Staff Shortages
Trusts set up private companies to save vital staff.
Full Story at Open Democracy, 26 February 2018 Dozens of NHS hospital trusts across England are looking at (or already … Read more
One in 11 posts unfilled in the NHS in England
Full story at The Guardian 21 February 2018 One in 11 posts in NHS England are currently unfilled, equivalent to almost 100,000 … Read more
MP along with Stroud campaigners fight against ‘back door privatisation’ of Gloucestershire NHS
Full story at Stroud News 21 February 2018 STROUD campaigners, unions and Stroud MP David Drew have joined forces to … Read more
Thousands of days off a month for NHS staff in Yorkshire sick with stress
Full Story at ITV News, 12 February 2018. Yorkshire’s NHS trust staff are struggling with stress or anxiety. A recent … Read more
GP leader says family doctors are working ‘beyond safe levels’.
GP leader says family doctors are working ‘beyond safe levels’ Full story at The Guardian on 18 January 2018 GPs … Read more
One in ten nurses quit NHS England every year.
Full story at The Guardian 17 January 2018 One in 10 nurses are leaving the NHS in England each year, … Read more
Winter crisis worsens as medical students are urged to volunteer.
Full story at The Guardian 14 January 2018 Medical students are being urged to help relieve the NHS winter crisis … Read more
More EU27 staff quit as the Brexit impacts continue.
Full story at The Guardian 13 January 2018 Increasing numbers of European Union-trained ambulance staff are quitting the NHS, raising … Read more
Swindon CCG applies for 20 GPs from overseas
Full Story at Swindon Advertiser 11 January 2018 A GP shortfall could be partly plugged by recruits from abroad. Swindon … Read more
Row over Hunt’s plans to change NHS pay
Full story in The Guardian, 28 November 2017 The government has triggered a row with NHS staff by unveiling plans to overhaul … Read more