Report finds rules for migrants harm health staff and NHS
Nurses working in the NHS who have trained overseas are struggling to cope with the increases in cost of living … Read more
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Independent investigation into nursing regulator called for by nursing leaders
Nursing leaders have called for the government to launch an independent investigation into the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), following … Read more
Battles rage over Physician Associates
The pace and intensity of the row over the role and regulation of Physicians Associates (PAs) and Anaesthesia Associates (AAs) have both … Read more
Workforce shortages and budget crisis push the NHS to the limit
Survey of 19 Integrated Care Boards (part 2 of 2), Key points: (West Midlands, South East and South West of the … Read more
Campaign for fair pay spreads and enjoys success
UNISON’s Pay Fair for Patient Care campaign continues across the country, with new strikes in Leicestershire, strikes continuing in Teesside, … Read more
Bullying can’t hide performance failures
But while hospital beds clog up with thousands of patients who cannot be discharged for lack of services to support … Read more
How can Physician Associates best be used to improve NHS care?
There have been many calls for better access to GPs, but no clamour at all from patients to be able … Read more
Emergency unit faced closure amid ‘significant staffing crisis’
HSJ has seen an email that shows managers wanted to temporarily close Whipps Cross University Hospital Trust same day emergency … Read more
Physician associates shouldn’t be regulated as such, says BMA
The BMA is urging MPs to reject government plans to regulate “physician associates” with the GMC. The BMA has said … Read more
Study finds two in three UK doctors suffer ‘moral distress’ due to overstretched NHS
A survey by MDDUS, a medical defence organisation reports that two in three UK doctors are suffering “moral distress” caused … Read more