Staff Shortages
NHS staff survey: more staff working extra hours
The percentage of NHS staff reporting that they are working extra hours has reached a five year high according to … Read more
College of Podiatry – Lobby MP’s to discuss the withdrawal of NHS bursaries
College of Podiatry urge members to lobby MPs regarding the withdrawal of NHS bursaries. ‘We are extremely concerned about the … Read more
Thousands of trained learning disability carers needed
At least 10,000 extra staff will need to be recruited and trained if plans to move people with learning disabilities … Read more
One in three GPs predict closure by 2020 unless seven-day plans are scrapped
A third of GPs believe that their practice will stop providing services to patients by 2020, according to new research. … Read more
Out-of-hours provider forced to rely on one GP for 850,000 patients overnight
An out-of-hours provider in Norfolk has admitted GP shortages have forced it to run services with only one GP for … Read more
Higher ratio of HCAs linked with increased mortality
New research into staffing levels within NHS hospitals has suggested a link between a higher proportion of healthcare assistants per patient … Read more
One in five London practices could close, warn LMCs
Almost one million people in London could lose their GP in the next three years, an LMC survey of GP … Read more
Agencies struggle to meet NHS demand following pay cap
The ability of recruitment agencies to find nurses and doctors to fill gaps in hospital shifts has worsened since the … Read more
One fifth of consultants state that rota gaps are causing ‘significant problems for patient safety’
The latest census of consultant physicians and higher specialty trainees in the UK (2014/15) produced by the Royal College of Physicians, Royal … Read more
‘Costs of agency staff are spiraling out of control say midwives’
NHS trusts in England pay almost fifty pounds per hour for agency midwives when the normal rate of pay for … Read more