#recruit more NHS staff

[maladapted-druid]

BBC News: NHS: Woman waited nine months for hospital discharge

BBC News - NHS: Woman waited nine months for hospital discharge

This has been a massive issue for the NHS and it's only going to get worse. Pay staff more, recruit more staff and create more downstream beds.

Oh and by cutting community services more people are coming in that could be kept out.

#nhs #fuck the tories #uk politics

[songofwizardry]

it’s strike evening! tomorrow teachers in england and wales start on a series of discontinuous strike days, over teacher pay and funding.

i have had this long post of anecodates the state of state education right now sitting in my drafts for months. but i think it’s a good time to share it. there are no graphs or national statistics—you can get those from the neu, and if you’re reading this you probably know them already. but i think it’s worth sharing the personal side of why we’re striking as well. this is very disconnected, and rambly, and frustrated, but here goes:

i’m a physics graduate. i trained to teach at one of the largest ITT providers in the country a few years ago. there were about 25-30 physics trainees in this batch

at least ten have already left the profession, or left the country to teach elsewhere. this is not including people who left state education to teach in independent schools, or people who dropped out during the training year

i trot this statistic out a lot, because it’s shocking—this year, we have recruited one physics teacher for every eight state schools in england. that’s just trainees recruited. several of them will drop out during the training. even more will leave during their induction period (25% of new teachers leave within two years). it gets worse every year

over the last two years, i have watched my school (a comprehensive secondary) try to replace, or find long-term supply, for several staff—maths teachers, science teachers, MFL teachers, technicians, pastoral staff, etc. pretty much every time, it’s taken at least 3 months to find a long-term replacement. the ‘revolving door of supply staff’ is very true, and supply staff are also hard to find

nationally, schools are ridiculously tight on money. this hits the poorest areas and kids worse—we push up every class to 32 students because that means more money for the school, we turn what were previously free trips into paid ones because schools can’t afford to cover the costs, we turn off the heating at 4pm, we cut TAs and extra-curriculars and sports and equipment budgets. this is a funding crisis as well as a staff pay crisis. a non-funded pay rise is useless

these are not hypotheticals btw—they have happened and are happening in my school and in schools near me. we are cutting trips, clubs, TAs, mentoring support, you name it. if it can be cut it will be.

the easiest way to cut costs is by cutting down on staff. so all our timetables are as full as it is legally possible to be. there is no breathing room. one class can be shared by multiple staff to make this timetable mess work. staff are stretched to their limit, and if someone falls sick long term, there’s no staff free to cover and – see above – we cannot recruit! so we return to a revolving door of supply staff (whom we also can’t get)

the cuts to additional support affect kids with SEND needs, emotional needs, kids who are having a hard time, etc the most. i cannot tell you the number of kids i have who need a TA or a mentor and don’t get one, need counselling, need a reader, need a scribe, need 1-to-1 EAL support, etc..... it goes on

and at the same time social services across the board have been slashed after years of tory austerity. camhs is a mess, the nhs has no money, youth services are gone, libraries and community centres are shut—we are trying to fill a gaping hole, with no goddamn money

and on the note of staff pay—support staff especially don’t get paid enough, but across the board, I’m hearing of colleagues using food banks, not being able to afford heating or feeding themselves or children, struggling to make rent, etc. especially for early career teachers, it’s not enough. I know of plenty of colleagues who took on additional responsibility way earlier than they wanted or were ready for, because it means extra pay, and the standard salary isn’t enough to live on.

couple that with the fact that in a subject like maths or science, there are plenty of entry-level jobs that pay much better, and it’s no surprise people aren’t coming into the profession.

i care deeply for my students. i want the best for them. they deserve teachers who are not overworked, exhausted, and bitter. they deserve subject specialists, not four months of rotating supply teaching their GCSE chemistry class. they deserve staff who feel valued, and thus stick around long enough that they can build relationships with them. they deserve enough lab equipment, textbooks, glue sticks. they deserve extra curriculars and trips they don’t have to pay for, that aren’t funded out of whatever I can spare from my own tight budget that month. they deserve dedicated TA support where they need it, again, with TAs who are valued and have time to build connections with them and support them.

and i am also tired, and i care deeply for my colleagues. we all deserve better.

so i am striking tomorrow, for my students, and my colleagues, and myself, because i deeply love this profession and it deserves so much better than a government that clearly doesn’t value educators or education. if you can, join us on the picket line at your local school, or at a march! there’s a strike map in the notes.

#teachers strike 2023 #teachers strike #neu #text post #my post #teaching #i am not very sorry for how long and mostly a ramble this is #and for how much it's just personal anecdotes #bc i think it needs to be said! #anyway we need to strike #so i will see you all out there tomorrow

[ukrfeminism]

Thousands of student nurses, midwives, and teachers are leaving their courses or ditching training altogether because the government’s free childcare scheme does not extend to them, The Independent has been told.

Campaigners are warning that a growing crisis affecting the education and healthcare sectors is being made worse by students’ inability to access free childcare – forcing them to leave the sector and find work elsewhere.

The warning comes as worrying Ucas data published this week showed that applications for UK nursing degree courses were down for the third year running. Just 31,100 people applied for a course for 2024, down from 33,570 last year, 41,220 in 2022 and 46,040 in 2021.

