Stafford hospital A&E stops seeing children amid safety fears
University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust says Stafford A&E department is unsafe due to shortage of specialist paediatric staff … Read more
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Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) explained
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) were announced in the NHS planning guidance published in December 2015. NHS organisations in different … Read more
These leaks show Jeremy Hunt’s deception over the seven-day NHS – Rachel Clarke
It’s 4am. When your heart arrests and the emergency call goes out, what you really don’t want is a doctor … Read more
Seven-day NHS: Labour demands inquiry as leak reveals crisis warning
Labour is demanding an inquiry into revelations that senior civil servants fear the government’s push for a “truly seven-day NHS” … Read more
NHS England advises trusts to cancel operations this winter as system ‘buckles’
NHS England has told trusts to cancel routine operations and outpatient appointments to take strain off A&E departments this winter, … Read more
Secret documents reveal official concerns over ‘seven-day NHS’ plans
The health service has too few staff and too little money to deliver the government’s promised “truly seven-day NHS” on … Read more
NHS could struggle post-Brexit without EU citizen staff, Department of Health officials admit
A 7-day week NHS may no longer be possible following Brexit because so many healthcare professionals come from EU countries, … Read more
Hospital doctors ‘miss signs of illness’ because of chronic staff shortages
“Dangerous” medical understaffing in hospitals is so rife that signs of illness are being missed, blood tests delayed and newly … Read more
GPs told to refer patients to private sector in bid to cut local trust’s waiting times
GPs in Hertfordshire have been told to refer patients to private hospitals in a bid to control soaring waiting times … Read more
Nurse shortage puts children’s mental health plan ‘at risk’
A government mental health strategy is at risk because most children and young people’s mental health trusts have nurse recruitment … Read more