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…
‘Grim and widening’ gap
The number of unfilled NHS nursing roles could hit 51,000 by the end of the planned Brexit transition period in 2021, according to a new report that warns action needs to be taken to prevent…Read more…
‘Wholly inadequate’
Unite the union has described a pay offer made to the union’s nursing members working on Jersey as wholly inadequate. Unite has described the proposals as being overly complicated and that the…Read more…
What would you do?
Ayrshire mental health nurse Gordon Mckay knew he had to act when he saw a colleague reduced to tears by a manager in the 1990s – now he’s the union president
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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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UNISON and Nursing Times partnership helps support next generation of nurses
Student nurses can get an extra benefit from their UNISON membership
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The government must turn back the tide on NHS nursing shortages, says UNISON
The House of Commons Health Committee publishes a report on the nursing workforce
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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…
Drop in nursing applications is disappointing
Government’s decision to scrap the bursary has clearly deterred people from pursuing a career in nursing
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Ms Smith Goes to Westminster
Former UNISON president Eleanor Smith reflects on an historic general election victory and her first months as an MP
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Nursing number fall will have a huge impact on the NHS
If more nurses continue to leave than join, staff-patient ratios will become even more dangerous
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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…
All public sector employees need a decent pay rise, says UNISON
Midwives, healthcare assistants and hospital porters who belong to UNISON are joining their nursing colleagues demonstrating in Parliament Square today (Wednesday) over the government’s refusal…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…
Boost mental health care call
Unite is calling on the government to reverse the cuts to mental health nursing as the Care Quality Commission (CQC) report, published (July 20), finds that 25 per cent of core mental health services…Read more…
Help stop the sale of NHS Professionals
UNISON backs We Own It campaign against sell-off – you can help by signing the petition and urging your MP to back the Early Day Motion 152
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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…
Do you know an outstanding healthcare assistant?
Nominations are open for the UNISON-sponsored Jean Atkinson award for outstanding healthcare assistant (closing date 31 March)
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NHS pressures to be surveyed on UNISON’s sixth annual safe staffing day
NHS staff are being urged to record nurse-to-patient ratios today (Tuesday) as hospitals face unprecedented demand, says UNISON. A snapshot of the pressures facing NHS staff will be recorded over 24…Read more…