Immigration plan: No visas for low-skilled workers, the government says
Under the plan, low-skilled workers would not get visas under post- Brexit immigration rules. The government wants employers would “move … Read more
Quality of care
UK drug deaths can be reduced by funding treatment services
The Guardian reports that experts have urged the government to invest in treatment services to bring down the number of … Read more
Patients face longer journeys after emergency surgery centralised
The HSJ has reported that since 6 January, Medway Maritime Hospital has no longer been able to carry out either … Read more
Major London trust to take over ‘dilapidated’ Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust has been chosen as the preferred provider to take over East and North Hertfordshire … Read more
Report on mental health from Children’s Commissioner shows huge disparity across the country in treatment
On 30 January 2020, Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, published her third annual children’s mental health briefing, ‘The … Read more
NHS winter pressures: Doctor says staff in ‘very deep hole’
The BBC reports that a doctor said pressures at a Bangor hospital in January left staff in a “very deep … Read more
12 deaths of eating disorder patients in seven years led to coroner warnings
The Guardian reports that over the last seven years, at least 12 highly vulnerable people with eating disorders have died … Read more
Staffing shortages in NHS stroke units putting lives at risk
New data reported by The Independent shows that stroke wards in hospitals across the country are severely short-staffed; experts warn … Read more
IFS says that A&E target that could be scrapped by Tories has has helped save 15,000 lives a year
A new study has led to warnings to ministers to think twice before scrapping the A&E waiting-time target. The new … Read more
Hospitals deploy ‘corridor nurses’ to look after queues of patients
Experts are warning that the “often unsafe” practice of nursing patients on corridors is now becoming more prevalent, reports Nursing … Read more