Few conversations in healthcare management are as familiar, or as fraught, as the one about agency spend. Every finance director knows the figures. Every ward manager knows the faces behind them. Somewhere between the two sits a question that has defined workforce planning for the past decade: how do you bring costs down without putting patients at risk?
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has reduced its fees for DBS checks and the Update Service from Monday 5 October 2026, with the biggest reduction on Enhanced checks. Here's what you'll pay when you apply through A24Group.
Mental health nursing has never stood still, and neither should the nurses who practise it. As services across the NHS and independent sector shift care closer to home, the most sought-after registered mental health nurse is no longer the one with the deepest experience in a single ward - it's the one who can move confidently between an acute inpatient unit and a community caseload without missing a beat.
As the August Summer Bank Holiday approaches, planning ahead is essential to ensure your pay is processed on time and without any unnecessary delays. Grosvenor Nursing Payroll Team has released critical details regarding timesheet submission deadlines and office availability for the upcoming holiday period.
Mental health staffing is not general staffing. A registered mental health nurse (RMN) working in an acute inpatient unit, a CAMHS setting, or a secure unit needs a different skill set entirely from a generalist agency nurse placed to fill a gap.
