Staff Shortages
Nurse shortage puts children’s mental health plan ‘at risk’
A government mental health strategy is at risk because most children and young people’s mental health trusts have nurse recruitment … Read more
Lincolnshire trust confirms night time A&E closure
ACUTE CARE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has confirmed it will go ahead with plans to close the accident and emergency … Read more
NHS ‘heading into extremely difficult autumn’ amid rising rota gaps
Healthcare services and its professionals are “heading into an extremely difficult autumn”, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has warned … Read more
Doctor shortage may see maternity unit downgraded
A shortage of doctors may lead to an Oxfordshire maternity unit being downgraded next month. Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust, … Read more
Nine in 10 GP practice staff find work life stressful, poll finds
Almost nine in 10 GPs and other practice staff find their work life stressful, according to a survey that raises … Read more
Hospital A&E wards ‘in crisis over shortage of emergency doctors’
Hospital accident and emergency wards are in crisis as the supply of doctors fails to keep pace with demand for … Read more
National nursing shortage could continue beyond 2020
The shortage of nurses across England will continue beyond the turn of the next decade if provider trusts fail to … Read more
Hundreds of adult nurse training places expected to be left unfilled
Universities have recruited “significantly less” numbers of students to adult nurse training places than was planned in recent months, which … Read more
Inadequate staffing levels found at Southend trust
Staffing numbers at an Essex hospital were not adequate to meet patient needs and shortfalls were compromising safety during a … Read more
North West trust in turnaround scheme could slash workforce by 7%
A hospital trust in the first wave of a national turnaround programme for struggling NHS organisations has announced plans that … Read more