NHS England workforce planning ‘not fit for purpose’, says report
NHS England’s workforce planning is “not fit for purpose”, according to a report that found a high turnover of staff was hurting … Read more
Quality of care
HSJ Exclusive: Airbnb style company bids to place NHS patients in spare rooms
Members of the public with no care experience are being offered up to £1,000 a month to rent spare rooms … Read more
Controversial care plans U-turned by ‘carebnb’ trust
Full story in The HSJ 26 October 2017 The trust involved in a controversial plan to send discharged patients to … Read more
Councillor slams Herts Valley CCG as ‘worst public service’
Full story in The Watford Observer 24 October 2017 A councillor has slammed a health group, calling it “the worst … Read more
Trust board backs chief nurse over ‘unpopular’ ward closures
A nursing director has warned his trust that more wards may have to close due to a shortage of registered … Read more
Children waiting up to 18 months for mental health treatment – CQC
Children with mental health problems are waiting up to 18 months to be treated, a government-ordered report will reveal next … Read more
NHS waiting times: hospital bosses fear ‘a return to 1999’
Hospital bosses have taken the unusual step of publicly drawing attention to the NHS’s declining ability to treat patients quickly … Read more
NHS waits for cancer care, A&E and ops worsen across UK
The performance of hospitals across the UK has slumped with targets for cancer, A&E and planned operations now being missed … Read more
Children’s tsar savages NHS over ‘unacceptable’ mental health care
The children’s commissioner has launched a savage attack on the head of the NHS, accusing him of denigrating research that … Read more
What happens when people leave hospital and other care settings? Findings from the Healthwatch network
Thousands of people treated in hospital every year are kept in longer than medically necessary because of administrative delays or … Read more