Scale of NHS staff transfer to private sector revealed
The scale of the transfer of NHS nursing staff to independent sector providers in recent years has been revealed in … Read more
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Charity nurses warn of ‘postcode lottery’ in specialist children’s care
Expert children’s nurses have highlighted wide variations in services and standards for children with complex health needs as the ground-breaking … Read more
Ambulance delays linked to 35 deaths in past five years
Thirty-five patients have died in the past five years after delays of up to six hours in an ambulance reaching … Read more
The junior doctors’ dispute is over – but the battle against the government to save the NHS is just beginning
The endgame is here. The NHS five year plan consists of massive cuts, devolution, asset and land sell-offs and closures: this is … Read more
NHS crisis: After junior doctors, now GPs vote for ballot on taking strike action
GPs have voted overwhelmingly to be balloted on their willingness to take strike action, as family doctors warned that the … Read more
Why has the NHS deficit ballooned? One word: understaffing
Why are NHS finances in such a mess? The biggest reason is staffing – or, to be more precise, understaffing. … Read more
More neonatal nursing and midwifery staff key to reducing baby deaths, say charities
Charities have called for urgent action to address staffing and funding shortfalls in neonatal care in the light of a … Read more
‘Almost half’ of junior doctors ‘will quit the NHS’ if contract is imposed
Almost half of junior doctors plan to quit the NHS if health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s threatened contract imposition goes ahead, … Read more
Seven-day plan is unworkable, says royal college leader
The unresourced plan to expand seven-day services in the NHS has crushed morale in a service already ‘stretched beyond reason’, … Read more
Plan to train NHS nurses to cover for doctors sparks alarm
A plan to train nurses to stand in for doctors as a way to tackle the hospital staffing crisis has … Read more