in April 2013 has also saved the rich hundreds of thousands of pounds, while public sector workers have not had a decent pay rise in years, says the union.
An examination of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) statistics by UNISON shows that between 15,000 and 19,000 taxpayers earned in excess of £1m over the past sixyears. This is since the then Chance...
Source: UNISON Health care news - June 22, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: Charlotte Jeffs Tags: News Press release dave prentis government nurses public services social care Tax UNISON Source Type: news
‘The work you do saves and transforms lives’ – Angela Rayner
Labour shadow education secretary and UNISON member Angela Rayner outlined a number of key public sector aims of a future Labour government, in a rousing speech in Brighton today.
These would include introducing a “genuine” pay bargaining body for all education staff, bringing back the NHS bursaries for nurses and restoring the Union Learning Fund to pre-Tory government levels.
“The Tories will always thank you for the work you do,” she told delegates. “But Labour will always pay you for the job you do.”
Remembering her days as a UNISON activist, Ms Rayner joked that in her first national delegates’ conferenc...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - June 22, 2018 Category: Food Science Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article 2018 National Delegate Conference education labour link Labour Party NDC 2018 Source Type: news
‘The work you do saves and transforms lives’
Labour shadow education secretary and UNISON member Angela Rayner outlined a number of key public sector aims of a future Labour government, in a rousing speech in Brighton today.
These would include introducing a “genuine” pay bargaining body for all education staff, bringing back the NHS bursaries for nurses and restoring the Union Learning Fund to pre-Tory government levels.
“The Tories will always thank you for the work you do,” she told delegates. “But Labour will always pay you for the job you do.”
Remembering her days as a UNISON activist, Ms Rayner joked that in her first national delegates’ conferenc...
Source: UNISON Health care news - June 22, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article 2018 National Delegate Conference education labour link Labour Party NDC 2018 Source Type: news
Postgrad student nurses in struggling specialties to receive ‘golden hellos’
Postgraduates choosing to study areas of nursing with the worst recruitment difficulties will be offered “golden hellos” worth £10,000, in a move designed to mitigate losing the bursary. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - May 10, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
MPs to vote on scrapping bursary for postgrad nursing students
The government will face a vote in the House of Commons later today on its plans to extend the scrapping of the bursary for student nurses in England to postgraduates as well. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - May 9, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
London learning disability and school nursing courses at risk
London South Bank University has launched a consultation about whether to close its learning disability nursing programmes permanently following a drop in applications since student bursaries were removed in England. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - May 3, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Welsh ministers pledge student bursary will continue during 2019
Student nurses and midwives in Wales will continue to receive a bursary in 2019, the country ’s health secretary has confirmed. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - April 23, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news