Consultation on replacing student nurse bursaries with loans launched
The much anticipated consultation on planned changes to the student funding system for nursing and midwifery in England, which would … Read more
Staffing
Over 1,500 patients left without a GP after practice closures
More than 1,500 patients have been left without a GP after two practices in Leicester closed earlier this year. Maples … Read more
Cutting physiotherapy services a false economy, says CSP
Proposals by CCGs covering Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country to restrict access to physiotherapy could drive up costs for … Read more
Nine in ten GP practices struggle to find locums
Almost 90% of GP practices are struggling to find locums to cover shifts amid growing pressures on the workforce, the … Read more
30% of GP training places remain unfilled
Almost one-third of GP training places remain vacant after the first round of recruitment, official figures today reveal. The final … Read more
More than 170 GP surgeries have closed in 3 years because of ‘financial pressures’
More than 170 GP surgeries have closed in three years with doctors citing the increasing financial pressures of running modern … Read more
Staff shortages spark CQC warning for mental health trust
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust has been given an official warning about community mental health services for young people, … Read more
Patients put at risk and staff ‘driven to the brink’ by cost-cutting Liverpool NHS trust
Failings at a Liverpool NHS trust were “ignored or watered down” by bosses who were hellbent on “aggressive” cost-cutting that … Read more
Alarm raised over trust’s ‘risky’ proposal to run A&E without specialist consultants
Health leaders in Yorkshire are considering options for running an emergency department without dedicated consultants. Scarborough Hospital, which is run … Read more
Hospital shuts beds after CQC raises staffing ratio concerns
Southend University Hospital Foundation Trust has been forced into significant bed closures after inspectors raised concerns about staff ratios and … Read more