Thousands of NHS hospital consultants intend to quit years before retirement, survey finds
‘Implications of such a significant loss of skilled and specialist clinicians is potentially disastrous,’ says BMA Thousands of senior hospital … Read more
Staffing
More recruits still needed before Cossham Hospital’s midwife unit can reopen
More midwives still need to be recruited before one of the most luxurious and specialist birthing centres in Bristol can … Read more
Government urged to act over ‘national scandal’ of adult social care pay – as 54,000 in Yorkshire earn below Living Wage
Chronic under-funding of adult social care in the North is sparking a workforce crisis, the Government was warned today, as … Read more
NHS to incentivise more doctors to become generalists
More doctors will be encouraged to train as generalists rather than specialising in a specific area of medicine, according to … Read more
Will the longterm plan end waves of crisis in the NHS?
NHS plan falls short on national staffing crisis NHS England has published its much anticipated 10-year plan. It maps out … Read more
NHS staffing crisis could harm plan to save half a million lives
NHS leaders are to outline a future in which genomics, cutting-edge surgery and artificial intelligence help save hundreds of thousands … Read more
NHS ‘could be short of 350,000 staff by 2030’
Full story in The Guardian, 15 November 2018 The staffing crisis in the NHS is deepening so fast that the service could … Read more
Too many baby deaths avoidable, report into NHS finds
Full story The Guardian, 13 November 2018 Seven out of 10 stillbirths, neonatal deaths and babies brain damaged at birth … Read more
Fall in number of NHS psychiatrists treating children in England
Full Story The Guardian, 8 November 2018 The number of NHS psychiatrists treating troubled children and young people is falling, … Read more
NHS trusts fear this winter could be ‘more difficult than the last’
Full story in The Guardian, 22 October 2018 There are “clear warning signs” that the coming winter could be even … Read more