Let’s be honest… working in healthcare is demanding. The long hours, the emotional toll, the physical exhaustion. We’ve all felt it. But what if there was a way to keep doing the work you love while taking back control of your life?
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April marks Stress Awareness Month, a crucial time to highlight the significant challenges nurses face and to explore effective strategies for managing stress. For nurses seeking new opportunities, understanding these challenges and adopting resilience-building techniques is vital for both personal well-being and professional success.
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At Bluestones Medical, we understand the challenges nurses face in meeting compliance and revalidation requirements. That’s why we provide dedicated support, including mandatory training and 1-2-1 revalidation assistance to ensure our candidates stay fully compliant and confident in their roles. Your compliance, our priority Compliance in nursing is essential to maintaining safe and effective patient
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What’s the truth? In a recent poll about tax codes for agency workers, we uncovered a significant misunderstanding about who is responsible for determining tax codes when changing jobs or agencies. We get many questions about tax codes and who determines them, so we thought we would clear this up. 50% of respondents believed they
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What’s the truth? In the world of agency work, few topics generate as much confusion and misconception as holiday pay. Our recent social media poll highlighted just how widespread these misunderstandings can be. Today, we’re diving deep into the truth about holiday pay entitlements for agency workers, regardless of how they’re paid. Picked answer B
What’s the truth? In the world of agency work, there’s often confusion surrounding payment structures, particularly when it comes to PAYE (Pay As You Earn) and umbrella companies. We recently conducted a poll that aimed to shed light on common misconceptions, asking workers which statement they believed to be true regarding hourly rates and gross
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Our Private Healthcare Benefits May and June is National Smile Month, an annual celebration dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of good oral health. At Bluestones Medical, we believe a healthy, confident smile is something everyone deserves, especially those working in the healthcare sector who brighten the days of others through their care and
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Nursing by the 6 C’s Nurses are the backbone of healthcare, providing a critical foundation of expertise, compassion, and dedication that is essential to the functioning of the entire healthcare system. The nursing profession is firmly rooted in a solid foundation of core values that empower nurses to make a profound and meaningful impact on
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Self-care and Mindfulness for nurses. Nursing is an incredibly rewarding yet demanding profession. The long hours, high stress, and emotional toll can take a significant toll on nurses’ mental health and wellbeing. That’s why prioritizing self-care and mental wellness is so important for nurses to avoid burnout and compassion fatigue. Making small efforts to care
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We are thrilled to announce that Bluestones Medical has been honored with the prestigious Recruiter of the Year Award for Best Candidate Care! This category identifies outstanding creativity, effectiveness and responsiveness, market insight, innovation and service by recruitment firms in providing exemplary care and treatment of candidates. Judges comments Receiving this award is more than
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