UNISON health delegates hear moving proof of the value of the bursary for student nurses
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Eleanor Smith makes pledge at TUC Congress alongside the Royal College of Midwives
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Public get birthday cake and sign birthday card – and petition to protect the NHS bursary
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The government should continue to pay for the training of student nurses and midwives, and not force NHS trainees to fund their degrees with loans, according to a new survey published today (Friday) by UNISON. More than three-quarters (77%) of voters who took part in the YouGov survey believe the government must carry on paying […]
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More than 20 health unions, charities and professional colleges sign open letter to prime minister
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On a normal Wednesday morning Emily Heron would be taking patients’ blood pressure or doing observations…
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Cutting financial ‘lifeline’ to student nurses will leave them thousands of pounds in debt
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