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A nurse has been appointed to the post of chief executive of NHS Lothian. Professor Caroline Hiscox will take up the role later this year following the retirement of the health board's current chief executive, Calum Campbell. “These are challenging times for the NHS" Caroline Hiscox Registering as an adult…
Nurses are facing record levels of discrimination from the public, as well as unwanted sexual behaviour by both patients and colleagues, the latest NHS Staff Survey has revealed. The survey, which ran between September and November 2023, has laid bare the level of abuse staff are facing at work, while…
Midwifery leaders have welcomed plans by the government and NHS to invest millions in maternity safety including through increased recruitment and training of midwives, announced in the 2024 spring budget this week. On Wednesday (6 March), chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt outlined the UK Government’s plans for the coming…
Health service leaders have warned of another “tough year” for the NHS, after the announcement of the 2024 spring budget. Jeremy Hunt, chancellor of the exchequer, announced this afternoon the UK Government’s fiscal plans for 2024-25 including a host of measures which will impact nursing and the NHS general. "We…
Nurses are among almost 70 health workers with long Covid who are jointly taking their case for compensation to the High Court. They are seeking a group litigation against the NHS and other employers as they are all claiming that they were not provided with enough protection from Covid-19 at…
Three-quarters of frontline nurses in China were left burned out after the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study has suggested. The study, published in BMC Public Health, surveyed nurses from 27 Chinese provinces between April and July 2023, asking them to self-score on markers of burnout such as emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation…
A care home group has appointed its first dedicated nurse consultant for people with Huntington’s disease. Joanna McCabe is taking on the role for Exemplar Health Care, which runs more than 50 care homes across England and specialises in care for people with complex needs. "I cannot advocate strongly enough…
With an ageing population, the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, increases in other infectious diseases and a struggling NHS, the topic of public health is a key one for the next government. For the latest chapter of our Manifesto by Nurses, we asked for nurses’ views on the public health…
Services for people in Scotland with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) have been “dire” since the death of the country’s only specialist nurse, campaigners have warned. The charity ME Action Scotland has spotlighted the need for health boards across the country to invest in ME/CFS services and ensure that all…
Health unions have begun consulting their members on the pay offer that has been put forward for Health and Social Care (HSC) staff in Northern Ireland. The majority of unions have urged their members to accept the 2023-24 offer, while some have not made a recommendation on how to vote.…
