RCN boss delivers stark warning to the new Prime Minister
The head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Dame Donna Kinnair, has written to the new Prime Minister, Boris … Read more
CQC – Signs of improvement but concerns remain about the safety and quality of independent ambulance services
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is calling on independent ambulance services, commissioners and the wider system to do more to … Read more
NHS hospitals could face fines for breaches of new sepsis rules
Hospitals could face financial penalties if they fail to meet new guidelines for detecting and treating sepsis. The guidance, mandated … Read more
GP campaign group calls for Babylon boycott until ‘full impact’ is known
A grassroots GP campaign group has called on GPs to boycott working with Babylon until the independent evaluation of its … 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
Patients wait twice as long for ambulances when they become seriously ill at the GP, investigation finds
Patients whose GP spots symptoms of serious health problems like heart attacks and sepsis are waiting twice as long for an ambulance as those who … Read more
Patients wait twice as long for ambulances when they become seriously ill at the GP, investigation finds
‘We had an hour’s delay for a lady with sepsis and respiratory failure, she subsequently died’ Patients whose GP spots symptoms … Read more
NHS pressures causing avoidable harm to 500 patients a year – report
Patients in England are being harmed because doctors and nurses are too busy to enforce directives designed to improve safety, … Read more
Patient safety fears prompt no confidence vote at trust
Staff at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust have passed a ‘no confidence vote’ in its senior management because of patient safety … Read more
Plans to relocate stroke services could face judicial review
Controversial plans to halve the number of hospitals admitting stroke patients in Kent and Medway could face judicial review after … Read more