Health
What’s happening to nursing numbers?
We looked at the change in the number of nurses working for the NHS since May 2010. Read
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NHS staff
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Health
Midwives leaving the profession
According to the Royal College of Midwives 80% of the midwives who were intending to leave midwifery in the next two years said that increased pay would encourage them to stay in midwifery. Read
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Health
How many NHS employees are there?
There are roughly 1.5 million people employed by the NHS but this is a headcount. There are other ways of counting such as Full-Time Equivalents. Read
Analysis
Health
SNP Manifesto: Nurses' pay
Nurses in Scotland get paid more than nurses in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This is across all pay bands. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
How many nurses are using foodbanks?
Media reports show that at least some individual nurses and trainees have visited food banks. We've not found any evidence on how widespread this is. Read
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Health
Are there more nurses on our wards?
We don’t have figures specifically for the total number of nurses on hospital wards. Read
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Health
Nursing training places
We don’t know yet how changes to NHS bursaries will affect the number of places universities offer. Read
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Health
A shortage of midwives?
There are more midwives in England than there were in 2010, but the trade union representing them estimates that there’s a shortage, as has the National Audit Office. Read
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Health
Staffing in A&E
There are roughly 600 more A&E consultants, 1,500 more A&E doctors, and 2,000 more paramedics since 2010. Read
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