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HCSA warns of vital specialist skills being lost as hundreds of anaesthetists face job losses this summer

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13 May 2021

HCSA has said the move to drop almost 700 anaesthetists from the NHS training scheme is 'risky and illogical'. Read more ››

Wales hospital doctors urge political parties to deliver on pay pledge in face of ‘cliff edge’ on staffing

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03 May 2021

Hospital doctors’ union HCSA Wales / Cymru has urged the next government to uphold a pledge to honour commitments on pay to avoid a post-pandemic cliff edge on medical staffing. Read more ››

Scotland hospital doctors warn political parties against complacency on post-Covid ‘cliff edge’ on staffing

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03 May 2021

Hospital doctors’ union HCSA Scotland has warned that the country faces a post-pandemic cliff edge on medical staffing as the impact of Covid compounds issues of vacancies, falling pay and morale. Read more ››

Advice: Avoiding social media dangers

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22 Apr 2021

Hospital Doctors are increasingly using social media and smartphone apps to connect. It pays to be informed on the risks, explains MPS legal adviser Dr James Thorpe Read more ››

STUC 2021: HCSA Scotland calls for action to protect NHS staff who raise safety concerns

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20 Apr 2021

STUC 2021: HCSA Scotland has today led calls for greater action by the NHS and health boards to protect NHS staff who speak out on safety. Read more ››

HCSA joins forces with other unions to fight BME discrimination

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16 Apr 2021

HCSA has expressed disappointment with a recent report on race and ethnic disparities which 'failed to address' the inequalities affecting ethnic minorities in the NHS. Read more ››