Tax rises to bolster NHS backed by majority of voters
Full Story in The Guardian 12 April 2018 Voters are ready by nearly two to one to pay more tax … Read more
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New medical schools in under-doctored areas
Full Story on BBC News 20 March 2018 Five new medical schools are to be created in England as part … Read more
Top homeless mental health team funding slashed by NHS
Full Story in The Guardian 10 March 2018 NHS bosses are under fire for cutting back a team of doctors … Read more
Fifth of prescribed antibiotics are unnecessary, study finds
GPs are fuelling the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance by wrongly giving antibiotics to one in five patients who has … Read more
Hunt to crack down on NHS drug errors linked to up to 22,000 deaths
Jeremy Hunt is ordering an NHS crackdown on errors in dispensing drugs to patients, which research shows could be contributing … Read more
One in 11 posts unfilled in the NHS in England
Full story at The Guardian 21 February 2018 One in 11 posts in NHS England are currently unfilled, equivalent to almost 100,000 … Read more
GP leader says family doctors are working ‘beyond safe levels’.
GP leader says family doctors are working ‘beyond safe levels’ Full story at The Guardian on 18 January 2018 GPs … Read more
Fears over future of Yorkshire GP services after closures and mergers
Full story in The Yorkshire Post, 12 January 2018 Fears have been raised for the future of GP services after … Read more
NHS doctor: ‘We are appalled by our own care’
Full story from Sky News, 3 January 2018 A London doctor tells Sky News what it is like to work … Read more
Two junior doctors left to care for more than 400 patients in one night, report reveals
Two junior doctors were left to care for more than 400 patients at a Plymouth hospital during a night shift, … Read more