Nurses and midwives in Scotland will see their wages increase from next month as unions have agreed to the government’s pay offer. The deal will see pay rises for NHS Agenda for Change staff of 4.25% in 2025-26 and 3.75% in 2026-27, equating to 8% over the two-year period. “We want to ensure they feel valued and rewarded” Neil Gray It also includes an “inflation guarantee” that will ensure the pay increase each year will be at least one percentage point above Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation. Unions have been balloting their members on the offer since it was put…
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Robert I. Field argues that private equity has a limited impact on price competition between nursing homes, as prices are primarily determined by Medicaid. However, private equity affects quality and labor outcomes. This deserves greater government scrutiny. This article is part of a series that explores how private equity in the US health sector reduces competition and enforcers can respond. You can read the rest of the series published here. The hospital and physician sector tends to attract the attention of most people, but nursing homes also represent a significant portion of the healthcare industry as a whole. That is…
State officials allow the purchase of publicly owned nursing homes in southern Wisconsin, despite previously blocking the same owner from taking over different homes due to a history of quality concern at the facility.The approval fears that after residents lobbyed the state health department and refused to sell the Salk County Health Care Center, it could lead to a decline in the quality of care at a facility about 61 miles northwest of Madison, Leesburg.Regulators approved an application from Salk County Aria to purchase the home earlier this month, telling group leader Akiba Brandman, “DHS has determined that the applicant…
Evan WalshContributor Region – That's probably the biggest decision: Is it time for the nursing home? And if so, which one? The team at Damian Dell'anno and View All Options believe this very important decision should not be made in a vacuum. The focus of all options is to help people do just that. The company helps people see their choices, arm them with information, and make data more accessible – when it's time to make the choice, people are knowledgeable and informed. “In that situation, you are trying to give residents or families the ability to see all the…
Henrico County, Va. — The Henrico County nursing home has been identified as one of the worst long-term care facilities in the country, and is subject to increased surveillance by state and federal regulators due to a “history of serious quality issues.”Cynthia Jefferson and Sandy Patron see themselves as senior advocates who live at Henrico Health and Rehabilitation Center in the county's East End.”I start talking to some of these patients and they start telling me these stories: how things were bothering their rooms, how the food turned out,” Jefferson said. “It's like a mad house over there.” wtvr Cynthia…
The mayor's hopeful Andrew Cuomo was released on bail on a scheduled visit to the senior centre in Queens on Friday as dozens of fierce protesters were expected to stand up to former Gov over the failed handling of nursing homes during the pandemic. Approximately 25 protesters marched in front of the Peter Cardera Senior Citizen Centre in Ridgewood for more than an hour as they were eagerly awaiting his administration's controversial order to send infected Covid-19 patients to nursing homes. Dr. Damien Archibald, anesthesiologist at Elmhurst Hospital, said: About 25 protesters flocked to the Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Center…
The voice of nursing in the ongoing physician associate (PA) review is “scarce” despite the implications the role has for advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs), a conference has heard. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) this week called on the college’s governing council to investigate the impact of PAs on nursing. “It’s about protecting nurses, ensuring we are not devalued” Onyekachim Umenze The motion – at the 2025 RCN Congress, held in Liverpool this week – was passed. It comes as, in November 2024, the government ordered a review of PAs and anaesthesia associates (AAs) in England, after growing concern…
The Congressional Committee proposed delaying further implementation of nursing home staffing mandates for 10 years as part of a major budget settlement bill. The provisions of the bill, introduced Sunday night, would represent a major victory for nursing home providers. The package also stops states from enacting more provider taxes. This is a potential setback against skilled care operators and states that benefit from strengthening the federal matching funds they produce. However, providers fear the elimination or dramatic reduction of provider taxes, indicating that at least one level, the Sunday night proposal could represent a potential calm victory in a…
Join Us: Day of Action for Social Care – Tuesday 20th May 2025 at 2PM On the fourth day of our campaign, we call on everyone who values the vital role of social care to take to social media and make their voices heard. Social care is not just a lifeline for millions—it is a pillar of our society, economy, and collective well-being. This week’s announcement by the Prime Minister to freeze overseas recruitment through a new Immigration White Paper delivers yet another blow to a sector already under immense pressure. For social care, this isn’t just bad policy—it’s the…
A senior Conservative MP has called on police to open a formal perjury investigation into the testimony of a consultant whose evidence helped convict Lucy Letby. Sir David Davis last week wrote to the chief constable of Cheshire Constabulary to make a formal complaint against Dr Ravi Jayaram, a consultant paediatrician at the Countess of Chester Hospital. “I believe there is a compelling public interest in determining whether perjury may have been committed” David Davis The complaint relates to an email sent by Dr Jayaram in 2017 regarding the attempted murder of Baby K by Letby. The former neonatal nurse…