GP leader says family doctors are working ‘beyond safe levels’.
GP leader says family doctors are working ‘beyond safe levels’ Full story at The Guardian on 18 January 2018 GPs … Read more
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Grantham A&E closure decision is referred to health secretary Jeremy Hunt
Full story in Grantham Journal, 17 January 2018 Members of a Lincolnshire committee have unanimously voted to refer the decision … Read more
One in ten nurses quit NHS England every year.
Full story at The Guardian 17 January 2018 One in 10 nurses are leaving the NHS in England each year, … Read more
Winter crisis worsens as medical students are urged to volunteer.
Full story at The Guardian 14 January 2018 Medical students are being urged to help relieve the NHS winter crisis … Read more
More EU27 staff quit as the Brexit impacts continue.
Full story at The Guardian 13 January 2018 Increasing numbers of European Union-trained ambulance staff are quitting the NHS, raising … Read more
Swindon CCG applies for 20 GPs from overseas
Full Story at Swindon Advertiser 11 January 2018 A GP shortfall could be partly plugged by recruits from abroad. Swindon … Read more
‘Extreme pressure’ leads ambulance trust to turn to private services
Full story in the NHE, 4 January 2018 The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) has revealed it was forced to … Read more
One in seven appointments cancelled at Southend Hospital last year
Full story in Essex Live 4 December 2017 New data has revealed that a hospital in Essex cancelled one in … Read more
Row over Hunt’s plans to change NHS pay
Full story in The Guardian, 28 November 2017 The government has triggered a row with NHS staff by unveiling plans to overhaul … Read more
Non-partisan debate on future of NHS requested by cross-party MPs
Full story in The Guardian, 18 November 2017 Ninety MPs including several senior Tories have urged Theresa May to launch … Read more