A powerful new film pays tribute to the dedication of nurses despite the pressures of understaffing. Demetrios Matheou introduces the film, and director Petra Volpe answers some questions
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Medical support for school children should be delivered by health professionals
NHS staff say assaults can be a daily occurrence
Student nurse, UNISON member and Nursing Times award-winner Sunny Atkinson is proving a powerful force for change. By Demetrios Matheou
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Pitting different groups of staff against each other is wrong approach
Ministers have to understand there are consequences to demonising migrant workers, who may choose not to come to the UK
This year’s overseas nurses’ network seminar allowed members to engage with leaders in the nursing sectors about their priorities for overseas nurses
Many staff are underpaid for the job they do.
COVID-19 caused a major disruption to nurse training. So UNISON’s student nurses decided to form a network to find solutions
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Employers must do more to protect staff
“When I graduated as a nurse, I took an oath to serve and uphold my vocation, even if there are hardships. It is my calling, and I can’t run from it.”
Three stranded UNISON members are desperate to return to the UK to help their colleagues fight the pandemic
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NHS needs put before annual gathering
Latest figures show that in England there are currently 39,000 nurse vacancies
Rise still leaves the NHS short of what’s needed