Healthcare workers scared of working through the pandemic
Nursing Notes reports on the nearly 100 emails it has received over past days from staff worried about their families, … Read more
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Two in five NHS staff have felt unwell due to stress at work, survey finds
A survey by the Doctors’ Association UK has shown that over 40% of staff reported feeling unwell due to work-related … Read more
Trainees tell HEE inspectors that they feel “overwhelmed, unsafe and were being asked to work beyond their abilities”
A Health Education England (HEE) report on the Isle of Wight Trust obtained by the HSJ via a freedom of … Read more
Dear Boris Johnson, you failed this patient and your negligence contributed to his death
A junior doctor at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital writes an open letter to Boris Johnson, published in The Daily Mirror. … Read more
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
NHS staff quitting due to burnout and bullying, report says
NHS staff are quitting because they are stressed and burned out from heavy workloads, having too little time with patients … Read more
New targets could lead to ‘bad practice’, warn clinicians
A new one-hour target for sepsis, set out in NHS England’s standards review this month, could encourage “bad clinical practice … Read more
Cancer doctor shortage ‘puts care at risk’
A shortage of cancer doctors will hamper the ability of the NHS to provide cutting-edge care, experts are warning. A … Read more
GP workforce ‘deterioration’ will hinder plan to move hospital care into practices
The ‘ongoing deterioration’ of the GP workforce will seriously hinder the Government’s plan to move care out of hospitals and … Read more
NHS wants more doctors to become generalists
The HSJ reports that the long-term plan includes asking more doctors to train as generalists rather than specialising in a … Read more