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Only fairer wages and a national care service can solve social care crisis, says Unison

By Liz Wells 09 September 2024

The recruitment crisis in social care won't be resolved until wages rise in the sector, according to Unison, and achieving this with the government's promised fair pay agreement will be the first s...

WORKFORCE

Health and social care academy launches in Hartlepool

By Liz Wells 06 September 2024

A health and social care academy has opened in Hartlepool, County Durham, to help kick start the careers of the region’s next generation of professionals.

HOSPICE UK

Hospice cuts strike further blow to Government's community care policy

By Lee Peart 06 September 2024

The announcement of cuts by a South East hospice provider has struck a further blow to the Government’s goal of easing pressure on the NHS by providing more care in the community.

WORKFORCE

South London healthcare support workers stage 48-hour strike

By Liz Wells 05 September 2024

Hundreds of healthcare support staff at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Foundation Trust have started two days of action in an escalating dispute over pay

PEOPLE MOVES

NHS England appoints regional director for North West

By Liz Wells 05 September 2024

NHS England has appointed Louise Shepherd as regional director for its North West region.

PEOPLE MOVES

Sussex Health & Care Assembly appoints independent chair

By Liz Wells 05 September 2024

Sussex Health & Care Assembly has appointed Helen Greatorex as independent chair.

PEOPLE MOVES

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust chair to retire

By Liz Wells 05 September 2024

The chair of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT), Nigel Beverley, is to retire at the end of the financial year.

CENTRAL AND NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Trust apologises after advising staff not to attend antisemitism training

By Lee Peart 05 September 2024

A trust has apologised after advising its staff not to attend online antisemitism training.

WORKFORCE

Discrimination stops temporary NHS workers speaking up about safety concerns

By Liz Wells 05 September 2024

There is widespread discrimination against temporary staff in the NHS, which is creating a culture of fear that stops them speaking up about patient safety, new research reveals.

NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST AND THE DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT