Unite has welcomed government plans to provide financial assistance to student nurses but said they are not enough to end chronic shortfalls in NHS health professional numbers.
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NHS staff ‘leaving in droves’
The shocking extent of a growing retention crisis in the NHS was revealed by new research which found that more than 200,000 nurses have left the health service since 2011. The research,…Read more…
EU nurse ‘exodus’
The Tories’ use of EU nationals as “bargaining chips” in the Brexit negotiations caused 10 per cent of European NHS nurses to resign last year, meaning attempts to reverse nursing staff…Read more…
One last attempt to save NHS bursaries, says UNISON
Scrapping the bursary is deterring a whole generation of nurses
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Nursing by association
There’s a new breed of healthcare professional coming. Say hello to the nursing associate…
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UNISON comments on rising number of nurses leaving the NHS
It’s highly damaging that so many nurses are leaving the NHS so soon after qualifying.
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Nurse staffing ‘in peril’
It’s been only the first year since nursing bursaries – which enabled student nurses to pursue their education for free – were scrapped. But now figures show a major drop in university nursing…Read more…
It’s about time the government addressed the impact of scrapping the nursing bursary
Responding to the government’s announcement today (Tuesday) that it will increase the number of training places for nurses, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “It’s about time the government…Read more…
‘Unthinkably bad planning’
The consequences of scrapping nursing bursaries are already starting to materialise, as shock new figures show a big drop in the number of students placed on a nursing course in England. …Read more…
Fighting for the right to nurse
Emily Heron had already given up one dream, in order to care for her stricken father.
Now dream – to become a nurse – is being thwarted by the government
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Perfect storm
Proposals to improve nurse education will be useless if the government fails to tackle the estimated shortage of 30,000 nurses in England, Unite said today (Tuesday 13 June). The warning came…Read more…
General election 2017: The NHS
With the election now upon us, UNISON considers its five key demands for the NHS – and how the main parties measure up in their manifestos
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Recruitment ‘cliff edge’
June 8 will be remembered by England’s next generation of nurses and health professionals as the day their professions’ fates were decided. If the Conservatives win, bursaries for nursing,…Read more…
Better pay, safer staffing and fully funded training pledged at health conference
Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth launches triple promise and warns: ‘The future of the NHS is at stake in this election’
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‘The fight’s not over’ in campaign to save NHS bursaries
UNISON health delegates hear moving proof of the value of the bursary for student nurses
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Government must act as NHS student applications slump, says UNISON
Responding to the announcement that university applications for nursing and midwifery courses have fallen dramatically, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “The government said replacing…Read more…
Nursing Associates should not be nurses on the cheap, says UNISON
Wednesday 12 October 2016 For immediate release Nursing Associates should not be nurses on the cheap, says UNISON Responding to the announcement today (Wednesday) by Health Education England that…Read more…
UNISON vows to campaign for midwives and their patients
Eleanor Smith makes pledge at TUC Congress alongside the Royal College of Midwives
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Members mark NHS’s 68th birthday in Newcastle
Public get birthday cake and sign birthday card – and petition to protect the NHS bursary
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Study shows the public wants the government to pay for the training of student nurses, says UNISON
The government should continue to pay for the training of student nurses and midwives, and not force NHS trainees to fund their degrees with loans, according to a new survey published today (Friday)…Read more…