NHS cuts, heavy workloads, and a collective sense of being undervalued have already sparked an exodus of UK-trained nurses from the NHS, with 42,000 empty vacancies in England alone.

Because of this, several prominent campaign groups, including Mumsnet and Save the Children, are demanding Chancellor Jeremy Hunt extend the government’s free childcare scheme to all parents in training.

Mr Hunt initially unveiled the major extension to free childcare for parents in the spring of last year to win back voters, with working parents who have children under five told they can claim 30 hours of free childcare for 38 weeks per year from September 2025. But Mr Hunt’s 30-hour childcare offer only covers parents who are in paid work. 

Trainee teachers, nurses and midwives often work full time, meaning they will need childcare, but do not qualify because they are technically studying.

Some 190,214 students are currently training to be nurses, teachers and midwives in England, according to the latest data.

The Independent has revealed there are major problems with funding, staff shortages and nursery closures. The new scheme comes after ministers rolled out 30 hours of free childcare per week in term time for three and four-year-olds in England in 2017.

Josie Irwin, head of equality at Unison, the UK’s largest trade union, said they are witnessing student nurses and social workers dropping out of their training due to not being eligible for the government’s free childcare. 

She said “a bubbling cauldron of problems” engulfing the NHS and caring professions is being compounded by the lack of childcare.

“It goes hand in glove with the recruitment and retention issues which are running across the caring professions, such as nursing, healthcare assistance, paramedics, social workers, midwives and teaching assistants,” Ms Irwin added.

“Women ending up in really precarious zero-hours employment is represented by politicians as a choice but it is not. They don’t have any other option in doing really difficult, demanding, underpaid, undervalued challenging shifts.”

Exclusive data, shared with The Independent, found around four in 10 student nurses and paramedics say problems securing childcare mean they are contemplating dropping out of their course.

Researchers, who polled 600 student nurses and paramedics, also found around seven in 10 report being heavily dependent on family and friends to help them with childcare.

Christine Farquharson, associate director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, also warned that such families cannot access other childcare help programmes such as tax-free childcare or subsidies through universal credit. 

A midwife, who didn’t want to be named fearing reprisals from management, said: “It is not unusual for there to be more student midwives than trained midwives and sometimes student midwives are being thrown in the deep end and plugging the gap of the midwifery shortage. 

“This can be dangerous for patient safety. Student midwives are worth their weight in gold – the service would completely crumble if we didn’t have their support.”

Daisy*, who has two young children, said she was forced to drop out of her nursing course for two years due to struggles to access childcare – assuming she would not be able to return.

The 31-year-old, who lives in Nottinghamshire, explained she was previously running a digital marketing company but chose to take a hefty pay cut and retrain to be a nurse due to feeling unfulfilled and wanting to give back.

She is resuming her course this month but will not be able to claim the government’s free childcare provision that begins in September, or the free hours she is currently claiming for her other child, unless she continues doing her current paid work, she explained.

“I work nights to save money on childcare. I look after a child with complex needs. I do 24 hours of care work through the night a week,” Daisy added.

“If I were to go back onto the course and drop my paid hours so I can properly focus on the course, we would lose access to the free childcare. Many weeks I don’t sleep at all after my shift. I have an out-of-body experience most weeks – I just float.”

“It has negatively impacted my mental health – terribly so,” she added. “It is affecting my sleep and causing me a lot of anxiety. I think about it all the time. I feel trapped. I feel like everything is against me wanting to be a nurse.”

The latest data shows there is a shortage of 42,306 nurses and 2,500 midwives in the NHS in England, and a deficit of 2,300 teachers. 

Sarah Ronan, director of the Early Education and Childcare Coalition, explained her member organisations frequently hear from people, mainly women, who are doing vocational training that involves on-the-job placements being forced to drop out due to the cost of childcare.

Ms Ronan said the childcare sector is already grappling with “unprecedented demand” – warning the government must only roll out free childcare provision for students in a way that does not “overwhelm the sector”. 

She added: “Often people come to these professions later in life. In those situations, they may already have children and therefore they are being penalised due to not being given adequate support to retrain. There are also recruitment campaigns by the government that target people as career changers to come into these professions.”

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found the UK had one of the most expensive childcare systems in the world.

“Understandably, trainee midwives, teachers and nurses are furious they cannot access these new schemes,” Joeli Brearley, chief executive and founder of campaign group Pregnant Then Screwed, said. 

“Mothers in training have contacted us to express their concern as to how this exclusion undervalues the work they do and has made them reconsider whether training is right for them.”

A spokesperson for the Department for Education said: “Students who are parents already receive a grant paying 85 per cent of childcare costs across the full year including holidays, up to a weekly limit, and student nurses with children receive an additional NHS grant of £7,000 per academic year.

“On top of this, nurses have received a 5 per cent pay rise for 2023/24 and two significant one-off awards worth over £2,000 on average."

Dr Nichola Ashby, deputy chief nurse at the Royal College of Nursing, warned grants available for nurses “don’t come close” to paying for childcare.

*Name changed 

#articles #health #finance #education #Children

[ladymazzy]

From the article;

'This exacerbates global health inequalities, resulting in an effective subsidy from low- to high-income countries. In 2006 it was estimated that the money saved by the UK through the recruitment of Ghanaian health workers may have exceeded that which it gave to Ghana in aid for health.

