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
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MPs conclude that NHS workforce plan cannot deliver
The cross-party Public Accounts Committee has heavily criticised the government’s 15 year workforce plan in a new report, in particular the … Read more
Two maternity services downgraded to inadequate by CQC
Maternity services at University Hospital North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital have been downgraded from “good” to “inadequate” in Care … Read more
NHS workforce plan in danger from applicant shortfall
A Health Foundation analysis shows that the NHS workforce plan risks being derailed by difficulties in finding enough applicants and … Read more
Action on hospital bed shortage: too little, too late?
Last winter In distressing scenes across the country patients waited in vain for ambulances, in hospital corridors and queued in … Read more
A chilling warning from Britain’s most senior A&E doctor: Tory winter plan could kill thousands
The Independent reports that the government plans to prepare the NHS for winter have been criticised by the UK’s most senior A&E doctor, … Read more
Most NHS staff say they don’t have enough time to spend with patients
In polling YouGov carried out for the Guardian most NHS staff think they have too little time to help patients … Read more
Service ‘collapses’ after department left with ‘no doctors’
HSJ reports that a NHS trust has been accused of presiding over the deterioration of a key service amid communication … Read more
Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
The publication of the first-ever NHS long-term workforce plan in June 2023 received a mixed reception. There was relief that a workforce … Read more
Doctors accuse government of acting ‘in bad faith’ over NHS pay talks
Doctors have accused the government of acting in “bad faith” during pay negotiations after the health secretary claimed medics had … Read more