Fears of “emerging crisis” in nursing with 40,000 NHS vacancies and 36% of current workforce considering leaving in the next year, says PAC report
Nurses have played a “vital” role in caring for people during the COVID-19 outbreak despite nearly 40,000 unfilled nursing post vacancies which had already put staff and services under strain...
Wednesday, 23 September 2020 00:01
Devastating report exposes Government's lack of long-term thinking to the NHS workforce – Justin Madders
Justin Madders, Shadow Health Minister, commenting on the publication of the Public Accounts Committee’s report into NHS nursing workforce, said...
Wednesday, 23 September 2020 00:01
Troops and veterans one step closer to stronger legal protection
Stronger legal protections for service personnel and veterans facing the threat of repeated investigations and potential prosecution will be one step closer as the Overseas Operations Bill is debated in Parliament today...
Tuesday, 22 September 2020 22:30
Hospitality business in Wales to close at 10pm to tackle spread of coronavirus
Hospitality businesses in Wales will have to close at 10pm, as new measures are introduced in Wales to prevent a fresh coronavirus crisis...
Tuesday, 22 September 2020 22:18
Iran not a ‘bargaining chip’, President Rouhani tells world leaders at UN
Iran is not a “bargaining chip” to be factored into elections and domestic policy in the United States, the country’s President, Hassan Rouhani has said...
Tuesday, 22 September 2020 22:16
LAAS Statement on Keir Starmer’s Keynote Speech
Fiona Sharpe, spokesman for Labour Against Antisemitism, said: “Keir Starmer’s reaffirmation of his commitment to “root out” antisemitism in his speech this morning..."
Tuesday, 22 September 2020 17:57
Divorce online: guided by service users
A case study about how HMCTS put users at the heart of a process that provides benefits to separating couples with a simple, quick, web-based application...
Tuesday, 22 September 2020 15:49
Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): initial teacher training (ITT) (update)
Information for providers about managing initial teacher training courses impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Tuesday, 22 September 2020 15:27
NEU comments on School Attendance Figures
Commenting on the Government statistics for school attendance, published today, Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...
Tuesday, 22 September 2020 15:11
Summary of new measures announced by PM
Covid-19 case numbers are rising across the whole of the UK and we need to take steps now to control the spread of the virus...
Tuesday, 22 September 2020 14:51