Poor staffing and workloads make midwives leave
Midwives are leaving and being driven away by excessive workloads and poor staffing levels, says a new report. The RCM publication … Read more
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Dangerous and unsafe’ care driving midwives out of NHS
RCM survey reports inadequate staffing levels, bullying, poor working conditions and fears of making ‘tragic mistakes’ Inadequate staffing levels are … Read more
Biggest threat to patient safety is tired doctors, says RCGP in response to CQC State of Care report 2015/2016
Chair of the RCGP, Dr Maureen Baker, has issued a response to the Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care … Read more
Nurse staffing shortages are ‘top priority’ for new regulator’s senior nurse
Staffing is the main issue concerning the senior nurse at the newly-created regulator NHS Improvement, as well as being the … Read more
HSJ Analysis: The magical thinking of Hunt’s medical training move
Jeremy Hunt’s commitment of around £100m to increase annual medical training numbers by 25 per cent is a keenly political … Read more
GP practices closing while waiting on support promised by Jeremy Hunt
GP practices at the brink of closure are being denied millions of pounds of funding promised to them by health … Read more
King’s Fund Quarterly Monitoring Report: How is the NHS performing?
Our Quarterly Monitoring Report examines the views of finance directors on the productivity challenge they face, as well as some … Read more
Nearly 600 GP practices could be forced to close by 2020, warns RCGP
Around one in 15 GP practices could be forced out of business and the UK will face a shortfall of … Read more
Nursing home care ratings lagging behind due to staff and capacity gaps, CQC warns
Social care organisations are increasingly struggling to provide an adequate standard of care because of staff shortages and lack of … Read more
Judicial Review : Latest News
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London WC2A 2LL 19th & 20th September 2016 Junior doctors and their supporters will rally … Read more