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Scrapping NHS bursaries will cause NHS workforce crisis says Unite
Unite, the UK’s biggest union, is today (Wednesday 4 May) calling on the government to scrap plans to replace NHS … Read more
“Let’s fight for our future colleagues”
The hot topic at this year’s Annual Delegates Conference was the government’s controversial decision to scrap student bursaries in favour … Read more
BMA leader: Ministers are trying to undermine trust in doctors
BMA chair Dr Mark Porter has claimed ministers are trying to undermine trust in doctors and are ‘squandering the morale of … Read more
RCN calls for halt to ‘risky’ student funding plans
The College is concerned about the impact of government proposals on the future education and supply of nurses. Following the … Read more
NHS England pushes on with CRG cuts despite charities’ concerns
NHS England has pushed ahead with its plans to cut the number of clinical reference groups, despite warnings from patient … Read more
One third of practices considering handing back their contract in one area
General practice in Essex is on the brink of collapse, the LMC has warned, after finding that almost one third … Read more
Transplants axed and wards closed amid trust’s nurse shortage
Liver transplant operations at one of the country’s flagship teaching hospitals have been cancelled because of a shortage of critical … Read more
Cutting physiotherapy services a false economy, says CSP
Proposals by CCGs covering Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country to restrict access to physiotherapy could drive up costs for … Read more
More than 170 GP surgeries have closed in 3 years because of ‘financial pressures’
More than 170 GP surgeries have closed in three years with doctors citing the increasing financial pressures of running modern … Read more
Patients put at risk and staff ‘driven to the brink’ by cost-cutting Liverpool NHS trust
Failings at a Liverpool NHS trust were “ignored or watered down” by bosses who were hellbent on “aggressive” cost-cutting that … Read more