Healthcare students on the brink: how does an NHS in crisis IMPACT them?

In May of this year a Westminster committee heard that Northern Ireland’s health service was ‘beyond crisis’ with a spokesperson from the Royal College of Nursing commenting that the health service had ‘fallen off a cliff edge.’ With a series of strikes this year taking place across the sector, I spoke with three nursing students and a midwifery student from Queen’s University Belfast who have been on placement throughout this turbulent year.

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Universities in Northern Ireland save over £1.5m as a result of strikes

Data obtained by The Scoop shows that the top universities in Northern Ireland have saved over £1.5m in wages withheld from staff participating in strike action by the University and Colleges Union (UCU).

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