As a company, each individual deserves recognition for their hard work and daily achievements. But today, to celebrate International Women’s Day, our focus is on the women of Athona. Many of our leadership roles with Athona are held by women, from our Training & Development Manager, to Director of Mental Health, through to our Marketing
Recent figures have shown the number of people applying to train as a nurse in England has fallen by an extra 13%, meaning the total number of applicants over two years fell by a third. The decrease in number of applicants choosing to study nursing, is believed to be due to the government opting to
Last night on ITV, the Tonight programme dedicated their weekly show to uncovering the “truth behind the NHS winter crisis”, widely acknowledged as the worst in recent history. As the situation escalates to alarming levels across the UK, ambulances and emergency departments are under intensive pressure and non-essential surgery have been cancelled. The show followed
Staff shortages, waiting times and more nurses leaving the profession than ever before, it’s clear the NHS is under a lot of pressure. In particular areas such as, emergency departments and GP services, seem to be suffering Take a look at some of the main challenges facing the NHS: Source – My health London NHS
Nursing leaders are reporting a ‘dangerous and downward spiral’, as new figures reveal one in 10 nurses leave the NHS each year, with 33,000 nurses walking away last year alone, meaning the pressure is building on community services and understaffed hospitals. To get a greater understanding of nursing shortages within the NHS, the BBC conducted
Athona is excited to announce our chosen charity of the year for 2018 is the Alzheimer’s Society, as nominated by our employees. This charity is held very close to many with the company and we look forward to supporting and raising awareness with them over the course of the year. Some of the team didn’t
A new report published by the King’s fund has revealed physical health services in the UK are still receiving bigger budgets, despite ministers repeatedly stressing the need to increase mental health service funding. Figures show the budgets of NHS mental health Trusts in England increased by only 2% in 2016-17, compared to the 6% boost
Athona is delighted to announce we’ve raised a mammoth £11,195.28 for our charities of the year; Brentwood Mind and The Blue Cross. Over the year, we have taken to the skies and jumped 10,000 feet, completed the notorious obstacle course Tough Mudder, put ourselves through our paces with an inflatable 5k and participated in charity quiz
Meet Natalie, she is an apprentice for our Nursing division. Find out here what her day-to-day life is like at Athona. What does a typical day look like for you? A typical day for myself consists of booking shifts, sourcing new candidates and chasing compliance. I try to plan each day in advance so that
Meet Nicole, she is a Compliance administrator apprentice for our nursing team. Find out here what her day-to-day life is like at Athona. What does a typical day look like for you? A typical day for me is supporting the recruitment consultants with compliance needs. What tasks do you complete on a day-to-day basis? Chasing
Meet Lacie, she is a Sales Consultant apprentice for our surgery team. Find out here what her day-to-day life is like at Athona. What does a typical day look like for you? A typical day for me starts off by me sitting at my desk and getting out all of the things I will need
Meet Crystal, she is an apprentice for our Marketing team. Find out here what her day-to-day life is like at Athona. What does a typical day look like for you? A typical day for me starts off with me getting into work at around ten to nine, I will greet my team and turn on