The first nursing associates in Wales are expected to be in post next year, a senior nurse in the Welsh Government has told Nursing Times as a major workforce plan for the country is launched. First Welsh nursing associates expected in post in 2026 appeared first on Nursing Times.

NHS England has today announced the incoming team who will help lead the organisation’s transition into the Department of Health and Social Care. The team – called the NHS Transformation Executive Team – will replace the current NHS England Executive Group and will support ongoing business priorities, statutory functions and day to day delivery. Except […]

A long-awaited five-year plan for the nursing workforce in Wales has been revealed by senior nurses, with the aim of  growing, transforming and supporting the profession. Five-year plan published to tackle nursing workforce challenges in Wales appeared first on Nursing Times.

Iona Colvin, Chief Social Work Adviser at the Scottish Government looks to the future of the profession and what’s happening to support the workforce. 

Rad Tingle, kitchen manager at Ribble Court Care Home in Much Hoole, Preston, part of Sandstone Care, is set to take on a daring abseil... Daredevil Preston Care Home Kitchen Manager Takes On Peel Tower Abseil For Hospital’s Renal Unit appeared first on The Carer.

Residents and members of the community, were delighted to welcome PC Tricia and PCSO Len from the local police force to join the home at... Local Care Home Welcomes Local Police For ‘Coffee With A Coppa’ Event appeared first on The Carer.

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP has today called on the SNP Government to finally invest in care services and staff after a new... Three In Four Scottish Care Homes For Older People Struggle With Recruitment appeared first on The Carer.

The government’s pledge to reduce bureaucracy and directing more resources to frontline staff, mean there is now a ‘unique opportunity to develop innovative models of... NHS England Abolition a Seismic Shift for Health and Social Care appeared first on The Carer.

The Home Office has been criticized for repeatedly failing to assess the impact of changing a visa route for skilled workers. A report by the... Changes To Skilled Worker Visas Need Whole Government Collaboration Report Reveals appeared first on The Carer.

It’s Social Work Week 2025. A time to celebrate the work social workers and the wider social work sector do to support people in our communities.  

Agimol Pradeep and Dilla Davis reflect on an event to celebrate two years since the implementation of supporting information from employers (SIFE) as evidence of English language proficiency for overseas nurses. ‘The UK must continue to recognise the skills of internationally educated nurses’ appeared first on Nursing Times.

Whooping cough (pertussis) cases have surged in recent years. This factsheet gives an overview of the infection, including its key characteristics and complications. It is part of a collection on childhood. Whooping cough: factsheet on nursing childhood infectious diseases appeared first on Nursing Times.