Public sector pay cap: NHS staff real income cut by almost £2,000 over seven years of wage squeeze
The damage inflicted on the living standards of NHS staff by the Government’s pay freezes and caps has been underlined by new … Read more
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‘Enough is enough’: nurses protest against pay cap outside Westminster
Nurses have expressed their anger over the public sector pay cap in a protest outside parliament, warning the government they … Read more
Is it any wonder the NHS is struggling to recruit homegrown GPs when their job has been reduced to little more than delivering bad news?
As the NHS launches a £100m drive to recruit foreign GPs, it’s hard to know what to think. Perhaps we should feel … Read more
GPs quit NHS in England at rate of 400 a month
Family doctors have been leaving the National Health Service at a rate of more than 400 a month, threatening the government’s … Read more
NHS pursuing foreign GPs with £100m recruitment drive
The NHS will pay agencies up to £100 million to recruit GPs from abroad in a bid to increase staffing … Read more
Practice closes after losing half of its GP partners
A practice in Doncaster has announced plans to close one of its branch surgeries ‘as early as possible’ when the … Read more
Thames Valley has highest number of NHS vacancies in the country
At least one in 25 NHS jobs in Thames Valley is unfilled – the highest figure in the country. New … Read more
A third of GP trainees do not intend to work in NHS after qualifying
GP leaders described the findings as ‘incredibly concerning’, warning they could have ‘disastrous’ consequences for the NHS. Published in BMJ … Read more
Revealed: ‘Distress’ as over 1,000 neurology patients left waiting
More than 1,000 patients have been left waiting for follow up appointments because of capacity problems at a struggling specialist … Read more
NHS maternity wards in England forced to close 382 times last year
Maternity wards in England were forced to close their doors 382 times in 2016, according to new figures that have … Read more