The situation in Sierra Leone is even more dire – as the Ebola crisis has revealed. In 2010, the country had 136 doctors and 1,017 nurses. That’s one doctor for approximately every 45,000 people. In 2000 Sierra Leone’s health system was declared the weakest in the world. In sharp contrast, the NHS was recently voted the strongest, yet 27 doctors and 103 nurses trained in Sierra Leone are currently working in the UK.

While it is not possible to quantify the losses to Sierra Leone in terms of the value of their care or in lives that could have been saved, it is possible to calculate the financial subsidy Sierra Leone is providing to the UK. We do not know at what level or where these Sierra Leoneans are working (NHS or private), but if we assume that the 27 doctors are junior doctors, based on the savings generated (it costs the NHS £269,527 to train a junior doctor and £70,000 to train a nurse) Sierra Leone’s doctors and nurses are providing a saving of £14.5m to UK health services. If those doctors are consultants, the total subsidy from Sierra Leone to UK health services (NHS and private) could be up to £22.4m.'

.......The truth is that migrant health workers are underpinning the UK’s health services. Or as the Office for Budget Responsibility puts it, without them the NHS would be in “dire straits”.

......The NHS depends on migrant health workers and we should celebrate their contribution. But we also need to pay the countries that trained them. It’s time that compensation was back on the table.'

#uk politics #uk nhs #uk immigration #colonial legacies

[eaglesnick]

No Society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable” Adam Smith

The Metro had this headline yesterday.

"Rishi Sunak is demanding “restraint “ on pay - what a joke.” (Metro: (13/07/23)

The Metro goes on to point out that although pay may be going up, people are becoming poorer, especially those that work in the public sector, because inflation is far outstripping pay awards.

“Pay may be going up, but people are undeniably getting poorer. They’re feeling financially hopeless and helpless. Yet now, the Government and the Bank of England are joining forces to imply it’s all your fault for daring to ask for higher pay in the middle of a cost of living scandal."  (Metro: 13/07/23)

Multi-millionaire Sunak could of course, have followed the Metro's demand that he tax the rich a little more to help restore public sector pay and to encourage recruitment and retention within our public services. But Sunak is not going to increase taxes on the rich. After all, why would he when he and his wife are members of the Times Rich List with a combined wealth of £529million?

Sunak, for the tax year 2021/22, paid only 22% tax on a total income of £1.9million.  If you or I had earned that amount of money we would have been paying a tax rate of 45% on earned income over £150,000. The reason Sunak and his fellow multi-millionaire friends do not pay that higher tax rate is because much of their money comes from UNEARNED income: unearned income in the form of capital gains is only taxed at 20% no matter how many millions that happens to be.

 “The super-rich pay lower taxes than you …because the forms of income they often rely on are taxed much lower than the income of a typical person who has to rely on a salary.” (views-voices.Oxfam.ork.uk: 18/01/23)

Some will argue that calls to tax the rich fairly are merely the politics of envy. I would argue it’s more a question of morality than envy but lets leave that discussion aside for now. Lets look at Sunak’s claim that public sector pay rises are inflationary and that is why they have to be restrained.

“Rishi Sunak has said he would make the "responsible" decision on pay increases for public sector workers, in order to control inflation.”  (BBC News: 26/06/23)

Commentating on a £5billion increase in public sector pay, the financial journalist Andy Verity said on BBC news yesterday:

“£5billion pounds may sound a lot but, when the total spending in the economy is expected to be £2,200billion this year, it amounts to an increment of barely a fifth of one percentage point” (Andy Verity: BBC News:13/07/23)

Many economists dismiss the idea that public sector pay rises  add to inflation' as the public sector does not increases charges to reflect higher staff pay as happens in the private sector. But lets leave that argument aside as well. If a pay rise to match inflation was given for ALL public sector then economists estimate this would cost the Treasury an additional £23.5billion.

However, if you take into account what the government has already agreed to pay, and then also take into account the 30% in higher taxes and VAT receipts the government will claw back, then the total bill is below £10 billion. (Phillip Inman, Observer: 11/12/22)

This figure is twice the cost talked about by Andy Verity but it still only amounts to  TWO FIFTHS of a percentage point of total UK spending.

The sad truth is we are governed by a rich elite who put their own wealth and well-being before that of ordinary working people. For Sunak and his friends, the public sector is seen as a missed opportunity for them to make even more money than they already possess. The NHS in particular holds the potential for some individuals to make billions but first they will have to privatise it. What better way to do that than to starve it of funds, underpay and undermine its workforce, and run it into the ground.

#Uk politics #rishi sunak #millioniers #taxes capital gains tax #unfair #inflaton #false arguements #NHS #public sector pay #rich #privatisation

[mariacallous]

Endemic low pay represents a threat to the very future of the NHS, the head of the biggest union representing health staff has warned ahead of an expected wave of strike action this winter.

Strike action over pay seemed “inevitable”, said Christina McAnea, the general secretary of Unison, even though a formal ballot of staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland only opens later this month, while the process is ongoing in Scotland.

Unison was likely to coordinate with other unions in the NHS to increase the impact of any stoppages, and could also liaise with strikers in other sectors such as transport, she warned.

It came as the head of the Unite union, Sharon Graham, predicted on Sunday that up to 1 million people in various areas could soon be on strike at once.

