Data from Trusts reveal thousands of new 12-hour waits
HSJ has reported that several trusts have now started reporting thousands of 12-hour waits in their emergency departments, representing a … Read more
More than 1m people in England waiting for non-hospital care, leak reveals
A leaked document from NHS England has revealed that more than 1 million people are waiting months, and sometimes years, … Read more
Live-in care workers ‘have pay docked by agencies to cover accommodation’
Live-in care workers recruited from overseas to care for disabled and elderly people in Britain are being exploited by “unscrupulous” … Read more
Wake-up call on NHS staffing crisis, but what is the plan?
This week the health and select committee within Parliament confirmed what everyone working in the NHS already knows – it has a … Read more
MPs warn that the worst NHS staffing crisis in its history is putting patients at serious risk
The NHS is facing “the greatest workforce crisis” in its history which is putting patients at serious risk of harm, an … Read more
NHS pay offer: ministerial influence trumps the evidence
The NHS Pay Review Body is supposed to be an independent body, and in some ways it is; but in … Read more
Lack of beds key to A&E and ambulance delays
The crisis in A&E, and the failure of NHS trusts to make any headway in stemming or reducing the waiting … Read more
Pay award crucial to prevent an “exodus” from the NHS
Health unions were united in their condemnation of the government’s pay award for NHS staff this week pointing to the … Read more
Charge for hospital stays to help fund NHS, says ex-health boss
Patients would be charged £8 a day when in hospital under proposals from a former health service boss to raise … Read more
‘Outrageous’ long A&E waits for mental health patients increase 150pc
Research by the HSJ, has found that mental health patients who arrive at emergency departments in crisis are increasingly facing … Read more