Category Archives: Nurses recruitment agencies

17/01/2011

Royal college of Nursing gives warning

The royal college of nursing has given a warning that up to 27,000 nursing roles could be lost as part of the new cost saving schemes being put into action within the NHS.

Nurses recruitment agencies are expecting a flurry of registrations as the plans to axe 10 strategic health authorities and 152 primary care trusts gets underway. This action in itself will affect 60,000 managers and probably many other roles within the NHS.

The uncertainty by many is that will these drastic changes save the kind of money required and what kind of an affect this will have on the services of the NHS. The changes don’t even stop there with the possibility of NHS Professionals a government run job agency, being sold off, which currently fills 50000 shift workers.

We will of course have to see how these changes pan out, hoping that they prove to be the right ones not just for the economy but for the NHS running of the NHS.

Filed under: Nurses recruitment agencies — Goto @ 10:00

25/11/2009

Healthcare recruitment agencies still required at cash strapped NHS Trust

The South London Healthcare NHS Trust which is trying to save money at the moment is still using agency staff to run its operations.

The trust which was newly formed in April this year has been unable to shake of its needs in terms of temporary staff and is actively working with healthcare recruitment agencies in particularly nurses recruitment agencies to continue operating to a sufficient standard.

The main reason for this was given by a trust spokesman that said since the formation of the new trust it has now inherited a number of new sites that were over-reliant on temporary staff. The use of locum agencies is in a range of areas such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy, pharmacy and of course the main area nurses.

The trust has also denied rumours that they are closing Orpington Hospital but did confirm they will be moving planned surgery from the Hospital to Queen Mary’s to save a £1m, a year. The trust is also looking at other ways they can reduce costs, such as inpatient beds, maternity services and paediatric services.

It is notable that in this present time, healthcare NHS trust, have to be conservative with their funds but of course there main priority has to be providing a quality healthcare service and that will always require trained and professional people working there, be it on a permanent basis or through a locum agency.

Filed under: healthcare recruitment agencies,locum agencies,Nurses recruitment agencies — admin @ 13:00

12/05/2009

Become a Nurse, please.

Nursing is a rewarding and dynamic job. That covers many skill sets and offers a real career in an interesting field.

This is the message that the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) want you to hear. There is currently a concern over the perception of Nursing as a real career with the young people and the RCN have warned that there could be a recruitment crisis if this view is not changed.

Over the course of the next 10 years it is estimated that 200,000 nurses will retire and when they do, will there be enough new recruits? Well a poll done by the union showed that only 1 in 20 Seven to Seventeen year olds thought Nursing was a possible career choice. This is a very low number and comments such as the sight of blood, were reasons given why they would not consider a job in this field.

The RCN wants to show how rewarding a career in Nursing can be and hope that there message will get out there to prevent a crisis. If you want to find out more information then it is always good to speak to Nurses recruitment agencies and speak to a consultant that will have knowledge in this field.

Filed under: Nurses recruitment agencies — admin @ 15:03