Speaking to reporters before the Trades Union Congress conference that begins in Brighton on Tuesday, McAnea, whose union represents more than 400,000 health staff including nurses, cleaners, porters and administrators, said workers felt there was no other way to get their message across.

“It’s this core of the NHS, the registered professional staff, who are telling us they just can’t survive on the pay levels they’ve got,” she said.

While healthcare is devolved across the UK, NHS staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, excluding doctors and dentists whose pay is assessed separately, have been offered a pay rise of £1,400 a year.

For many staff such as nurses this amounted to about 4%, McAnea said, compared with an inflation rate of close to 10%. Even for lower-paid staff the lump sum was a pay rise of little more than 7%, she said.

“Strikes are inevitable,” she said. “And strikes are a symptom of things going wrong. It’s not a coordinated political campaign to bring down the government. We bring our members out on strike when we reach the point where there’s no other alternative.”

Low pay has been identified as a key reason for NHS staff shortages, with more than a quarter of trusts in England operating food banks for staff. Asked if pay represented an existential threat to the health service if not addressed, McAnea said it did.

“One of the big problems we’ve got with the NHS is the turnover of staff. They can’t recruit staff at a load of grades now,” she said. “The retail sector and Amazon are paying more in some areas. And no disrespect to people who work in retail or in Amazon warehouses, but I think that’s a less stressful job.

“I’m not a great one for conspiracy theories. But I do wonder if this is a deliberate policy, to run down the NHS so much so they can turn round and say, look, it’s failing, let’s bring in some private companies. I think the British public would oppose that, but it’s kind of happening by stealth.”

Stoppages are unlikely to begin before Christmas except in Northern Ireland, where the law on industrial disputes is different. They would probably be short term to begin with and would require the union to negotiate what level of staffing was needed to maintain “life and limb” emergency cover. However, McAnea said, given the staff shortages this may not be notably different to what happens normally.

“We’re pretty certain that they will come back to us with proposed safe staffing levels which are higher than we’ve got at the moment,” she said. “Our members feel that the situation is already so bad, they don’t think it will get any worse when they take action. What it will do is draw attention to just how bad it is in the NHS.”

McAnea said that while the Scottish government seemed open to negotiations – the offer there is 5%, also rejected by the union – Unison had repeatedly sought contact with Liz Truss and Thérèse Coffey, the health secretary, with no response.

“The government, instead of demonising unions, has to recognise that it’s their responsibility to come back and talk to us,” she said. “How is the government going to frame this, when it’s our members taking strike action?

“Are they seriously going to tell a healthcare assistant who worked all through Covid and is on £18,000 or £19,000 a year, ‘You’re holding the country to ransom’? Are they going to say, ‘You’re being irresponsible’? Are they going to say they’re an enemy of progress and an enemy of growth?”

[toakley]

Who's ready for Round 2?

It has been seven years since my last post about junior doctors taking industrial action, and a lot has changed in that time. I have finished my medical degree, worked in four different hospitals in the space of 6 years, and am mid-way through paediatric specialty training.

But despite achieving so much in that time, I find myself feeling jaded and burned out. The staff shortages in the NHS have only gotten worse, and I am conflicted about the proposed industrial action by junior doctors. While I believe that our skills and services are undervalued and that we should be paid more, I also think that there are bigger issues at play.

The proposed 72-hour walkout seems drastic to me, and I am not sure that it will achieve the desired results. The focus of this industrial action does not appear to be on safety, as it was in 2016, but on pay. While better recruitment and retention will undoubtedly make the NHS safer, I think that there are other issues with how training is structured and provided that need to be addressed.

Looking back on the past seven years, I can see that my lived experience has been different from what I expected. When I started my career as a junior doctor, I had high hopes and was full of idealism. I thought that I could make a difference and help to change the system from within.

But the reality of working in the NHS has been much harder than I anticipated. The workload is heavy, the hours are long, and the bureaucracy is overwhelming. Many leave for greener pastures, and yet, I am grateful for what I have. I grew up in a family where both parents earned less than I currently do, but I know that my skills could earn me more money in other industries.

Despite my reservations about the proposed industrial action, I voted yes in the ballot. I don't want to deny my colleagues the opportunity to strike, and I think that it is important to properly value our skills and services. I also hope that we can find a way to address the deeper issues facing the NHS and make it a better place for both patients and staff.

#bma #strike #industrial action #junior doctors

[euronoxxmedicalgroup]

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EuroNoxx Medical Group stands at the forefront of this initiative, actively recruiting skilled locum doctors, dentists, nurses, and allied health professionals from abroad to work in the NHS and private hospitals. 

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Our recent analysis sheds light on vital healthcare trends, exploring the intricate link between human resources for health and critical mortality rates.

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A...Addressing Critical Staff Shortages!

The demand for healthcare services continues to rise, driven by an ageing population, advances in medical treatment, and higher patient expectations. 

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Moreover, the exchange of knowledge and best practices among internationally recruited staff and their UK counterparts leads to continual learning and improvement in clinical practices.

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The efforts of EuroNoxx Medical Group in recruiting healthcare professionals from abroad are pivotal in enhancing the diversity, quality, and sustainability of healthcare services. By accommodating international locum talent on a permanent and temporary basis, our contribution remains a priority in the global as well as UK healthcare sectors to address critical staff shortages and foster an environment of Medical Equipment and healthcare supplies as well for supper speciality patient care. 

