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What Makes a Great Carer Recruitment Agency? A Checklist for Providers
April 17, 2025
To maintain quality care standards, you need to have access to the right agency healthcare staff. Whether you’re managing a care home, children’s support service, or supported living setting, the staff you bring in through a carer recruitment agency can make all the difference. But with so many c...
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Separating Fact from Fiction: Nurseplus Busts Care Agency Myths
September 16, 2024
The world of healthcare and social care is full of myths and misconceptions, especially when it comes to agency workers, agency nurses, and agency care staff. These myths can often cloud the reality of what it’s like to work with agency care staff and care recruitment agencies, obscuring the inv...
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Starting your career in care
January 02, 2020
Making the decision to kick-start or change your career always seems more possible in January. If ‘find a new job’ is on your list of New year’s resolutions, then a rewarding and admirable career in care could be for you!
If you like the idea of a varied job role where no two days are the same...
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Learning disability nursing
December 02, 2019
Tomorrow is International Day of People with Disabilities and so we're taking a look at the role of a Learning Disability Nurse.
The care and support provided by nurses and healthcare assistants working in adult social care is vital to developing independence and maintaining a good quality of ...
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Lord Mayor of Durham officially opens latest Nurseplus branch
April 16, 2019
Lord Mayor John Lethbridge along with his wife joined staff at Nurseplus to officially open their latest branch in Durham, which will offer valuable jobs to the local community.
The healthcare agency invited Lord Mayor John Lethbridge to join staff and friends at the spring celebration and to ...
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Considering a career in healthcare?
January 22, 2019
Why work in healthcare?You are considering working in healthcare but are not entirely sure it is for you. This is a very common concern for those who are still wondering whether this sector would be a sensible career choice for them.We asked our workers why they choose to work in such a demanding...
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The importance of maintaining good nutrition and hydration
July 02, 2018
Nutrition and Hydration Week, which took place in March, aimed to highlight the importance of eating a balanced, nutritious diet and drinking plenty of fluids. As well as promoting the benefits, it’s also about understanding the difficulties that some people face when trying to follow a healthy d...
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How can I support someone with depression and/or anxiety?
April 29, 2018
When someone you love is suffering from depression or anxiety, you might be one of the only people in their life who is keeping them from falling apart. The weight that you have to carry on your shoulders when trying to support them is a heavy one and a task that you should not have to carry out ...
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5 reasons to stay hydrated
March 14, 2018
Nutrition and hydration are important factors that all of the care workers at Nurseplus are trained to promote to all of our service users.
And what better time to discuss the importance of it than during National Nutrition and Hydration Week.
Drinking plenty of water is crucial to maintain...
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Mayor of Gateshead celebrates opening of local Nurseplus branch
March 08, 2018
Nurseplus Newcastle officially opens its doors!
Nurseplus has been welcomed to Newcastle by the Worshipful Mayor of Gateshead, who officially opened our latest branch last week.
Councillor Pauline Dixon met with the Nurseplus Newcastle staff team and was given a tour of the office, which in...
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The importance of being #CareAware
February 27, 2018
We were pleased to see the launch of today’s campaign by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), #CareAware.
According to the CQC, a new survey which polled over 1,000 adults who were responsible for choosing care in a care home or at home – either for themselves or a loved one – over the last thre...
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Nurseplus West Brom celebrate successful 1st year!
February 22, 2018
Nurseplus’ West Brom branch celebrates successful first year!
The Worshipful Mayor of Sandwell, Councillor Ahmadul Haque MBE, joined members of the community to celebrate the first birthday of Nurseplus’ West Bromwich branch after a year of growth and team expansion.
To mark the milestone, ...
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