A recent survey, published in a new RCN report, revealed 30,000 nurses are too busy to relieve patient’s pain or give them their medication on time, due to mounting pressures within the NHS. According to the survey, around 53% of nurses fear the quality of care is suffering. Staff shortages often mean nurses are left
Meet Sean, he is a Sales Consultant apprentice for our Radiology team. Find out here what his day-to-day life is like at Athona. What does a typical day look like for you? A typical day for me is coming in at 8:20 and sorting out my emails from the evening before, making sure anything I
We are delighted to announce that according to the latest Annual Organisational Audit (AOA) Comparator Report from NHS England, we have excelled compared to our competitors. In the latest report comparing locum agency designated bodies and national appraisal statistics, our missed appraisals percentage stands at just 0.7%, in contrast to our competitors who received 6.3%.
New figures show the number of first-year students heading to university and disclosing a mental illness has risen almost five times in a decade. The figures note women undergraduates are more likely to register a mental illness, with 2.5 per cent doing so, compared to 1.4 per cent of men. However researchers at the Institute
After joining us last August, our latest apprenticeship graduate, Jess, has spent the past year with our education team. Working closely alongside our primary team as an account manager, Jess will continue with the success she has already achieved in this role and begin her full-time recruitment career here at Athona. We spoke to Jess
A study has found an extra 71,000 care home spaces are needed in the next eight years to cope with Britain’s increased demand, as people are living longer and face more health problems. Estimated research predicts there will be an extra 353,000 older people with more complex needs by 2025, which will increase the amounts
A number of our brave employees completed a 10,000 feet skydive on Saturday 27th May in the name of charity. The team raised an impressive £2,662.06 for one of Athona’s charities of the year; The Blue Cross. Marcus Blyth, Senior Client Liaison Officer, said “The skydive was one of the most amazing experiences and for
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Mental health Trusts across the UK are becoming increasingly dependable on private hospitals to deliver care to patients. Over five years the NHS spending on private mental health beds went up by 42%. There is a chronic shortage of beds in NHS hospitals, which often means that some patients are placed in private units that
This time last year I would never have thought that I would be working for such a fast paced, prosperous company like Athona. As soon as I finished school, I knew that I had outgrown the classroom and wanted to get experience in the real working world, rather than staying in a classroom for another
Athona’s Medical and Health divisions have yet again achieved their highest ever results after being awarded Double Platinum of 99.53% for each division in their recent London Procurement Programme (LPP) audit, this tops off their Health Trust Europe (HTE) Platinum of 96.92% achieved in July 2014. Tracie Spires, Head of Quality and Compliance, says of
In August 2013 Athona Recruitment set themselves a mammoth target of raising £10,000 in just 12 months for Little Havens Children’s Hospice based in Thundersley, Essex, and are delighted to announce they have exceeded this by raising an amazing £11,110.86. Throughout the year Athona employees took part in a number of challenges including a 24