Short termism is a threat to the NHS – Anita Charlesworth
“The £20bn cash injection for the NHS in England is ring-fenced for front-line health services, which is mainly the wage … Read more
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£20.6billion NHS funding increase does not guarantee long-term plan success warns Health Foundation
A report by the Health Foundation points out that the £20.6 billion increase for NHS funding does not guarantee the … Read more
‘Unacceptable’ cancer and elective waiting times are ‘risking patients’ lives’
Only one in three trusts are meeting cancer waiting time targets. Patients are facing “unacceptable” and “agonising” delays for both … Read more
Nurses being priced out of homes built on sold-off NHS land, study reveals
Nurses are being priced out of homes built on land the NHS has sold off, a study reveals. Out of … Read more
NHS staff quitting due to burnout and bullying, report says
NHS staff are quitting because they are stressed and burned out from heavy workloads, having too little time with patients … Read more
Cuts may leave NHS short of 70,000 nurses, leaked report warns
The NHS could be short of almost 70,000 nurses within five years, according to a leaked copy of the government’s long-awaited plan … Read more
District nurse numbers plummet leaving services under-resourced and unsafe
According to a new report district nursing is significantly under-resourced, with often unsafe staffing levels, which can lead to unsafe … Read more
Nurses’ goodwill is being ‘abused’ and people need to be ‘held to account’
The Royal College of Nursing has said that the Government has consistently failed to reduce the number of vacancies and … Read more
NHS England loses 6,000 mental health nurses in 10 years
New figures show that the number of mental health nurses in England has slumped by more than a tenth over … Read more
Community hospital to close in face of staff shortages
A major nursing shortage will mean that the City Community Hospital in Oxford will close temporarily at the end of … Read more