Staff Shortages
Patient safety could be threatened by plans to ‘water down’ training for nurses
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has Plans is pressing ahead with plans to simplify specialist nurse training across the UK … Read more
The Health and Care Bill – a chance to solve the NHS staffing crisis?
Despite the headline-grabbing challenges of the pandemic, the problem of staff shortages – following more than a decade of underfunding … Read more
UK Has Highest Health Worker COVID Deaths in Europe
Byline Times reports that the Medscape memorial figures for COVID-19 deaths provides a poignant insight into the magnitude of health worker … Read more
Scotland concludes NHS pay talks after majority agree 4% pay deal
The Scottish Government has confirmed that NHS pay talks have officially concluded after the majority of health unions agreed to … Read more
Study in The Lancet claims having minimum nurse to patient ratios cuts risk of death
New research, published in The Lancet, examining the effect of minimum nurse-to-patient ratios has found it reduces the risks of … Read more
Hundreds of frontline Covid doctors told they won’t have jobs from August
Almost 700 anaesthetists – who had key roles caring for critically ill patients struggling to breathe during the Covid surges … Read more
Poll finds majority of the public think NHS workers deserve more than 1%
A survey has found that two-thirds of the public believe NHS workers should get a rise of more than 1%. … Read more
BMA finds NHS faces exodus of doctors after Covid pandemic
A BMA survey has found that thousands of UK doctors are planning to quit the NHS after the Covid pandemic … Read more
Urgent action needed for post-pandemic recovery
A new analysis shows that the NHS will be unable to get to grips with post-pandemic health challenges or make … Read more
Report warns of nursing ‘exodus’ as many look to quit after pandemic
A new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reveals that almost a third more nurses and midwives … Read more