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Aneurin Bevan

Aneurin Bevan Health Board - There was a loss of 94 nursing posts between Sept 2010 and Sept 2011.

Cwm Taf

Cwm Taf Local Health Board - There was a loss of 51 nursing posts between Sept 2010 and Sept 2011.

Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University

Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board - There was an increase of 36 nursing posts between Sept 2010 and Sept 2011.

Cardiff & Vale University

Cardiff and Vale Local Health Board - There was an increase of 36 nursing posts between Sept 2010 and Sept 2011.

Powys Teaching

Powys Local Health Board - There was a loss of 8 nursing posts between Sept 2010 and Sept 2011.

Hywel Dda

Hywel Dda Local Health Board - There was an increase of 2 nursing posts between Sept 2010 and Sept 2011.

Betsi Cadwalader University

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board - There was a loss of 122 nursing posts between Sept 2010 and Sept 2011.

Western

Western Health and Social Care Trust - The Trust has cut 37 nursing posts since December 2009.

Southern

Southern Health and Social Care Trust - 23 nursing posts cut since December 2009.

South Eastern

South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust - Changes to service provision at Downe and Lagan Valley Hospitals.

Northern

Northern Health and Social Care Trust - 177 nursing posts cut since December 2009, representing 6% of the nursing workforce.

Belfast

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust - 250 nursing posts lost since December 2009 and 500 posts scheduled to be cut.

South Central

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust - The trust plans to reduce the number of team leaders and managers in its theatre division by 24.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - Two out of the five band 7 nursing posts will be lost at...more »

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust - The trust is reviewing some of its senior clinical roles, and proposes to...more »

South East Coast

Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust - This trust placed 49 posts at risk, of which 12 were made redundant.

Medway NHS Foundation Trust - The trust is removing 8.8 WTE posts from its non-ward based nursing team.

Medway NHS Foundation Trust - The trust’s transformation programme for 2012-13 includes a loss of 241.18 WTE posts.

London

North East London NHS Foundation Trust - The trust is restructuring its adult mental health rehabilitation services, resulting in cuts to nurse and HCA posts.

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - Downbanding 42 WTE band 6 nursing posts to band 5 and downbanding around...more »

Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust - Placing 64 staff at risk or redundancy (mostly nursing and clinical staff). Expects to make around 12 posts redundant.

East of England

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - The trust has announced changes likely to result in more than 100 redundancies.

Suffolk Community Healthcare - This new organisation proposes a reduction of around 137 posts.

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - Possible loss of 628.32 WTE posts at this mental health and learning disability trust by 2016.

East Midlands

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - The trust has placed 144 clerical and managerial staff at risk of redundancy.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - The trust plans to reduce its workforce by 407 WTE overall in the 2012-13 financial year.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust - A reorganisation of the trust’s learning disabilities division could result in a loss...more »

South West

Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases Foundation NHS Trust - The trust has closed its neuro-rehabilitation service, affecting 59 staff..

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust - The trust plans to reduce its workforce by 326 WTE from 2012 to 2015, 277 of which are nursing posts.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust - The trust plans to reduce its workforce by 250 WTE from 2012 to 2015.

Yorkshire and the Humber

Care Plus Group - This social enterprise is consulting on moving away from NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions.

The Humber NHS Foundation Trust - The trust has removed 34 WTE posts and is withdrawing all art therapy services.

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust - The trust is downbanding senior nursing posts in their children’s unit.

North West

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - The trust is looking at reducing its workforce by up to 200 posts.

Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - Salford's Drug Intervention Programme for people in criminal justice services is closing.

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust - The trust’s restructure may result in 20 clerical and managerial redundancies.

North East

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - The trust is proposing to close a gynaecology in-patient ward.

South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust - Proposing losing 80 to 100 administrative posts, which work to support clinical staff.

Dumfries & Galloway

NHS Dumfries & Galloway - The board must save £6.8m to break even in 2010-11. This represents 2.9%...more »

West Midlands

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust - Reconfiguration results in loss of 40 WTE posts.

Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - The trust is expecting to make up to 50 people redundant, most voluntarily, as part of its savings plan.

University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust - Changes to the structure of the community midwifery service will result in 15...more »

Borders

NHS Borders - The board must save £5.4m to break even in 2010-11. This represents 3.3%...more »

Ayrshire & Arran

NHS Ayrshire & Arran - There has been a 1% decrease in the nursing workforce, and nursing and...more »

Lanarkshire

NHS Lanarkshire - The board must save £17.1million in 2010/11. This represents 2.1% of their basic...more »

Lothian

NHS Lothian - The board must save £31million in 2010/11. This represents 3% of their basic...more »

Greater Glasgow & Clyde

NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde - The board must save £54m to break even in 2010-11. This represents 2.9%...more »

Fife

NHS Fife - The board must save £9.7m to break even in 2010-11. This represents 1.9%...more »

Forth Valley

NHS Forth Valley - The board must save £26.5m to break even in 2010-11. This represents 6.6%...more »

Tayside

NHS Tayside - The board must save £30million in 2010/11. This represents 5.1% of their basic...more »

Grampian

NHS Grampian - The board must save £34m to break even in 2010-11. This represents 5%...more »

Highland

NHS Highland - The board must save £14.7m to break even in 2010-11. This represents 3.1%...more »

Orkney

NHS Orkney - The board must save £2.5m to break even in 2010-11. This represents 8%...more »

Shetland

NHS Shetland - The board must save £1.4million in 2010/11. This represents 3.8% of their basic...more »

Western Isles

NHS Western Isles - The board must save £4.4m to break even in 2010-11. This represents 7.6%...more »

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New research shows value of specialist cancer nurses

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23 05 2013 | Frontline First team

Gap in community services sees UK facing longer hospital stays, says RCN

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25 04 2013

Nurses inspired to lead innovation at RCN Congress

At RCN Congress this week, an inspiring event highlighted the value of nurses evidencing the economic and clinical impact of nurse-led service innovation.

24 04 2013

Government must act on health service warning signs

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23 04 2013

Fight in the South West won by working as one

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27 03 2013

Dr Peter Carter on the need for more nurses

Read Dr Peter Carter's piece in today's edition of The Mirror in response to Jeremy Hunt's comments yesterday about the need for more nurses

22 03 2013 | Jeannett Martin, Regional Director, RCN in the South West

“Whilst our fight is not over, we have won a significant victory”

The South West pay cartel has put a statement on their website saying that the work of the cartel has concluded. The campaign by the RCN and other unions has been successful in diverting the pay cartel from their original intention to implement local pay systems across the South West region.

22 03 2013

BREAKING: RCN WELCOMES END OF SOUTH WEST PAY CARTEL

The Royal College of Nursing welcomes the statement from the South West Pay Terms and Conditions Consortium (South West pay cartel), which confirms that its work has concluded. Their final report recommends that trusts work to implement national pay, terms and conditions. South West trust boards are meeting during March and April to consider the pay cartel’s report and its recommendations.

11 03 2013

Supported discharge and admission avoidance for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Improving the quality of life for patients with complex healthcare problems, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been just one of the many benefits realised by the introduction of an integrated respiratory service in the community, led by Alison Graham.

05 03 2013

RCN commentary on the South West pay cartel’s approach to addressing NHS pay terms and conditions

The latest report issued by the South West pay, terms and conditions consortium (South West pay cartel) last week, sets out proposals for trust boards involved to consider in order to sustain long term viability. It takes into account latest national developments relating to NHS pay, terms and conditions, and the financial challenges for trusts.

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