As we move forward, the continued integration of international professionals will remain key to the strength and resilience of healthcare systems.

#healthcare systems #Medical Equipment

[chrissterry]

NHS crisis: Ayrshire nurse works 'shocking' 18 hour shift | The Hearld

Does this really come as a surprise, it should do, but really is more of a reality than it shopuld be and not just in Scotland, but in the whole of the UK. Also, not just in the NHS, but in many instances in Social Care. For in both the NHS and Social Care, there are many instances of staff shortages, mainly down to problems of recruitment, but also in large degrees due to illness, which in many…

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#18 hour sfifts #18 hour shifts #bleak future #funding #NHS

[arjunbnair]

Searching for lucrative nursing jobs abroad: the gateway to global healthcare opportunities.

The world of nursing has come a long way since the days of working in a hospital in your home town. Today, nursing jobs are popping up all over the world, offering exciting and fulfilling opportunities for healthcare professionals who want to take their skills abroad. In this article, we’ll look at why nursing jobs abroad are so popular and how they’ve become a great entry point into global healthcare for nurses who want to expand their knowledge and skills. The appeal of nursing jobs abroad There are many reasons why nursing jobs abroad have become so popular. First, they provide nurses with the opportunity to work in different healthcare settings, learn different techniques, and be exposed to a wide variety of medical conditions around the world. This global experience not only enhances a nurse’s professional development, but can also help them pay off student loans and save for future endeavors. Financial incentives are also a big factor in the popularity of nursing jobs abroad. Many countries, especially Middle East countries, offer very competitive salaries and benefits packages. These packages often include tax-free incomes, accommodation, healthcare benefits, and transportation allowances.

Various Nursing Positions Abroad

Internationally, a vast range of nursing jobs are accessible, accommodating different specializations and interests. Typical possibilities include:

Travel nursing: This enables nurses to take on brief assignments in other nations while learning about local cultures and healthcare systems. Permanent Placement: Nurses can find jobs abroad that are permanent, frequently in nations where there is a dearth of medical personnel. Volunteer nursing has a significant impact on global health since many nurses opt to offer their services in underdeveloped areas. Experienced nurses who want to share their knowledge and expertise with healthcare professionals in other nations can take on teaching and training responsibilities.

Frequently Visited Places for Nursing Jobs Abroad

Although there are nursing possibilities in many nations, several locations are renowned for their need for international nursing staff. These consist of:

United Arab Emirates: With excellent pay and a cutting-edge healthcare system, the UAE is a popular destination for nurses looking for opportunities abroad.

United States: The USA continues to be a prominent destination for nurses from around the world due to the ongoing demand for healthcare professionals.

United Kingdom: To help with staffing shortages in the country's healthcare system, the NHS accepts nurses from other countries.

Both Australia and Canada have strong healthcare systems and aggressively seek out foreign nurses to fill open posts.

Challenges and Thoughts to Consider On

Although the idea of nursing work overseas is thrilling, it's important to be aware of the difficulties that come with it. It might be difficult to acclimatize to diverse healthcare systems, cultural norms, and licensing requirements. When beginning an international nursing career, nurses should also take into account the effects on their personal life and families.

In conclusion, nursing positions overseas offer fantastic chances for nurses to advance their careers, encounter different cultures, and have a significant impact on the world of medicine. Nurses may open up a world of options in the healthcare industry with the correct training and attitude, and they can also reap financial benefits that can completely change their lives.

In the end, choosing a nursing career overseas is more than just a change of employment; it's a life-changing journey that enables nurses to serve as global healthcare ambassadors and advance healthcare systems around the world. Nursing jobs abroad may therefore be the next chapter in your wonderful journey if you're a nurse thinking about expanding your horizons.

#: Nursing Careers Abroad #Nursing Abroad Opportunities #Overseas Nursing Positions #: Nursing Benefits Abroad #Nurse's International Experience #Overseas Healthcare Jobs #Nursing Specializations Abroad #High-Demand Nursing Fields #International Nursing Specialties #Nursing Abroad Challenges #Overseas Nursing Tips #Success in International Nursing

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Law & Order / Major Crime Brief: Staff Shortage  In Austin, TX; the city police department is currently in a staffing shortage that is impacting public safety and investigations. Due to the shortage of manpower, detectives are being dispatched to officer-level calls-for-service (CFS) as uniformed officers are often unavailable to answer. The city asked citizens, on September 1st, to report certain robberies via an online reporting application or to use a non-emergency phone number (311) IOT to reserve 911 for more urgent CFS. The Austin Police Association reports that Austin should have 2,000 officers employed to respond to the current level of CFS but currently has 1,475 officers. Since the "record high" year of crime in 2020, Austin has seen a 77% increase in auto thefts, 18% increase in aggravated assaults, and 30% increase in murders. In California, law enforcement agencies have begun offering "record" sign-on bonuses to attract officers as the agencies continue to suffer from a manpower shortage. Alameda Police Department is offe...(CLASSIFIED, see full brief at www.graymanbriefing.com) Debrief: Nationwide, similar shortages of law enforcement officers exist in every state. Since 2020, such shortages have become commonplace. Pay, hours, and decreased moral (amplified by the "defund the police" movement) are the major factors for the shortage. LA, MA, IN, NY, NH, NM, DC, MO, OK, IL, PA, and MN are states where we have seen reports of multiple law enforcement agencies with shortages, all of which have added unique recruiting strategies to attract officers or fulfill manpower gaps. These states have changed laws to allow for retired officers to be sworn back in, added $10k sign-on bonus, or added additional part-time slots. The crisis is ongoing and continues to impact public safety. Community outreach, routine patrol, and investigations are most im...(CLASSIFIED, see full brief at www.graymanbriefing.com)

