GP workforce declines by over 400 in just three months
The number of full-time equivalent GPs dropped by 1.3% in the last three months of 2016, new workforce figures reveal. … Read more
Staffing
Constant restructuring of NHS is demoralising staff, survey finds
The number of NHS reorganisations in recent years is a key reason for the health service’s struggle to retain staff, … Read more
‘Army-style’ training proposal will not redress recruitment crisis, says BMA
Proposals to train more doctors – and tie them to the NHS for more than four years after graduation – … Read more
What impact will Brexit have on nursing?
The NHS faces a major shortfall in nurses – and the EU referendum result threatens to derail supply further. The … Read more
Don’t blame GPs for NHS crisis. Blame chronic cuts to social care
The ongoing A&E crisis has shifted attention on to GPs. We are being blamed for being less accessible (with appointments … Read more
NHS loses 9% of public health nurses in a year, triggering fresh workforce warnings
The number of health visitors working in the NHS in England has fallen by almost 9% in the space of … Read more
Maternity units across England facing the axe under plans to transform NHS care
Eleven maternity and neonatal units across England are reportedly facing either being axed or merged under plans to transform obstetrics … Read more
Tens of thousands of new mothers can’t reach a midwife, study finds
Tens of thousands of new mothers a year are seeking help at an A&E unit or GP surgery because they … Read more
Robots can’t solve the crisis in the NHS – we still need workers with empathy
Images of trolleys laden with suffering people in corridors, old people hooked up to drips on beds in cupboards – not … Read more
‘High’ risk to patients due to regional bed shortage, CQC warns
The risk of a patient taking their life is “high” in West Midlands’ mental health trusts due to a shortage … Read more