Nine in 10 GP practice staff find work life stressful, poll finds
Almost nine in 10 GPs and other practice staff find their work life stressful, according to a survey that raises … Read more
Nursing journal editors call on PM to reverse bursary cut
The editors of three of the country’s leading nursing journals, including Nursing Times, have written to the prime minister calling … Read more
Hospital A&E wards ‘in crisis over shortage of emergency doctors’
Hospital accident and emergency wards are in crisis as the supply of doctors fails to keep pace with demand for … Read more
Crisis-hit hospital trust may close Grantham A&E at night
Hospital bosses could shut an accident and emergency department at night in order to combat a staffing crisis. United Lincolnshire … Read more
Pay restraint for NHS nurses set to continue to 2020
Pay restraint will continue for public sector workers up until 2020, despite recent indications that the government has rowed back … Read more
Out-of-hours shut down due to shortage of GPs
Out of hours services in Glasgow and Clyde have had to shut down services at short notice over the holidays … Read more
National nursing shortage could continue beyond 2020
The shortage of nurses across England will continue beyond the turn of the next decade if provider trusts fail to … Read more
Feeling the Crunch: NHS finances to 2020, a report by The Nuffield Trust
The NHS faces a £22 billion funding shortfall four-and-a-half years from now. That is no longer an abstract number designed … Read more
GPs face complete halt on all non-urgent referrals under CCG plans to cut costs
A north-west CCG is proposing to completely suspend all non-urgent GP referrals to local hospitals for up to fourth months … Read more
Unrealistic NHS savings targets to result in rationing, report warns
NHS England ‘will struggle’ to save £22bn by 2020 and is likely to be left with at least a £6n … Read more