NHS vacancies a ‘national emergency’
Full story in BBC News: 11 September 2018 The shortage of NHS staff in England has started worsening again, official … Read more
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NHS in England facing deepening staffing crisis, figures show
Full story in The Guardian, 26 July 2018. The NHS is facing a deepening staffing crisis as hospitals report growing … Read more
NHS opt-in transplant policy at risk due to cuts and staff stress
Full story in The Guardian, 15 July 2018. Plans to save hundreds of lives by making everyone in England a … Read more
Nursing degree applications fall by a further 12%
Full story on Nursing Notes, 12 July 2018. The University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) has revealed today that the number … Read more
Health services overloaded despite support pledges, claims report
Full story in The Guardian, 21 May 2018 Hospitals have been left dangerously overloaded because NHS bosses and ministers have … Read more
NHS has lost 1,000 GPs since Jeremy Hunt set workforce target
Full story in Pulse, 15 May 2018 The GP workforce in England is continuing to decline, as official statistics reveal … Read more
Ministers urged by Labour to allow NHS to bring in foreign doctors
Full story at The Guardian 2 May 2018 Labour has moved to exploit a cabinet split over foreign doctors being refused … Read more
Community hospital beds could reopen in June
Full story at County Gazette 16 April 2018 INPATIENT wards at Somerset’s community hospitals could begin re-opening as early as June, … Read more
Survey reveals working for the NHS is making staff sick with stress
Full Story in Devon Live 14 April 2018 NHS staff in Devon don’t look forward to going to work and … Read more
Services suspended for a month at Bridgnorth Midwife Led Unit
Full Story in Shropshire Star 23 March 2018 Inpatient services at Bridgnorth Midwife Led Unit will be suspended for nearly … Read more