MPs to debate freeze on nurse pay rises today
MPs are to debate the 1% freeze on nurse pay rises later today, following successful petitioning by campaigners. A petition … Read more
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NHS intensive care ‘at its limits’ because of staff shortages
The NHS’s network of intensive care units is “at its limits” because they are overwhelmed by staff shortages and the … Read more
NHS spending per person will be cut next year, ministers confirm
The Government will cut the National Health Service’s budget per person in real terms next year, ministers have admitted in … Read more
Hospitals cancelled record number of urgent operations last year
Hospitals cancelled a record number of urgent operations last year as bed shortages left them struggling to cope with the … Read more
GP workforce shrunk over the past year in major blow to 5,000 target
The number of GPs working in the NHS in England has dropped in the past year, striking a blow to … Read more
Is the NHS in crisis?
The chairman of the Leeds Health Scrutiny Board certainly thinks so. In a letter to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Coun … Read more
NHS Hospital wards left with ‘dangerously low levels of nurses’
Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare workers as “stand-ins”, according to a … Read more
Calls for Theresa May to apologise for blaming GPs over A&E crisis
Prime Minister Theresa May should apologise to GPs for scapegoating them for the A&E crisis, Tory MP, House of Commons health … Read more
More than 7,000 nurses could face axe under secret NHS plans
More than 7,000 nurse posts could be axed from NHS hospitals across the country despite a mounting Accident & Emergency crisis, … Read more
Theresa May accused of ‘playing down’ NHS crisis and ‘scapegoating’ GPs
The BMA’s chairman, Dr Mark Porter, said the underfunding of the NHS and “salami slicing” has led to a situation … Read more