Union condemns cuts to school nurses
Cuts to crucial services are jeopardising the health of England’s children, nursing leaders are warning. The Royal College of Nursing … Read more
Staffing
Recruitment crisis hits NHS with one in nine posts currently vacant
About 40,000 nursing posts are now vacant in the NHS in England as the service heads for the worst recruitment … Read more
What impact will Brexit have on the health and social care workforce?
The UK’s departure from the EU could affect a number of issues including cross-border patient entitlements; the regulation and supply … Read more
NHS pay cap ‘must be lifted’
The pay cap on NHS staff must be lifted because it puts patient safety at risk, NHS bosses say. NHS … Read more
Are there 6,700 fewer mental health staff?
The claim: At least 6,700 mental health nurses and doctors have been cut from the NHS in England since 2010. … Read more
Theresa May pledges an extra 10,000 staff for NHS mental health services, but with huge doubts over funding
Theresa May is pledging an extra 10,000 staff to work in NHS mental health services – without saying how they … Read more
Medics warn of workforce crisis as 94% report staffing issues
Nearly 94% of acute medics today reported regular problems in their units with having a full quota of staff, deepening … Read more
Nurses will see their pay ‘cut by 12% over a decade’
NHS workers will have had their pay cut by 12% by the end of the decade because of a government-imposed … Read more
Social care system ‘beginning to collapse’ as 900 carers quit every day
More than 900 adult social care workers a day quit their job in England last year, new figures reveal. Service … Read more
Record number of GP closures force 265,000 to find new doctors
A record number of GP practices closed last year, forcing thousands of patients to find a new surgery, in spite … Read more