Staff Shortages

NHS strikes called off for talks

26th February 2023

The surprise announcement that the Royal College of Nursing was calling off its planned escalation of strike action having been promised talks … Read more

Going private is no workforce strategy

6th February 2023

With no long-term NHS workforce strategy on the horizon, the government’s default policy on slashing elective waiting lists – pushing … Read more

Stress led to more NHS staff absences than Covid, new figures show

5th February 2023

An analysis by the Observer shows that “burnout” and stress among doctors, nurses, paramedics and other health staff has cost … Read more

NHS England turns to contractors to make staff feel valued – John Lister

3rd February 2023

NHS England has come up with a bonzer way to make up for the lack of pay and one million-plus … Read more

Health unions refuse to give evidence to ‘rigged’ NHS pay review system

12th January 2023

The role and credibility of both the NHS pay review body (NHSPRB) and the review body on doctors’ and dentists’ … Read more

Is the NHS finally going to get its workforce plan?

24th November 2022

A year ago Jeremy Hunt was sitting on the back benches, and as chair of the health select committee was … Read more

A workforce already stretched over five days, can’t stretch to seven

21st November 2022

With the waiting list of patients waiting for planned NHS care at over 7 million, up from 4.4 million before … Read more

Should the NHS still be recruiting from overseas?

14th November 2022

The NHS has a major workforce crisis, with over 132,000 vacancies overall and over 47,000 vacancies for registered nurses. The … Read more

Nurses at half of NHS organisations vote for strike

9th November 2022

The Royal College of Nursing has said that nursing staff at around half of NHS organisations have voted in favour … Read more

Government forks out nearly £1 billion a year on agency nurses

20th October 2022

New data released by NHS England reveals the NHS is being forced to pay private firms nearly £1 billion per year. … Read more