Nurses

Conditions for patients and staff at Altnagelvin A&E branded an ‘utter disgrace’

Annual expenditure on agency nursing staff in the North has tripled in six years, reaching £162 million in 2024-25.

Agency nursing staff triples to £162m with some rates higher than London

Ann Marie Casey, Director of Nursing, and Kathleen Bradley, Fundraiser at Foyle Hospice.

Foyle Hospice launches 'Sponsor a Nurse'

ANN’S CARE GROUP SET TO CREATE 100 NEW JOBS FOLLOWING £5M INVESTMENT IN NORTH WEST… Pictured at the announcement that local family run healthcare provider Ann’s has launched an extensive recruitment drive which will see the creation of 100 new healthcare jobs across Derry/Londonderry and surrounding areas in the next 12 months are Home Managers Jennifer Lynch of Oakleaves Care Home, Mark Collins of Ardlough Care Home, Emma Quigley of Meadowbank Care Home and Carol Craig of Culmore Care Home.

: Pictured at the announcement that local family run healthcare provider Ann’s has launched an extensive recruitment drive which will see the creation of 100 new healthcare jobs across Derry and surrounding areas in the next 12 months are Home Managers Jennifer Lynch of Oakleaves Care Home, Mark Collins of Ardlough Care Home, Emma Quigley of Meadowbank Care Home and Carol Craig of Culmore Care Home.

Ann’s Care Group set to create 100 new jobs in Derry and surrounding areas

Jennifer Sharkey and Laura McLaughlin

Positive feedback for Western Trust self-help anxiety reduction application

Bridie Sheridan pictured as she retired from Kingsbridge Hospital last Wednesday and on right, in her early nursing career.

Derry's Bridie Sheridan reflects as she retires from 'rewarding' career

The confidential sessions are free and can be booked in advance.

Free Dementia clinics to held in Derry

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Uber is offering free rides for NHS staff at Christmas - how to claim

Here are 8 top tips from our experts on how to stay healthy at Glastonbury Festival. (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images, NENAD MIHAJLOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)

How to stay well at Glastonbury and avoid these 8 common mishaps

Altnagelvin Hospital.

Western Trust Reduces Healthcare-Associated Infections by Over 50%

Video reveals gender stereotyping is still rife in children

Patients miss out on 1.8million days of care

Uber and Uber Eats offer NHS staff working over Christmas free food and travel

NHS workers can claim free travel at Christmas thanks to Uber

Party leader Colum Eastwood MP pictured previously at the SDLP annual Conference in St Columb’s Hall. Photo: George Sweeney. DER2312GS – 37

Executive return must follow talks – MP

Jonah Atos and colleagues at a reception with the King. Picture: Western Trust

Nurse working in Derry with Western Trust invited to meet the King

There are currently 7.75m people on NHS waiting lists across the country.

Breaking NHS waiting lists could reach 8m by next summer
The new report suggests strikes are not as much to blame as Rishi Sunak has claimed.
David George

Séamus pictured during his Palliative Care Placement at Foyle Hospice.

Magee Medical School student to take on Dublin Marathon for Foyle Hospice

A couple are suing Southern Regional Hospital after their son was ‘decapitated’ during birth

Couple sue doctor after newborn was ‘decapitated’ during delivery

A family statement confirmed Bryan Randall died after secretly battling Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - Credit: Getty

Breaking Sandra Bullock's longtime partner dead at 57 after secret ALS battle

Jessy Williams with her daughter Sky

Mum has one of smallest babies ever born in UK - weighing 350g

Burt Hall. Picture: Google Earth

Burt Red Cross offering health checks at their coffee morning

Aldi makes huge change to popular super 6 fruit & veg promotion - what’s new?

Aldi makes huge change to popular Super 6 fruit & veg promotion

Captain Sir Tom Moore to get his own biopic

New plans would allow more doctors and nurses to receive their training "on the job" rather than via the traditional university route.

Breaking Student doctors told to skip university to solve the NHS staff crisis

NHS

Breaking Health unions back new pay offer for millions of NHS staff

Strike will continue until close to midnight today May 1.

Breaking Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England

Strictly Come Dancing judges Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke are will stay for another series of the BBC show

Strictly Come Dancing judge comments on pay row rumours
Strictly Come Dancing’s head judge will be returning to the flagship BBC show for the 2023 series
Chloe Clarke

A host of new characters including the son of The Chase host Bradley Wash and a fan-favourite from BBC’s Holby City - Credit: BBC

Breaking New characters coming to Casualty - including Bradley Walsh’s son

Teachers are among just one of the many professions striking

Who is striking and when in 2023?

Nursing strikes 2023: Royal College of Nursing, the GMB & Unison back new pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Breaking Nursing strikes 2023: Unions back pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Rail workers will stage a series of fresh strikes in March and April (Photo: Getty Images)

Strike action taking place in March 2023 in the UK - including NEU

Sir Rod Stewart poses for photos with members of staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex

Sir Rod Stewart backs NHS wage rise and pays for patient scans

RCN nurses suspend next week’s strike and enter pay negotiations

The Royal College of Nursing have announced their biggest strikes to date.

Rail workers, postal workers and nurses all announce new strike dates

Nurses to stage 48-hour strike next month including A&E workers

MPs have been given a 2.9% pay rise, starting from April 1.

MPs to get 2.9% pay rise, taking salaries to over £86,000

Who is striking in February 2023? Full list of all industrial action

Tory MP says NHS nurses using food banks should ‘budget better’

EIS Union teachers on the picket line (Pic: John Devlin)

Over 450,000 working days were lost to strike action in November

Love Island series 9 contestant Olivia Hawkins was a stunt double in the show Brassic which has many links to Chorley.

Meet the Love Island contestant who worked on No Time to Die

Nurses and supporters gather outside University College Hospital before marching to Downing Street after a day of strike action on December 20 2022 in London. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Nurses’ strike in February will be ‘twice as big’, union leaders warn

Foodbank on Ward 10 at Walsall Manor Hospital with Claire Cooper, Senior Sister.

Hospitals forced to open food banks for their own staff

Pro-wrestler blasts Rishi Sunak over nurses strike at Tokyo Dome

NHS staff at UK hospital told to repay Christmas bonuses paid in error

A protest will take place at the Derry sorting office at 11am on Friday.

Royal Mail says postal workers will be paid sick leave ahead of Derry protest

No NHS trusts in Sussex will take part in strikes (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Second day of nurse strikes over pay and conditions begins

Mary Kelly with her daughter, Sr Maire O Hara and SN Fiona Doherty and Edel Barr, representing the Acute Care At Home Team on the picket line at Gransha.

Mary (91) joins striking nurses on picket line in Derry

RCN Nurses on strike outside Altnagelvin Hospital.

Derry nurses on strike

2019: Nurses from the Royal College of Nursing union strike at Altnagelvin Hospital three years ago this week. DER5119GS - 007

Nurses gathering at picket line as strike action commences

The Royal College of Nursing is due to take strike action for the first time in its history (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Tens of thousands of nurses start strike action today

Summary of all strikes taking place in Sussex this month (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Nursing strikes to go ahead this week after pay talks fail

Nurses, paramedics and driving examiners to strike this winter

Nurses vote to strike across UK in huge industrial action over pay

Pictured from Ann's Nursing Care are Daniel Wesley, Wendy Jackson, Kate Wesley, Lucia Fraser and Matthew McCartney

30 new jobs with Ann’s Nursing Care in Derry recruitment drive

Nurses across the north and Britain are being balloted for strike action.

Nurses in Derry to vote on strike action for pay above inflation

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