Southend hospital nurses quitting due to ‘toxic’ conditions
A whistleblower reveals nurses are quitting a hospital because they feel "helpless and unsupported". Source link
Half of new nurses and midwives come from abroad
International recruitment hits record high with nurse leaders warning about sustainability of trend. Source link
Nurses are backbone of healthcare sector, says Bharati Pravin Pawar
Nurses play a vital role in the healthcare domain and are the most important link between a doctor and a patient, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said...
NHS Scotland recruit nearly 200 overseas nurses
More than 1,000 new support staff have also been hired to work in acute hospitals and community health teams. Source link
Mask-Wearing Will Continue in Some Situations: Polls
April 6, 2022 – The future will include face masks. Not for everyone, but they will still be around.Even as the COVID-19 threat seems to be easing, more than half...
Covid: Nurses’ boss wants life assurance scheme extended for NHS staff
Speaking at a Covid death memorial service held last week for NHS frontline workers, Rev Paul Nash, chaplain at Birmingham and Women's Children Hospital, said staff and carers sacrificed their...
Nurses’ mental health: ‘Most people in the NHS, they are sad’
Although the Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) register shows the number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates has grown by 1.8% to just under 745,000, it also shows the number of...
Demand for Doctors and Nurses Is Tricky to Predict
Oct. 27, 2021 -- Have a shortage of doctors in your community? New research suggests physician assistants and nurses may be just as able to fill the gap.Organizations calculating primary...
As COVID Fills ICU Beds, Dominoes Fall Throughout Hospitals
Oct. 12, 2021 -- The filling up of the nation’s intensive care unit beds has been headline news for months now. As waves of COVID-19 cascade across the country, hospitals...
Survey: 2/3 of Critical Care Nurses Consider Quitting Due to COVID-19
Sept. 20, 2021 -- Critical care nurse Beth Wathen has been looking after seriously ill patients for 35 years. But nothing could have prepared her for the last 18 months.
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