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Countries that Provide the Best Nursing Job Scopes for International Candidates

Are you eager to discover more about nursing jobs in other countries? Do you want to pursue an international career in nursing or healthcare? If so, proceed to the following section. This section will explore the top countries that offer the best nursing career possibilities for foreign professionals. Along with nursing, we will also cast light on other healthcare jobs in these countries.

The U.K.

There is now a nursing shortage in the United Kingdom. This is due to several causes, including an aging population, rising demand for health services, and a lack of funds for education and training. 

Also, many experienced nurses are approaching retirement age, and there is a need for more young nurses to enter the industry to replace them. As per the Guardian, the NHS is facing a rising workforce crisis. This includes 8,158 physicians and 39,652 nurses. The situation is dire in some fields, such as mental health and community nursing. This provides a fantastic opportunity for international professionals to apply for healthcare jobs in the U.K. and launch careers in this field. 

Some great nursing jobs you can apply for in the U.K. include the following:

Staff nurse

Mental health nurse

Palliative care nurse

Community nurse 

School nurse, etc.

Germany

Germany, like the United Kingdom, is experiencing a nursing and healthcare workforce deficit. The aging population is a significant contributor to this deficit. In 2021, there will be roughly 14,000 registered nursing vacancies in German clinics, with an extra 8,000 vacancies in ICUs. As a result, as the COVID-19 restriction is lifted, the German Federal Employment Agency's International Placement Services (ZAV) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have established a joint program to recruit trained nurses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Philippines, Tunisia, Indonesia, and India.

Fair work conditions, advanced training programs, better career growth, and a good salary package (33,000 EUR/ gross/ approx.) are benefits of working German nursing jobs. But, pay is governed by location, expertise, qualifications, and working hours. Furthermore, German law governs nursing jobs in Germany. Also, nurses must be registered with the proper regulatory organization. Additionally, to work in Germany, you must be fluent in German.

USA

The shortage of nurses in the U.S. has been a long-standing issue. According to Healthline, an aging population, the retirement of experienced nurses, a shortage of fresh nurses, nurse burnout, etc., are causing the shortage. To fill the gap, over 1 million new registered nurses (RNs) will be needed to meet healthcare demands by 2030. Besides, as per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employment in healthcare occupations is expected to expand by 13% from 2021 to 2031. This is substantially quicker than the average for all occupations. Over the next decade, this will result in around 2 million new jobs. This offers a great opportunity to build a nursing career in the U.S.

New Zealand

New Zealand has an advanced and stable healthcare industry. Here, the public sector provides more than 80% of healthcare services. Working as a nurse in New Zealand has various advantages, such as a fair work environment, a decent wage (average $60,000), paid yearly holidays, and so on. But, to work as a professional nurse in New Zealand, Indian nurses must be registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ).

Australia

The Australian government contributes significantly to the country's healthcare system. So, healthcare workers and nurses enjoy a cutting-edge working environment and a competitive salary (about $60,000 to $75,000). In addition, aside from nursing, the Australian midwifery workforce is rising. This provides enormous opportunities for international jobs in the healthcare sector.

To be a nurse in Australia, one must meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) standards. In addition, the candidate must be a member of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA). Furthermore, to meet NMBA and AHPRA criteria, Indian nurses must finish a Bridging program, commonly known as IRON (International Registration for Overseas Nurses) or EPIQ (Entry Program for Internationally Qualified Nurses).

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Britain's economy is back, says chancellor

By Faisal Islam & Lucy Hooker

BBC News

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says Britain’s economy is “back”, and that his strategy for growth has been welcomed at the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington.

His predecessor, Kwasi Kwarteng, left the previous IMF meeting in October early, amid a barrage of criticism.

Mr Hunt said the international lending body saw he was “putting the British economy back on the right track”.

However, the latest figures show the UK economy failed to grow in February.

On Wednesday, the IMF said it expected the UK economy to shrink by 0.3% in 2023, which would make it one of the worst performing of the world’s major economies.

When challenged over whether the UK’s current performance undermined his positive message, Mr Hunt said: “It’s other finance ministers who are telling me Britain is back”.

Britain’s economy has only just recovered to the size it was prior to the pandemic, following months of industrial action, rapidly rising prices and labour shortages.

On Friday nurses in the RCN union rejected the offer of a 5% pay rise and said they planned to strike again at the start of May. Meanwhile, NHS junior doctors in England are currently staging a four-day walkout over pay, ending at 07:00 on Saturday.

The wave of industrial action affecting the UK in recent months has contributed to its lack of growth, the Office of National Statistics said this week.

However, Mr Hunt said it was important to avoid fuelling further inflation through pay rises. He said Britain had avoided recession this year “so far”, and that he hoped to see faster growth and falling inflation in the months ahead.

