Scrapping the bursary is deterring a whole generation of nurses
NHS bursary
There’s a new breed of healthcare professional coming. Say hello to the nursing associate…
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There’s a new breed of healthcare professional coming. Say hello to the nursing associate…
It’s highly damaging that so many nurses are leaving the NHS so soon after qualifying.
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 addressed the impact of their decision to scrap the nursing bursary. Young people have been put off training to become nurses because of this shortsighted policy. “UNISON […]
Emily Heron’s dream to become a nurse is being thwarted by the government’s decision to scrap the NHS bursary
Emily Heron’s dream to become a nurse is being thwarted by the government’s decision to scrap the NHS bursary
Magazine, UNISON people on the Magazine
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With the election upon us, UNISON considers its five key demands for the NHS – and how the main parties measure up in their manifestos
With the election 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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Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth launches triple promise and warns: ‘The future of the NHS is at stake in this election’
UNISON health delegates hear moving proof of the value of the bursary for student nurses
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 bursaries with loans would bring in an additional 10,000 nurses. Instead the exact opposite has happened. “With applications down nearly a quarter, ministers must accept they got this wrong […]
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 more than 2,000 people will be trained as nursing associates over the coming months, UNISON head of health Christina McAnea said: “These new roles could help […]
Healthcare assistants (HCAs) working in the NHS are doing the jobs of nurses without the equivalent pay or education, says a report from UNISON published today (Friday). Two in five (39%) say they have not received the training necessary to provide the care expected of them such as looking after dementia patients, according to the […]
Eleanor Smith makes pledge at TUC Congress alongside the Royal College of Midwives