Almost 200,000 patients have come to harm this year because of ambulance delays, according to estimates, as NHS leaders are forced to act on the “unprecedented … Read more
A spike in Covid absences and the extended heatwave have left NHS hospitals and ambulance services struggling to cope. The … Read more
Studies have linked overworking with an increase in patient safety incidents. Nursing staff are being told to “call time” on … Read more
The BMA has drawn up a major dossier that refutes Sajid Javid’s claims that the pressures on the NHS were … Read more
The RCN’s latest survey on workplace staffing levels in the NHS offers sobering evidence of how one of the Tories’ 2019 manifesto … Read more
A joint investigation by the Guardian and BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 programme, has found that hundreds of severely … Read more
A lack of investment and workforce planning stretching back years now means that general practice is unsafe for many patients … Read more
A report from the charity Baby Lifeline, says that across England midwives are still not receiving enough essential safety training with … Read more
A 73-year-old man died alone in a hospital side room after his breathing tube became detached and his appeals for … Read more
Patient safety in the NHS in England is being put at “unacceptably high” risk, with severe staff shortages leaving hospitals, GP surgeries … Read more