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  • WHAT’S HAPPENING?
    • ICBs aim for £8bn savings, risking NHS staff and delays
    • Enough funding for the NHS?
    • Now Labour is in, press for action to rescue the NHS
    • Battles rage over physician associates
    • Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
    • Key points of the 2023 long-term workforce plan
    • The damaging effects of underfunding
    • Virtual Wards
    • Patient safety: Warnings from all sides
    • Integrated Care Organisations
    • The views of NHS staff
  • WHY?
    • Why are local NHS leaders running out of funds?
    • Staff Shortages
    • International comparison
  • WHAT’S THE CURE?
    • Ten reasons why the NHS needs longterm rises in funding
    • In defence of the NHS
    • Would European style social health insurance be the answer to the problems of the NHS?
    • What’s so good about the NHS?
    • Can the NHS survive in the long-term?
  • WHAT CAN I DO?
    • Find a local campaign group
    • Tell us your experiences of underfunding
    • Donate
  • ARTICLES
    • The Lowdown – home to campaigning articles on the NHS
    • Restoring the People’s NHS
    • BMJ Commission’s call to action to relaunch the NHS
    • Emergency care summit report
    • Recent reports
    • Delays to treatment
    • Staff shortages
    • Integrated Care Systems
    • Reduction in training
    • Rationing
    • Cuts to services
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Brexit

One in four workers in NHS Hospitals are born outside the UK

The departure of migrant workers from the NHS could have devastating consequences for health and social care services. Data from … Read more

Categories Staffing, Long-term plan Tags Brexit, immigration, NHS staff, nurses, recruitment, staff shortage, understaffing

Fears for a NHS winter crisis grow after thousands of EU staff quit

The Guardian reports that more than 10,000 EU nationals have left the NHS since the 2016 Brexit referendum, including almost … Read more

Categories Staffing Tags Brexit, hospitals, NHS staff, nurses, staff shortage, understaffing

BMA demands safe-staffing legislation for all sections of the NHS

The BMA has published its election manifesto, which includes a demand for legislation that covers all sections of the NHS, … Read more

Categories Long-term plan, Quality of care, Staffing Tags BMA, Brexit, cuts to services, doctors, Election December 2019, hospitals, Public Health, understaffing

Brexit migration changes could lead to loss of thousands of NHS staff

HSJ has published an analysis of NHS staff that indicates that more than 60,000 international workers could be at risk … Read more

Categories Staffing Tags Brexit, NHS staff, staff shortage

Ministers still do not know if NHS can cope with no deal, says watchdog

The National Audit Office (NAO) has found that ministers will not know whether there are enough medicines, medical supplies or … Read more

Categories Safety Tags Brexit, NAO, patient safety

Brexit: Warning over cancer treatment supplies after no deal

Senior doctors have written a letter to the prime minster calling for ”urgent clarification” of plans to supply cancer treatments … Read more

Categories Quality of care Tags Brexit, Department of Health

Theresa May warned her post-Brexit immigration strategy could close quarter of NHS services

NHS executives have described Theresa May’s post-Brexit immigration strategy as the “most destructive policy proposal for NHS recruitment” amid fears … Read more

Categories Quality of care, Cuts to services, Staffing Tags Brexit, cuts to services, staff shortage, understaffing

No-deal Brexit fears over medication supplies

We were both interviewed by BBC Newsnight last week for a report on no-deal preparations for pharmaceuticals, and profoundly disagree … Read more

Categories Treatment delays Tags Brexit, Medication, Supplies, waiting times

GP practices are struggling – and Brexit will only make things worse

Staff sickness and uncertainty caused by Brexit have worsened NHS staffing shortages. A recent NHS staff survey showed that just … Read more

Categories Staffing Tags Brexit, GPs, NHS England, NHS staff, staff shortage, underfunding, understaffing

Unprecedented drug shortage linked to Brexit, NHS bosses say

The trade association warned some trusts had seen shortages of up to 160 different drugs in the past six weeks. … Read more

Categories Quality of care Tags Brexit, mental health, NHS England, treatment delays
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  • HOME
  • WHAT’S HAPPENING?
    • ICBs aim for £8bn savings, risking NHS staff and delays
    • Enough funding for the NHS?
    • Now Labour is in, press for action to rescue the NHS
    • Battles rage over physician associates
    • Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
    • Key points of the 2023 long-term workforce plan
    • The damaging effects of underfunding
    • Virtual Wards
    • Patient safety: Warnings from all sides
    • Integrated Care Organisations
    • The views of NHS staff
  • WHY?
    • Why are local NHS leaders running out of funds?
    • Staff Shortages
    • International comparison
  • WHAT’S THE CURE?
    • Ten reasons why the NHS needs longterm rises in funding
    • In defence of the NHS
    • Would European style social health insurance be the answer to the problems of the NHS?
    • What’s so good about the NHS?
    • Can the NHS survive in the long-term?
  • WHAT CAN I DO?
    • Find a local campaign group
    • Tell us your experiences of underfunding
    • Donate
  • ARTICLES
    • The Lowdown – home to campaigning articles on the NHS
    • Restoring the People’s NHS
    • BMJ Commission’s call to action to relaunch the NHS
    • Emergency care summit report
    • Recent reports
    • Delays to treatment
    • Staff shortages
    • Integrated Care Systems
    • Reduction in training
    • Rationing
    • Cuts to services
  • DONATE