District nurse numbers plummet leaving services under-resourced and unsafe
According to a new report district nursing is significantly under-resourced, with often unsafe staffing levels, which can lead to unsafe … Read more
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NHS England loses 6,000 mental health nurses in 10 years
New figures show that the number of mental health nurses in England has slumped by more than a tenth over … Read more
One in 10 GPs see twice as many patients as safe limit, survey finds
GPs are seeing up to 60 patients a day, double the number they consider safe, as services struggle with staff … Read more
Telephone-first approach not a solution to GP workload, says study
The telephone-first approach is not a solution to patient demand and GP workload, according to a new study. The method, … Read more
Care homes giant Four Seasons in administration
Four Seasons, the care homes giant, has collapsed into administration, raising fears for thousands of elderly residents. The company has … Read more
GPs ability to ‘make do’ is not a solution to lack of funding, Hancock warned
GPs resilience and ability to ‘make do’ is not a sustainable solution to funding that does not meet their needs, … Read more
Report – Primary Concerns 2018 – The state of primary care
An overwhelming 44% of the 2,386 GPs, practice managers, practice and community nurses and community pharmacists surveyed reveal they are … Read more
Report: ‘Patients dying in hospital waiting for community care’
Terminally-ill patients are “needlessly dying in hospital” because they are waiting too long for specialist care packages, according to a … Read more
GP screening and care plan programme for older patients ‘increases NHS costs’
An NHS programme that involved GPs screening older people at risk of hospitalisation and providing them with care plans increased … Read more
Paediatric shortages pose ‘significant risk’ to children, college warns
Unfilled paediatric training posts pose a “significant risk” to children, young people, and their families, a royal college has warned. … Read more