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Back in April 2017, the government changed IR35 rules affecting nursing professionals working through personal service companies (PSCs) in the public sector. These changes resulted in recruitment agencies (which accept PSCs) having to deduct tax and National Insurance from nurses who were working via a PSC in the public sector.…

Our nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants have been working tirelessly since the start of the pandemic, working more hours than they usually would, travelling longer distances and working in the most challenging environments of their career. To say thank you for their continued efforts, we’re launching a ‘Giving Back Giveaway.’…

2020 has been a challenging year but it has also been a year of creativity. We've heard stories of many people using their downtime as an opportunity to embrace their hidden talents, channel their inner creativeness and in some instances, set up small businesses to share their talents with the…

Firstly, we’d like to say thank you for your amazing efforts during this extremely challenging time.  We are so proud of you all. The COVID-19 pandemic has put healthcare professionals in unprecedented situations, having to make incredibly difficult clinical decisions and work under extreme pressures. You may have been feeling…

When the World Health Assembly announced that 2020 would be the year of the nurse and midwife, we all envisaged a year of celebration and thanks. Never did we imagine that our nurses would be at the forefront of the biggest healthcare pandemic of this generation.    The International Council of Nurses (ICN) announced…

Florence Nightingale ‘The lady with the lamp.’ 1820 – 1910 Florence Nightingale was first recognised as a mentor to those responsible for nursing wounded soldiers in the Crimean War. In 1860, Florence Nightingale became an ambassador for professional nursing and established her nursing school at St Thomas’ Hospital in London.…

We know lots of you have questions about working in new settings during the COVID-19 pandemic and why you've not been able to before. Here's some information that should help answer those questions.At Thornbury Nursing Services, our recruitment and compliance processes are extremely stringent. These processes ensure that every Thornbury…

We have been in contact with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to seek clarity on how agency nurses can gain access to COVID-19 tests as part of the UK's National Testing Programme.The following advice is applicable to agency workers who work for Thornbury Nursing Services. If you…

We know that working in environments where COVID-19 is present is a worry for most nurses. We’ve sourced some of the popular tips and tricks we’ve found online, to keep you shielded. What you’ll need to make the most of these top tips: An old pillowcase A black bag Surgical…

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a suite of guidance to support health professionals during the COVID-19 outbreak. We have reviewed this guidance and summarised the most relevant for our nurses. Check them out below: Critical Care In Adults The purpose of this guideline is…