The Immigration Skills Charge (ISC), which comes in to effect in April, will have a damaging effect on the NHS, the British Medical Association (BMA) and Royal College of Nursing (RCN) warn. The charge means the NHS must pay £1,000 each year for any worker coming in to the UK from outside the European Union.
Charlotte has been an apprentice in our nursing team for six months. She recently successfully completed her apprenticeship program and became our first ‘graduate’. Charlotte has now moved up into a full-time Sales Support role. We asked her about her experiences with us and her advice for students looking to take on an apprenticeship:
Mike Gough graduated from Medical School in 2012 and worked his foundation years in the West Midlands, where he helped create and design websites is several NHS Trusts. He has shared his story with us, to give us an insight into his experiences of being a locum doctor. “Don’t you have to keep moving
Healthcare technology firm, snap40, has won a £1 million contract from NHS England to help the start-up company trial the wearable monitoring device in two UK hospitals. The funding has been awarded through the Small Business Research Initiative for Healthcare (SBRI), to help the company expand and move towards the goal of getting its tech
Psychiatry is an integral part of medicine. It offers a fascinating and rewarding career and the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of patients’ mental health and well-being. We spoke to one of our psychiatrists about his role as a Learning Disabilities Consultant. Tell us about your background – what made
Athona Recruitment is proud to announce it’s been named as one of Recruiter magazine’s ‘Fast 50’ companies. The list, published in the February edition, highlights the top 50 privately-owned recruitment firms that continue to deliver a high level of growth. Healthcare and Education top the list as the two highest scoring sectors, showing that despite
Taxes will need to increase by £30bn a decade to cope with ageing population the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has said. In order to keep up with the rising demand for healthcare, the NHS’ budget will need to increase from £140bn in 2020/21 to around £228bn by 2066/67. The OBR suggests government ministers are likely to
Athona Recruitment is pleased to announce it has been named one of Essex Limited’s top 100 independent companies by showing sustained and profitable growth. This award is given based on research by accountants, Grant Thornton and solicitors, Birkett Long through analysing the financial performance of the county’s largest independent companies. If you are interested in
Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to help end mental health stigma, with a focus on children and young people. Mrs May said she wanted to make sure that ‘children and teenagers get the help and support they need and deserve’ as part of her vision for her ‘shared society’. Figures show that more than half
The Government has dismissed claims from the British Red Cross that hospitals in England are facing a ‘humanitarian crisis’. The British Red Cross claimed hospitals and ambulance services are struggling to keep up with the rising demands, following the death of two patients on trolleys in the A&E department of Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Health Secretary
The NHS in England is facing increasing pressure as the number of available hospital beds are declining. An investigation by Professor Sir Brian Jarman, Emeritus Professor and Imperial College School of Medicine (ICSM) has found that the average occupancy levels for hospitals in England have reached more than 89% and not gone below the recommended
Eight in ten middle-aged adults are either not exercising enough, drinking excessively or weigh too much according to Public Health England (PHE). Officials say those between 40 and 60 years old are neglecting their health due to being too busy worrying about their children, ageing parents or work. Figures from the Health Survey for England