All GPs expected to sign up to ‘network contracts’
In its long-term plan, published today, NHS England has said individual GP practices “will enter into a network contract, as … Read more
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Trust pulls out of contract as hundreds of cancer patients miss two week target
Full story in The HSJ, 1 October 2018 A foundation trust is to withdraw from a dermatology contract after hundreds of … Read more
Massive survey of doctors finds the majority fear for patient safety
Full story on ITV News, 20 September 2018 Staffing levels in the NHS are “inadequate” for patients to be receiving … Read more
NHS mental health crisis worsens as 2,000 staff quit per month
Full story in The Guardian, 15 September 2018 Thousands of nurses, therapists and psychiatrists are quitting NHS mental health services, … Read more
NHS operation waiting lists reach 10-year high at 4.3m patients
Full story in The Guardian, 13 July 2018. The number of patients waiting for an operation on the NHS has … Read more
Doctors living in fear of fatal mistakes due to NHS pressures, says BMA
Full story in The Telegraph, 25 June 2018 NHS doctors are living in fear of making life-threatening mistakes due to … Read more
100 senior NHS doctors and nurses write open letter to Theresa May: ‘Your funding boost is simply not enough’
Full story in The Mirror, 18 June 2018 Doctors and nurses have insisted Theresa May’s much anticipated healthcare funding boost … Read more
More than 17,000 people in Nottingham have seen their GP surgery close in past five years
Full story in The Nottingham Post, 17 June 2018 More than 17,000 people in Nottingham have seen their GP surgery … Read more
More than 1 million patients forced to change GP since 2013
Full story in The Guardian, 30 May 2018 Around 1.3 million patients in the UK have been forced to change … Read more
Patients suffer “severe harm” in huge X-ray backlog
Full story at HSJ 30 April 2018 Three patients suffered severe harm because their chest x-rays were among tens of … Read more