Medics warn of workforce crisis as 94% report staffing issues
Nearly 94% of acute medics today reported regular problems in their units with having a full quota of staff, deepening … Read more
Infrastructure problems
NHS bed occupancy levels hit record high during last quarter of 2016
The latest NHS bed occupancy figures are the highest ever recorded for a third quarter since quarterly data collections began … Read more
Turnaround consultants heading to more struggling trusts
NHS Improvement said the first wave of its financial improvement programme, in which consultancy firms were paid £25m to work … Read more
Read all about it: media coverage of NHS rationing
As part of the work for our forthcoming report on NHS financial pressures, we examined how the media have reported … Read more
Tens of thousands of new mothers can’t reach a midwife, study finds
Tens of thousands of new mothers a year are seeking help at an A&E unit or GP surgery because they … Read more
Number of patients stuck in hospital ‘far higher than NHS data shows’
The number of patients trapped in hospital despite being fit to leave is three times higher than official data shows, … Read more
Social care failings now account for a third of hospital discharge delays
Social care should undergo an ‘urgent’ review before the Spring budget and local authority leaders should play a central part, … Read more
NHS bed-blocking rises 42% in a year, new figures show
Bed-blocking has risen more than 40 per cent in a year as hospitals continue to be overwhelmed with people needing care, … Read more
Trusts with dangerous staffing levels face NHS Improvement intervention
Health economies and NHS providers’ plans for major workforce changes will be subject to NHS Improvement checks on safety, its … Read more
Why the big secret over plans to transform NHS services?
Proposed consolidation of neonatal services could be the reason sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) were drawn up without GPs like … Read more