General election 2019: Tory plan to attract more NHS staff from abroad
The Royal College of Nursing says the proposed "NHS visa" will not do enough to fix staff shortages. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 8, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical royal colleges and homeless charities call for doctors to receive mandatory training in keeping homeless patients off the streets
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP), along with seven other medical royal colleges and homeless charities, has called on the Government to urgently address the needs of homeless people treated in the NHS.
The organisations made their call in a collective response to the government’s consultation on the Homelessness Reduction Act (HRA), which includes a duty to refer homeless patients in Accident and Emergency departments to their local housing authority.
Since its implementation in 2017, it is still unclear whether the HRA’s mandate that hospitals must refer homeless people on, is having any real benefit. Anecdotal e...
Source: Doctors of the World News - October 25, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Martina Villa Tags: Uncategorised Source Type: news
Five new Mary Seacole scholars are unveiled
Five nursing and midwifery specialists were inducted as scholars at this year’s prestigious Mary Seacole awards today (Thursday 24 October) at a ceremony at St Thomas’ Hospital in London.
UNISON co-sponsors the awards, which offer an opportunity for healthcare workers to undertake a project, educational or development activity that benefits and improves the health of people from BME communities.
Recipients have been working on their projects for the past year, funded by Health Education England, and today is the culmination of all their hard work.
The awards are in memory of Mary Seacole, the Jamaican Scottish nurs...
Source: UNISON Health care news - October 24, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release nursing Source Type: news
Royal College of Nursing begins strike action ballot in NI
The Royal College of Nursing says there are crises over pay and staffing in Northern Ireland. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Outstanding models of district nursing: a joint project identifying what makes an outstanding district nursing service
This report, written in conjunction with the Royal College of Nursing, calls for urgent investment in district nursing, as new figures show the number of district nurses working in the NHS has dropped by almost 43 per cent in England in the past 10 years. It explores all the elements that need to be in place to support an outstanding district nursing service. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 16, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nurses warn 'harmful' prescription are putting asthma patients at risk
Asthma UK and the Royal College of Nursing have called for an urgent review into the policy in England, which they have described as 'outdated' and 'unfair'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
No-deal will leave NHS gasping for breath
Commenting on the statement from the TUC and health unions on the threat posed to the NHS by a no-deal Brexit, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said:
“Boris Johnson is setting a timebomb for the NHS. The promises of more cash for the health service made during the referendum were just empty words.
“No deal will instead leave the NHS gasping for breath, creating chaos for the hard-working staff and spelling potential disaster for patients.”
Notes to editors:
– The full statement (embargoed to 00.01hrs Thursday 29 August) reads:
“Together we represent more than a million health and care staff.
They’re ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - August 28, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: Charlotte Jeffs Tags: News Press release BREXIT dave prentis government Source Type: news
What does a no-deal Brexit mean for the NHS?
Last week, senior NHS bosses were ordered to repeat Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s claim that a no-deal Brexit must be carried out in October if necessary.
As reported in The Independent, a controversial government briefing stated that all communications sent by NHS England must be “aligned to this script”. Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, Jonathan Ashworth MP calls this a “gagging order” on NHS managers.
The NHS Confederation have previously outlined several risks to a no-deal Brexit, namely delays in accessing medicine, suspension of pharmaceutical research and the potential for UK pensioners living in EU co...
Source: UNISON Health care news - August 27, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article BREXIT health care NHS nursing Source Type: news
List of candidates for RCN council elections announced
The candidates for the current round of elections to the Royal College of Nursing ’s council have been announced this week. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 8, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
RCN signs pledge to support social care nurses' skills development
The Royal College of Nursing has announced it will be working with one of the UK ’s largest care home providers to support lifelong learning for nursing staff. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 31, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Welsh government urged to end student nurse bursary 'uncertainty'
Uncertainty about the future of the nursing bursary in Wales has left potential students “confused and disheartened”, according to the Royal College of Nursing, which has urged the government to commit to providing financial support as part of a new workforce plan. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 31, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Northern Irish nurses to vote on strike over workforce and pay
Board members of the Royal College of Nursing in Northern Ireland have today made the “unprecedented” decision to ballot their members on industrial action, including a possible strike. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 29, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
RCN agrees to explore merits of re-joining international network
The Royal College of Nursing ’s governing body has confirmed it will consider re-joining an international nursing federation amid concerns the UK is being left out of global debate on the future of the profession. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 18, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Prince of Wales launches nursing ‘cadet scheme’ with RCN
The Prince of Wales and the Royal College of Nursing have launched a scheme to give young people in uniformed originations, such as the army cadets, an introduction to nursing and the NHS. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 2, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New education tool to support under pressure sexual health nurses
The sexual health nursing workforce is in “crisis” with too much responsibility falling on too few nurses, according to the Royal College of Nursing. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - July 2, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
