Staff Shortages
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
Non-partisan debate on future of NHS requested by cross-party MPs
Full story in The Guardian, 18 November 2017 Ninety MPs including several senior Tories have urged Theresa May to launch … Read more
Shepton Mallet ward closure legal challenge threat
Article from BBC news, 1 November 2017 Health campaigners are trying to raise money to mount a legal challenge to … Read more
Large number of EU nurses and midwives leaving UK since Brexit vote
Full story in the Guardian, 2 November 2017 The number of nurses and midwives coming to work in Britain from … Read more