Hospital doctors ‘miss signs of illness’ because of chronic staff shortages
“Dangerous” medical understaffing in hospitals is so rife that signs of illness are being missed, blood tests delayed and newly … Read more
Lincolnshire trust confirms night time A&E closure
ACUTE CARE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has confirmed it will go ahead with plans to close the accident and emergency … Read more
Brighton NHS trust ‘to go in special measures’
A hospital trust already rated inadequate is about to be placed into special measures, the BBC understands. The Care Quality … Read more
Inadequate staffing levels found at Southend trust
Staffing numbers at an Essex hospital were not adequate to meet patient needs and shortfalls were compromising safety during a … Read more
The other NHS crisis: the overworked nurses who are leaving in despair
At what point is a qualified nurse – who entered the NHS expecting long hours and low pay – pushed so far … Read more
Ambulance delays linked to 35 deaths in past five years
Thirty-five patients have died in the past five years after delays of up to six hours in an ambulance reaching … Read more
Halting of NICE safe staffing guidance programme sparked nurse safety concerns
The suspension of safe staffing guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has left almost three … Read more
Too few staff means increased risk to patients, says UNISON
Safe staffing levels across the NHS have worsened significantly in the last year, according to UNISON’s UK-wide annual survey of … 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