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Nurses are living in poverty, says RCN chief Pat Cullen

Nurses are to be balloted over the prospect of further strikes after rejecting the Government’s revised pay offer.

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Government needs to reverse decision to end sick leave fund for care workers

Record View says ministers should continue to support care worker's off sick, as many will be forced to use annual leave if they miss work due to illness.

Daily Record · May 15, 2023

300 of Scotland's lowest paid NHS workers still waiting for promised pay rise

Porters, domestics, cleaners, housekeeping and security staff are among staff at University Hospital Hairmyres, in East Kilbride, who were expecting their pay rise last month.

Daily Record · May 15, 2023

Children's Cancer Run in Newcastle sees huge turnout as it celebrates its 40-year anniversary

Around 10,000 people took part in a day of action at Newcastle Racecourse to help fundraise for local charity Children's Cancer North

Chronicle Live · May 14, 2023

NI woman 'overwhelmed' as she wins Exceptional Midwife Award

International Day of the Midwife is a celebration of what midwives and maternity support workers do every day

Belfast Live · May 14, 2023

With insurance cover, all Kalangummukal residents can now sleep tight

Kalangummukal will be Kerala’s first fully insured ward as 1,382 residents in the five to 70 age group will be eligible for insurance coverage against accidental death and disability.

The Hindu · May 14, 2023

Nurses’ decision to demand double-digit pay rise ‘rather confusing,’ says Cabinet minister

Nursing union leader Pat Cullen has called on Health Secretary Stephen Barclay to restart pay negotiations with a proposed rise in double digits.

Evening Standard · May 14, 2023

‘I was given days to find myself a place to live’: autistic teenager on care home eviction

Callum McDonald describes how he and others coped when made to leave their settled homes by the private, profit-making owner

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2023

Babies are dying because of NHS failings, poverty and inequality, charities warn

Maternity services need urgent improvement and investment to meet government target of halving stillbirths and neonatal deaths

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2023

New drop-in Bereavement Café offers hope to those struggling with the loss of a loved one

"It’s a safe space where people can talk openly about the pain of loss and also find courage and strength in knowing they are not alone."

Belfast Live · May 14, 2023