Measures in his March Budget to help businesses recruit more staff and to increase investment, including an increase in childcare funding, should stimulate growth, he added.

Investor confidence in the UK was shaken last year during the short-lived government of prime minister Liz Truss, which saw Mr Kwarteng present an economic strategy that included major tax cuts without an explanation of how they would be funded.

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The outlook for the UK, which relies heavily on financial services, could be clouded by current uncertainty in the banking sector, following the collapse of three US banks and UBS’s emergency takeover of Credit Suisse.

However, Mr Hunt said the UK had “a very robust, resilient banking system”, which was now in a much better position than it was before the 2008 financial crisis.

“Am I confident in the resilience of our banking system, the second largest financial services centre in the world?’ Yes, I am,” he said.

While the government is considering reforming some of the rules governing financial services, put in place after 2008, Mr Hunt said the plan was “absolutely not to unlearn the lessons of the financial crisis”.

“We are looking at all of these things, but we’re not going to do it in a way that rows back on any of the very important protections that we have in place,” he said.

But he said the growth of the UK’s tech and life sciences industries meant regulations needed to adapt.

“We have a lot of high growth companies in the UK, and they need to have banking services that suit their needs. And that’s a difference from a decade ago,” he said.

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Workplaces told to plan for absences of up to 25%

Have been tasked with developing "robust contingency plans" for workplace absences, as the government warned rising cases could see up to a quarter of staff off work.

Public sector leaders have been asked to prepare for "worst-case scenarios" of 10%, 20%, and 25% absence rates, the Cabinet Office said.

The UK has seen record numbers of daily cases over the festive period.

Transport, the NHS, and schools have already seen the effect of absences.

Rising case numbers have led to large numbers self-isolating and being unable to go to work. This has particularly affected industries where staffs are unable to work from home.

·Will schools in the UK stay open this term?

·Who needs to self-isolate now and for how long?

Cabinet Office Minister Steve Barclay is chairing regular meetings with ministers to assess how the spread of the Omicron variant is affecting workforces and supply chains, the Cabinet Office said.

The prime minister had asked ministers working with their respective sectors to test preparations and contingency plans to limit disruption, it explained.

Mr Barclay said the highly transmissible Omicron variant meant businesses and public services "will face disruption in the coming weeks, particularly from higher than normal staff absence".

However, his department said that so far disruption caused by Omicron has been controlled in "most parts of the public sector" many business listings.

What are the self-isolation rules at present?

People who test positive for Covid must self-isolate for at least seven days in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Two negative lateral flow results, 24-hours apart, are required to end self-isolation - the first no earlier than day six.

In Scotland, positive cases must isolate for the full 10 days.

Unvaccinated contacts of positive cases must also isolate for 10 days in all parts of the UK.

Some have called for a US-style self-isolation system to be introduced, where people only have to quarantine for five days, but the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said doing so would be counterproductive and could actually worsen staff shortages if it led to more people being infected.

Explaining its reasoning in a blog post, it said the two systems were not like-for-like. In the UK, the self-isolation "clock" begins when the person experiences symptoms or receives a positive test - whichever is first. But in the US, self-isolation begins only after a positive test - which maybe some days after symptoms first appear business listings.

On day six, the UKHSA says its modeling suggests 10-30% of people will still be infectious, depending on how quickly they get their test result after developing symptoms.

It says ending self-isolation after seven days with two negative lateral flow tests gives a similar level of protection to self-isolating for 10 days when 5% of people will still be infectious.

'It is going to be difficult'

Ian Wilson, the owner, and director of Bell core, a Cumbria-based firm that provides in-home help for the elderly and disabled, is concerned that those who need care aren't going to get it - simply because there aren't enough people to provide it.

Ian Wilson, owner, and director of Bellcore has been able to increase pay but there are not enough carers to recruit

"The amount of people requiring care in the first place means that you're generally run off your feet," Mr Wilson told the BBC. "As soon as you start losing staff [because of Omicron], it gets really, really awkward."

While Bellcore has been able to bring forward an increase in the National Living Wage from April to now, thanks to a government grant, "if the people don't come forward it is really difficult," said Mr Wilson.

Mr Wilson's firm employs around 120 people and could easily find hours for an additional 40 or 50 carers.

"We've got the Brexit thing as well where we had overseas workers," said Mr Wilson. "We can apply for licenses to recruit overseas workers but that is a lengthy and quite costly process to be honest so it is not going to solve anything next week."

Mr Wilson said: "I don't know what the government plans are for contingencies. We can only work with what we've got and those people that we've got can only work so many hours a day, so yes, it is going to be difficult."

The situation will be kept under review, the UKHSA says, but it believes current rules are the "optimal approach at present".

In December, the education secretary urged retired teachers to return to classrooms to help with Covid-related staff shortages in the New Year free business listings.

Some schools had to close early or move to online learning before the end of last term because of staff absences.

And several train operators have had to reduce services because of staff absences.

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An obtuse government refuses to discuss pay as 100,000 nurses strike on Thursday in 53 English NHS organisations. That’s despite an offer from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to lower its opening bid. Ambulance drivers follow next week, the most severe threat of all the strikes, as this struggling service already fails to reach people experiencing heart attacks and strokes.

