Staff Shortages

NHS staff shortages will include radiographers

10th December 2019

Academics are warning that radiography and nursing degree courses may be at risk of closure as they struggle to attract … Read more

One in four workers in NHS Hospitals are born outside the UK

4th December 2019

The departure of migrant workers from the NHS could have devastating consequences for health and social care services. Data from … Read more

Leaked NHS document reveals government plan to rely on nursing associates

3rd December 2019

A NHS document leaked to the Health Service Journal and The Independent reveals government plans to use cheaper and unqualified … Read more

Will a Conservative government deliver 50,000 more nurses?

25th November 2019

A Factcheck by The Guardian finds that the Conservatives promise in their manifesto of 50,000 new nurses in ten years … Read more

Fears for a NHS winter crisis grow after thousands of EU staff quit

24th November 2019

The Guardian reports that more than 10,000 EU nationals have left the NHS since the 2016 Brexit referendum, including almost … Read more

Calls to scrap ‘immoral’ NHS fee for foreign staff

20th November 2019

Medical associations are dismayed at the plans by Boris Johnson to charge foreign staff who work in the NHS £625 … Read more

‘Cost of living’ main reason why student nurses drop out

14th November 2019

Katerina Kolyva, executive director of the Council of Deans, told HSJ that, the lack of national funding to support the … Read more

BMA demands safe-staffing legislation for all sections of the NHS

7th November 2019

The BMA has published its election manifesto, which includes a demand for legislation that covers all sections of the NHS, … Read more

Nurses in Northern Ireland have voted to strike over staffing numbers and pay disputes

7th November 2019

Following a ballot, nurses in Northern Ireland have for the first time in the history of the Royal College of … Read more

Hospitals falling short of planned nurse numbers

24th October 2019

The HSJ has published data showing that the number of hospitals falling short of their planned nurse staffing by 10 … Read more