Will a Conservative government deliver 50,000 more nurses?
A Factcheck by The Guardian finds that the Conservatives promise in their manifesto of 50,000 new nurses in ten years … Read more
Funding
BMA says Conservative manifesto spending commitments ‘incredibly disappointing’
Responding to the Conservative party’s 2019 election manifesto, published today, BMA council chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul said: “Right now, the … Read more
Calls to scrap ‘immoral’ NHS fee for foreign staff
Medical associations are dismayed at the plans by Boris Johnson to charge foreign staff who work in the NHS £625 … Read more
‘Cost of living’ main reason why student nurses drop out
Katerina Kolyva, executive director of the Council of Deans, told HSJ that, the lack of national funding to support the … Read more
Under-18s being denied urgent mental health treatment, say GPs
A survey of GPs across the UK show that they do not feel confident that a young person will receive … Read more
Teenager dies after CAMHS rejection of GP mental health referral
A coroner has requested a change to mental health services in the Milton Keynes area, following the suicide of a … Read more
NHS to fully digitise prescriptions under plan to save £300m
Next month will see the full digitisation of medical prescriptions under an NHS plan that could save £300 million over … Read more
From 40 hospitals to just six projects
On the first day of the Conservative party conference in Manchester, Matt Hancock announced that an extra £3bn to rebuild … Read more
NHS figures give Boris a ‘reality check’
New health announcements for England include funding for new buildings, sorting out doctors’ pension tax issues and a new artificial … Read more
£250 million to be invested into NHS artificial intelligence
The National Artificial Intelligence Lab for the NHS will receive £250 million in funding for services to deliver faster breast … Read more