Higher numbers in training but GP workforce still ‘stagnant’
The independent pay review body has warned that greater increases in newly trained GPs are needed to fix an effectively … Read more
Staffing
Maternity safety compromised in a third of NHS trusts
An increase in funding of £200-£350 million per year is urgently needed to resolve the problems of understaffing endemic in … Read more
Urgent calls to fix “incoherent” health and social care staffing
A build-up in staff shortages in both the NHS and social care due to mistakes made over the previous decade … Read more
UK Has Highest Health Worker COVID Deaths in Europe
Byline Times reports that the Medscape memorial figures for COVID-19 deaths provides a poignant insight into the magnitude of health worker … Read more
Scotland concludes NHS pay talks after majority agree 4% pay deal
The Scottish Government has confirmed that NHS pay talks have officially concluded after the majority of health unions agreed to … Read more
Study in The Lancet claims having minimum nurse to patient ratios cuts risk of death
New research, published in The Lancet, examining the effect of minimum nurse-to-patient ratios has found it reduces the risks of … Read more
Hundreds of frontline Covid doctors told they won’t have jobs from August
Almost 700 anaesthetists – who had key roles caring for critically ill patients struggling to breathe during the Covid surges … Read more
Poll finds majority of the public think NHS workers deserve more than 1%
A survey has found that two-thirds of the public believe NHS workers should get a rise of more than 1%. … Read more
BMA finds NHS faces exodus of doctors after Covid pandemic
A BMA survey has found that thousands of UK doctors are planning to quit the NHS after the Covid pandemic … Read more
NHS CEO Simon Stevens heads for the exit
The latest, shocking statistics show the scale of the decline of NHS performance on almost all of its key targets: but the … Read more