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District nurse numbers plummet leaving services under-resourced and unsafe
According to a new report district nursing is significantly under-resourced, with often unsafe staffing levels, which can lead to unsafe … Read more
Nurses’ goodwill is being ‘abused’ and people need to be ‘held to account’
The Royal College of Nursing has said that the Government has consistently failed to reduce the number of vacancies and … Read more
NHS England loses 6,000 mental health nurses in 10 years
New figures show that the number of mental health nurses in England has slumped by more than a tenth over … Read more
Community hospital to close in face of staff shortages
A major nursing shortage will mean that the City Community Hospital in Oxford will close temporarily at the end of … Read more
Theresa May warned her post-Brexit immigration strategy could close quarter of NHS services
NHS executives have described Theresa May’s post-Brexit immigration strategy as the “most destructive policy proposal for NHS recruitment” amid fears … Read more
Half of NHS workers say they are too short staffed to deliver safe, dignified and compassionate care
Almost half of NHS workers on the front line say there are not enough staff on their shift to ensure … Read more
Government urged to act over ‘national scandal’ of adult social care pay – as 54,000 in Yorkshire earn below Living Wage
Chronic under-funding of adult social care in the North is sparking a workforce crisis, the Government was warned today, as … Read more
Too many baby deaths avoidable, report into NHS finds
Full story The Guardian, 13 November 2018 Seven out of 10 stillbirths, neonatal deaths and babies brain damaged at birth … Read more
Health visitors struggling with ‘dangerously high’ caseloads
Full story in The Guardian, 23 September 2018 Health visitors are struggling to care for families properly because they have … Read more
NHS in England facing deepening staffing crisis, figures show
Full story in The Guardian, 26 July 2018. The NHS is facing a deepening staffing crisis as hospitals report growing … Read more