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
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Hospitals forced to redeploy nurses to care for patients in corridors
The Guardian reports that hospitals are having to redeploy nurses from wards to look after queues of patients in corridors … Read more
Treatment delays lead to blindness in glaucoma patients
An investigation by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has found that people with glaucoma are regularly at risk of … Read more
NHS delays are at their worst ever level
Key performance targets for A&E care, access to GPs, cancer care and planned operations are at their worst ever levels, … Read more
Hundreds of sexual assaults each year on mixed-gender wards
HSJ has revealed that hundreds of sexual assaults are reported each year on mixed-sex mental health wards in England. Which … Read more
Trainees tell HEE inspectors that they feel “overwhelmed, unsafe and were being asked to work beyond their abilities”
A Health Education England (HEE) report on the Isle of Wight Trust obtained by the HSJ via a freedom of … Read more
The NHS staffing crisis is about the expanding knowledge gap – Alison Leary
Alison Leary, professor of healthcare and workforce modelling at London South Bank University, writes about the current workforce crisis in … Read more
Dear Boris Johnson, you failed this patient and your negligence contributed to his death
A junior doctor at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital writes an open letter to Boris Johnson, published in The Daily Mirror. … Read more
‘Bullied’ doctors at Matt Hancock’s local hospital say he won’t talk to them
The Guardian reports that the health secretary Matt Hancock has repeatedly failed to respond to concerns that his local hospital … Read more
Hundreds of mental health beds needed to end out-of-area care
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is urging the NHS to open hundreds of extra beds for people with mental health … Read more