http://www.nursingtimes.net/RSS/HCAs_Breaking_News_RSS_Feed.xml en-uk HCAs should get great respect from other health professionals, according to the union Unison. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/07/majority_of_hcas_feel_undervalued.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/07/majority_of_hcas_feel_undervalued.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 Alice Coubrough 22 July 2008 12:29 Kathryn Doherty, a second-year cadet nurse from Greater Manchester, has been commended for being ‘caring and conscientious’. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/07/nurse_cadet_wins_trust_approval.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/07/nurse_cadet_wins_trust_approval.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 Alice Coubrough 15 July 2008 11:10 NHS ancillary and ambulance staff have rejected a three-year deal proposed by the government. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/05/nhs_support_workers_reject_multiyear_pay_offer.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/05/nhs_support_workers_reject_multiyear_pay_offer.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 Steve Ford 19 May 2008 16:13 http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/images/Money%20closeup_resized_70_tcm20-1212357.jpg Nurses in Wales could have new specialist roles and manage out lesser tasks to health care assistants, according to a workforce review. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/05/wales_outlines_nhs_workforce_plans.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/05/wales_outlines_nhs_workforce_plans.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 13 May 2008 12:35 http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/images/welshflag_resized_70_tcm20-1059247.jpg An HCA has won six-figure compensation from a hospital trust that put her life at risk by forcing her to wear latex gloves. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/03/nurse_wins_compensation_over_latex_allergy.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/03/nurse_wins_compensation_over_latex_allergy.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 Richard Staines 14 March 2008 10:16 More than 300 extra nursing staff are to be recruited at hospitals in Leicester. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/01/midlands_trust_launches_nurse_recruitment_drive.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/01/midlands_trust_launches_nurse_recruitment_drive.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 Steve Ford 30 January 2008 11:21 The Chancellor Alastair Darling has said that he favours a multi-year pay deal for nurses’ salaries http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/01/chancellor_favours_multiyear_nurse_pay_rise.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/01/chancellor_favours_multiyear_nurse_pay_rise.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 08 January 2008 12:45 The prime minister has written to all NHS staff as it enters the year marking its 60th anniversary. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/01/gordon_brown_writes_to_nhs_staff.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2008/01/gordon_brown_writes_to_nhs_staff.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 Richard Staines 02 January 2008 10:53 A winter vomiting bug is causing chaos in hospitals across the country during the busy Christmas period, a pressure group has warned. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2007/12/winter_vomiting_bug_strikes_nhs.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2007/12/winter_vomiting_bug_strikes_nhs.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 Richard Staines 21 December 2007 12:29 http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/images/handwashing_resized_70_tcm20-298670.jpg http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2007/12/boris_johnson_thanks_gorgeous_carry_on_nurse.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/news/breakingnews/2007/12/boris_johnson_thanks_gorgeous_carry_on_nurse.html;jsessionid=2E56E6E6C1290E5380B8174F9370FB21 Robyn Rosen 18 December 2007 14:11