Labour’s shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, tells me an elderly close relative who just fell and broke a hip and shoulder was told to wait eight hours for an ambulance: it may be hard to separate the effects of the strikes from the “normal” austerity-stricken NHS. At a follow-up hospital visit recently after removal of a cancerous kidney, Streeting couldn’t get his test results: he blamed not the “lovely” staff who “really care”, but the plight of the NHS.

From now on, expect all such events to be blamed on strikes, rather than the “decade of neglect” outlined in Monday’s devastating King’s Fund report into NHS dilapidations caused by years of underfunding. Before any strikes begin, the Guardian set a baseline with yesterday’s frontline report on 33 hours in the NHS, graphically depicting exhausted staff struggling with too many severely ill people and too few beds, nurses and doctors. Everyone in the NHS I speak to echoes the certainty of Alastair McLellan, the editor of the Health Service Journal, that “people have died needlessly due to the state of the NHS”, but expect front pages about the first named case the Tory press can blame on the strikes. One human case is worth a welter of statistics.

NHS England headquarters is braced – it is well-used to rightwing onslaughts about the very concept of the NHS, with Telegraph columnists claiming “Patients are getting nothing for extra NHS spending” or “Our feckless NHS is squandering Rishi Sunak’s tax raid”. NHS leaders are trapped, unable to set fair pay for their staff, caught between a won’t-pay government intent on political “victory” and attacks from rightwingers using this crisis to proclaim the death of the NHS idea. More nurses have quit this year than ever before, says the RCN, not just over-50s retiring early but alarming numbers leaving after four or five years, exhausted by over-work, under-staffing and pay they can’t live on. “Victory” against the strikers would be pyrrhic, as more would walk away.

In every interview ministers hide behind the sanctity of the “independent” pay review bodies, claiming they set public pay. They don’t and nor are they “independent”. The government decides on pay, using PRBs as camouflage. The 60 or so members of these eight bodies covering public sectors are picked by ministers, as is their Office of Manpower Economics secretariat. I tried to speak to some members – no luck. Only two of those 60 people come from the employees’ side, says the TUC: one from the army, with no affiliated union. (The Tory press protests at the armed forces standing in for some public staff paid more than them. That’s because, banned from striking, they get short-changed by government; a recent report says Met police, likewise banned, are increasingly forced to use food banks).

These opaque PRBs are nothing like the Low Pay Commission that sets the minimum wage, whose membership is shared between academics, employers and unions: the TUC says it works well. PRBs have two main criteria to consider, both bogus. What are the current financial circumstances, and what may be needed to recruit, retain and motivate staff? But they are given a fixed spending envelope, with a set pay rise baked in. Any extra pay comes out of the departmental budget, causing cuts.

This year, for some health service workers including nurses, the NHS pay review body did recommend a pay rise of 1% more than the 2% budgeted, with no other room for manoeuvre, apart from dividing a set sum between staff of different grades. It has no leeway to consider what the state could afford, if it chose. Plainly recruiting and retaining was conveniently ignored; the NHS has never needed to motivate staff more, with an accelerating 133,000 vacancies in England and 8% fewer people applying to nursing courses. Why have there been no public resignations from those rubber-stamping inadequate pay?

Labour’s welcome policy is for fair pay agreements across every sector, public and private, with a tripartite set-up like the Low Pay Commission. That ends the PRB sham.

Expect more of this pretence as the health secretary, Steve Barclay, preposterously tells BBC Breakfast: “We do have an independent pay review body and it’s important both sides respect that independent body.” But only the government can negotiate. Streeting calls the RCN’s readiness to halt strikes immediately for pay talks an “offer the government can’t refuse”, but Barclay wrongfoots himself with what the RCN calls the government’s “belligerence”. Nor, as the Institute for Fiscal Studies confirms, does public pay – far behind private pay, let alone top pay – cause a “wage-price spiral”. The government did intervene to stop rail employers settling at 10%, so let interviewers take no more pay humbug from ministers.

There are two big truths about the NHS. This is its worst ever crisis, says everyone inside it that I talk to. NHS England will privately point to the obvious reason why, with Covid not the biggest cause: beds have been cut, running hot at a dangerous 95% occupancy; in 2019, the OECD average was 76%. Look, they say, at pre-Covid years 2010-19 to see the UK spending 18% less per head than the EU’s 14 richest nations, 21% less than France, 39% less than Germany. That’s a gigantic shortfall year after year, as baby boomers age fast, pressing on the NHS.

But here’s the other big NHS truth. I have just finished breast cancer treatment that was kind and efficient and I am not alone in my appreciation: last year saw the highest level yet, almost nine out 10 cancer patients pleased with their treatment, as cancer survival rates keep rising.

For all that is going badly, a million people a day have appointments at GP practices in England, 40% on the same day, 70% face to face. But the IFS reports this week that post-Covid there are 5% fewer available beds for non-Covid patients and more beds blocked for lack of social care. The government ignores the one quick fix for the NHS: good funding and decent pay for social care.

NHS England is firing up its Help Us to Help You campaign, urging people to come forward with cancer symptoms, not to leave it too late, not to be deterred by fear that the NHS is overwhelmed. Out there it’s a political battleground and inside staff are often ground down, yet still surveys show most people most of the time encounter good treatment. Amid outrage at this government’s 12-year neglect, the NHS remains in need of stout defence against its perennial enemies.