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Filled social care roles in England fall 50,000 amid workforce pressures

The number of filled social care jobs in England has fallen for the first time in almost a decade as the sector struggles to attract and keep staff, figures show. Filled positions in adult social care fell by 3% (50,000 positions) between 2020-21 ...

20 Jul 2022 at 18:59

Derry News

Urgent Staff workforce appeal for Altnagelvin Hospital

Altnagelvin Hospital has released an urgent workforce appeal following staff shortages. A number of unfilled Band 5 Nursing and Band 2 Nursing Assistant shifts from tonight July 7 up until and including Tuesday July 12 ND. WHSC Trust wrote: "We ...

07 Jul 2022 at 16:33

Care group chief: Set up volunteer army to help out homes and providers

A care group boss has called for the Government to set up an emergency volunteer army for social care amid fears that providers could run out of staff. Mike Padgham, chairman of the Independent Care Group (ICG), which represents providers in ...

04 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Government ‘sensible’ to ask public sector to plan for 25% absence rates

Health minister Ed Argar has said the Government is “doing the responsible and sensible thing” by asking the public sector to prepare for a worst-case scenario of up to a quarter of staff off work. It comes as the UK Health Security Agency ...

02 Jan 2022 at 15:25

PM tasks ministers with drafting ‘robust’ plans for workplace absences

Boris Johnson has tasked ministers with developing “robust contingency plans” for workplace absences as the Government acknowledged high Covid levels could hit businesses hard over the coming weeks. Public sector leaders have been asked ...

01 Jan 2022 at 23:55

National News

37,000 workers in a single profession receive Ireland's highest annual earnings

Workers in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector receive the highest average annual earnings in the country. That's according to the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) release on the value chain analysis of ...

25 May 2022 at 08:33

Nearly a third of primary schools have no male classroom teachers – study

Nearly one in three primary schools in England do not have a male classroom teacher, a study suggests. The proportion of secondary school teachers who are male remains at a record low (35%), according to a Warwick Business School ...

07 Jun 2023 at 00:01

More than quarter of social care staff over 55 may retire in decade, study says

More than a quarter of England’s adult social care workforce is over 55 and may retire in the next decade, a report warns. At almost 11%, care worker vacancy rates in 2021-22 were twice as high as the national average, according ...

11 Oct 2022 at 01:01

New NHS staff will be trained and regulated properly, vows Sunak

The Prime Minister has insisted people being brought into new roles in the NHS will be trained and regulated properly as he said the Tories can be trusted with the health service. The Government has published its plan for a ...

30 Jun 2023 at 13:45

Number of permanent GPs in England falls year-on-year 12 months in a row

The number of permanent GPs in England has dropped year-on-year for 12 months in a row, as health experts warned the workforce is being “pushed closer towards the precipice”. There were 26,521 permanent qualified GPs ...

27 Jul 2023 at 15:09

NHS staff taking time off due to poor mental health continues, new data shows

The trend of burnout and other mental health issues being the main cause of sick days for NHS staff has continued, new figures have confirmed. Statistics from NHS Digital published on Thursday showed poor mental ...

29 Jun 2023 at 12:00

Scotland

Action needed to stop nurses quitting profession, union warns

More work is needed to stem the flow of nurses from the profession, according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The latest figures show a 2% net increase in nurses registered in Scotland, but the RCN said ...

19 Jul 2024 at 00:01

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