While there has been an increase in the number of nurses and healthcare assistants, domestically and from overseas, this does bring big challenges for teams in terms of the mix of skills […]
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This International Nurses Day, it’s not enough to celebrate nurses, we need to demand proper investment in the profession
Preceptorship campaign – March 2022 update Nurses and students have told us how challenging the transition into their first registered roles are. This has been made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic and the pressures on health and social care. UNISON has been working together with the Florence Nightingale Foundation and the Nursing Times to campaign […]
Union-sponsored annual nursing team award goes to nurses who helped ensure women had access to abortion services during COVID-19
Helga Pile says government must guarantee a fair and consistent wage
They are asking that he: reimburse tuition fees or forgive current debt for all current nursing, midwifery, and allied healthcare students […]
Trainee nursing associate Carley Kane is hoping to qualify soon – and already has big plans for encouraging the ‘nursing family’ of tomorrow
Celebrating the life and work of Florence Nightingale, on the 200th anniversary of her birth
The agreements negotiated mean student nurses who are more experienced will be able to help where they can, be paid and have this work count towards their learning.
UNISON national officer for nursing Stuart Tuckwood opened the day of talks and working groups, by stating: “We’re only going to be able to achieve victories if we work […]
“Ministers must also drop the health surcharge on overseas nurses to make it easier to recruit and retain staff from other countries.” Notes to editors - UNISON is the UK’s largest union […]
The government must abolish tuition fees
UNISON has today (Wednesday) announced the dates for strikes and industrial action by health and social services staff in Northern Ireland. Workers represented by the union voted overwhelmingly earlier this month to take action over safe staffing levels and pay parity. Health staff in Northern Ireland are paid less than their colleagues in Britain. Waiting lists […]
Mental health workers from Wales talk about what earned them the Team of the Year title at the Nursing Times awards
A mental health team from Wales talk about what earned them the Team of the Year title at this week’s Nursing Times awards