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FIVE intensive care nurses have quit their jobs at Northern Ireland's biggest health trust in a fortnight - with some seeking work in the private sector.

Nurses have told Nursing Times they are “seriously considering” going on strike as part of their ongoing fight for fair pay for the profession. They

About £200m will go towards securing a pay deal and tackling Covid and winter pressures, the BBC understands.

As few as 60 per cent of nurses in Northern Irelands biggest health trust were vaccinated against Covid by late June, The Irish News has learned. Huge variation between healthcare professionals getting jabbed at the Belfast trust has also been revealed,...

Leaked memo reveals Covid-related staff absence has rocketed by more than 150 per cent in a week The Royal College of Nursing said it is aware that Covid-related absences among staff are "rising rapidly" in the current wave Seanín Graham 26 July, 2021 01:00 A LEAKED memo has revealed the scale of NHS staff self-isolating at Northern Irelands biggest health trust - with Covid-related absence rocketing by more than 150 per cent in a week. Documents ...

The longest wait for a urology appointment is 365 weeks - that's in the Southern Trust area.

Agency staff bill to plug NHS shortages hits £254m Spending on agency nurses rocketed to almost £90 million last year Seanín Graham 19 May, 2021 01:00 Health minister Robin Swann has pledged increased investment in student nursing places after they were cut over a decade ago to make savings SPENDING on agency staff to tackle health service workforce shortages soared to £254 million last year - with a nursing leader branding the bill "completel...

Mass trauma experienced by nurses during pandemic as unions warn of top staff quitting The Northern Ireland health service had 3,000 unfilled nursing jobs before the pandemic started Seanín Graham Rita Devlin. Picture by Aaron McCracken RELENTLESS pressures faced by nurses working throughout the pandemic is causing "mass trauma" with many senior staff quitting the profession early, a leading union has warned. Rita Devlin, associate director of the Royal Coll...