Health, Nursing News

A new £10 million care home development is planning to take on 30 new members of staff in the coming weeks. Local newspaper the North Devon Gazette reported Hatherleigh Care Village is recruiting for nursing and care staff from the local area. Facilities at the home include a cinema, restaurant, internet..

Individuals entering the nursing and midwifery profession will soon have to be educated to degree level, it has been revealed. Rosie Doy, deputy head of the University of East Anglia School of Nursing and Midwifery, said this is a positive step for the profession. However, there remain concerns in..

A lack of qualified nurses in the UK could be putting patient care at risk, it has been claimed. A poll carried out by the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) showed four out of ten nurses believe poor staffing levels are compromising patient care at least twice a week. Leila Harris-Ryberg, communications..

The potential introduction of a ratings website for GPs poses no direct threat to doctors' jobs, it has been asserted. David Jenner, GP contract lead for the NHS Alliance, argues that any fears doctors may currently have are probably unjustified. "My own view is that the profession has little to fear..

A sports fitness club in Carlisle has announced plans to take on 50 new members of staff ahead of its opening in the new year, it has been revealed. Local paper the Cumberland News reported DW Sports Fitness Carlisle, situated on the site of the old Vasey's furniture showroom in Currock Road, is presently..

Proposals to cut the NHS workforce by up to ten per cent would never be taken up by any political party, as the move would be "political suicide", it has been claimed. Michael Sobanja, chief executive of NHS Alliance, said that despite the fact that health services are likely to be considerably more..

NHS Direct has banned its helpline staff from taking annual leave due to the influx of calls the service is receiving about swine flu. Speaking to Personnel Today, the advice service explained that employees have been asked to refrain from booking any holidays until the organisation establishes how..

Social and educational backgrounds are major factors in the likelihood of success in top professions, according to a new report. Those who have been educated at independent schools or come from wealthier families are statistically more likely to succeed in careers in law, medicine, media, publishing,..

Better rates of pay are needed for those working in the healthcare sector because job satisfaction alone does not "put food on the table", according to one group. Unison has discussed the results of an NHS staff survey which found that although 80 per cent of respondents find their job interesting,..

More needs to be done to train medical staff so that more support can be offered to the healthcare industry, according to one company. Discussing whether enough is being done to train healthcare staff in relevant skills, Pulse has suggested that people are not being trained efficiently enough. The..