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
Staffing
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
NHS staff shortages will include radiographers
Academics are warning that radiography and nursing degree courses may be at risk of closure as they struggle to attract … Read more
One in four workers in NHS Hospitals are born outside the UK
The departure of migrant workers from the NHS could have devastating consequences for health and social care services. Data from … Read more
Leaked NHS document reveals government plan to rely on nursing associates
A NHS document leaked to the Health Service Journal and The Independent reveals government plans to use cheaper and unqualified … Read more
Will a Conservative government deliver 50,000 more nurses?
A Factcheck by The Guardian finds that the Conservatives promise in their manifesto of 50,000 new nurses in ten years … Read more
Fears for a NHS winter crisis grow after thousands of EU staff quit
The Guardian reports that more than 10,000 EU nationals have left the NHS since the 2016 Brexit referendum, including almost … Read more
Calls to scrap ‘immoral’ NHS fee for foreign staff
Medical associations are dismayed at the plans by Boris Johnson to charge foreign staff who work in the NHS £625 … Read more