Staff Shortages
Quality of district nursing care under threat
Unmanageable caseloads and shortages of staff in district nursing services are compromising quality of care for some patients according to … Read more
Plan to ‘transform’ NHS could lead to downgrade of major London hospitals
Council leaders have refused to sign up to a plan to “transform” NHS services amid fears two major London hospitals, … Read more
NHS Plans closures and radical cuts to combat growing deficit in healthcare budget
Investigation by the Guardian and 38 Degrees reveals NHS faces £20bn funding shortfall by 2020-21 if no action is taken … Read more
Drop in school nurses putting children at risk
The RCN warns a lack of sex and relationships education, caused by falling numbers of school nurses, may be putting … Read more
Seven-day NHS: Labour demands inquiry as leak reveals crisis warning
Labour is demanding an inquiry into revelations that senior civil servants fear the government’s push for a “truly seven-day NHS” … Read more
NHS England advises trusts to cancel operations this winter as system ‘buckles’
NHS England has told trusts to cancel routine operations and outpatient appointments to take strain off A&E departments this winter, … Read more
Secret documents reveal official concerns over ‘seven-day NHS’ plans
The health service has too few staff and too little money to deliver the government’s promised “truly seven-day NHS” on … Read more
NHS could struggle post-Brexit without EU citizen staff, Department of Health officials admit
A 7-day week NHS may no longer be possible following Brexit because so many healthcare professionals come from EU countries, … Read more
Hospital doctors ‘miss signs of illness’ because of chronic staff shortages
“Dangerous” medical understaffing in hospitals is so rife that signs of illness are being missed, blood tests delayed and newly … Read more