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Impact of limiting Level 7 apprenticeship funding to 16 to 21-year-olds will be felt by the NHS, accountancy firms and leadership training.

Government confirms it is “refocusing” funding away from higher level apprenticeships, removing funding for people over 21 years old.

Unions in the public sector have threatened to go on strike despite above-inflation pay rises being announced yesterday.

Resident doctors (formerly junior doctors) will receive 5.4%, doctors 4% and nurses and other health care staff 3.6%.

Royal College of Nursing warns Darlington hospital that its policy on single-sex spaces is unlawful, but the policy remains in place.

Nurses, midwives and numerous other workers across NHS Scotland have accepted a two-year 8.2% pay deal.

Three-quarters of healthcare workers (76%) prioritise access to mental health support when evaluating job opportunities, a poll has argued.
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Nurses could be set to strike this summer as the Royal College of Nursing accuses the government of ‘insulting’ the profession.

NHS trusts planning clinical and non-clinical job cuts as they attempt to balance the books to wipe out a £7bn financial shortfall.

NHS worker awarded £29,000 by employment tribunal after being assigned Darth Vader personality type in Star Wars-themed Myers-Briggs exercise.

Resident doctors in England have announced dates for a ballot for renewed strikes and industrial action over pay.

NHS Lothian has apologised to staff in its maternity care unit after an investigation uncovered a toxic workplace culture.

Public sector workers including teachers and nurses could be in line for a pay rise of up to 4% in the next financial year.

Psychiatrists have called on the government to put in place better mental health support for NHS frontline staff.
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The government is expanding a scheme to enable people to access healthcare in the community or closer to their homes...