RCN boss delivers stark warning to the new Prime Minister
The head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Dame Donna Kinnair, has written to the new Prime Minister, Boris … Read more
Quality of care
‘I feel like my hands are tied’ – Health visitor lifts lid on struggling profession as workforce dwindles
Health visiting is understaffed and struggling to cope with demand due to massive funding cuts and dwindling staff numbers, according … Read more
NHS failure to meet waiting times targets risks patients’ lives
The Public Accounts Committee report on NHS waiting times was released 12 June 2019. In summary, it states that more and … Read more
‘Unacceptable’ cancer and elective waiting times are ‘risking patients’ lives’
Only one in three trusts are meeting cancer waiting time targets. Patients are facing “unacceptable” and “agonising” delays for both … Read more
Patients directed to 111 or 999 as 13,000-patient practice cancels all appointments
A GP practice has cancelled all immediate and future appointments for its patients. Cleveland Surgery, in Gainsborough, which has a … Read more
The full story on how practices are closing in record numbers
Surgery closures have risen almost eight-fold in six years. Léa Legraien asks whether moves to large-scale general practice can stem the … Read more
Nurses’ goodwill is being ‘abused’ and people need to be ‘held to account’
The Royal College of Nursing has said that the Government has consistently failed to reduce the number of vacancies and … Read more
Consultants in A&E ‘ashamed’ of trust execs
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust is amongst the worst performing in England for the four-hour A&E target and now, according … Read more
Overtired GPs openly making mistakes as new research reveals doctors see more patients than is safe
GPs are openly making mistakes because they are overtired, with the majority of doctors seeing more patients than they think is … Read more
Nearly a third of nurses are quitting due to stress or declining mental health
A report, published today by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, reveals that nearly a third of nurses are leaving the … Read more