More nurses and midwives leaving UK profession than joining, figures reveal
More midwives and nurses are leaving the profession in the UK than joining for the first time on record, with … Read more
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NHS staffing agency moves towards privatisation
The government is pressing ahead with the sale of NHS Professionals, the state-owned agency that manages more than 90,000 doctors, … Read more
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is selling off NHS firm which saves taxpayer £70m a year
The government is quietly privatising an NHS staffing agency that manages more than 90,000 people and saves the taxpayer millions. … Read more
Revealed: scale of hospital staff shortages in top Tory areas
The maternity unit at the main hospital used by Theresa May’s local constituents is so severely understaffed that wards are … Read more
Thousands of children’s operations cancelled each year, NHS figures show
Paediatricians’ leader says figures obtained by Labour are further evidence NHS is being pushed to the brink. Thousands of operations … Read more
Long waits for surgery ‘have tripled in four years’
The number of patients waiting six months or more for surgery has tripled over the past four years in England, … Read more
Cancer patient dies after being denied transfer because of bed shortage
A cancer patient died after he was denied an urgently needed transfer to another hospital because no bed was available, … Read more
In short supply: pay policy and nurse numbers Workforce profile and trends in the English NHS
In April 2017, the House of Lords Select Committee on the long-term sustainability of the NHS concluded that the biggest … Read more
The parties’ pledges on health and social care
Ahead of the general election, we summarise the main pledges made by the three main parties on health and social … Read more
One in four social care staff leaving the profession every year
A new briefing from the Health Foundation has highlighted that the future workforce for the NHS and social care sector … Read more