90% of GP trainees to shun full-time clinical work
Only one in ten GP trainees expect to be doing full-time clinical work in five years’ time, a major report … Read more
Academic reports
Mental health nurse turnover linked to suicide rate
Mental health services with higher levels of staff turnover have higher patient suicide rates, according to UK researchers. The study … Read more
Halting of NICE safe staffing guidance programme sparked nurse safety concerns
The suspension of safe staffing guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has left almost three … Read more
Pushing the call button on unsafe staffing: who will come to our aid?
The April 2016 report on UNISON’s staff survey which was carried on a normal day in February, showed once again … Read more
Too few staff means increased risk to patients, says UNISON
Safe staffing levels across the NHS have worsened significantly in the last year, according to UNISON’s UK-wide annual survey of … Read more
Rescue bid for quality of care
The BMA has today published a report on privatisation in the NHS. It calls for Government to implement eight recommendations … Read more
Severe transport deficiencies for sick babies
Transport services for the sickest babies is severely under-resourced according to new research from charity Bliss. The premature and sick … Read more
Children and Young People’s Mental Health: State of the Nation
Today CentreForum have published the first report of our Commission on children and young people’s mental health. Our new research … Read more
How is the NHS performing? February 2016
The latest Quarterly Monitoring Report finds that NHS trusts are forecasting an end-of-year net deficit of around £2.3 billion. The … Read more
Bliss Baby Report 2015
For the first time in five years, we have heard from neonatal units, transport services and parents across the country, … Read more