NHS maternity units were forced to close 287 times last year
Full story in The Guardian, 28 August 2018 Almost half of maternity units at hospitals in England were closed to … Read more
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Leaked figures reveal more patients coming to harm as NHS standards fall
Full story in The Guardian, 28 July 2018 Growing numbers of critically ill patients are coming to harm as a … 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
Nursing degree applications fall by a further 12%
Full story on Nursing Notes, 12 July 2018. The University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) has revealed today that the number … 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
BMA Report – Bed numbers in England by STP
Full report by the BMA can be found here, 25 June 2018 The reports key findings were as follows: beds … 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
GPs asked to help trusts cut long hospital stays by 25% before winter
Full story in Pulse, 13 June 2018 NHS England has told GPs to help hospitals to reduce the number of … Read more
NHS patient deaths to be investigated by medical examiners
Full story in The Guardian, 11 June 2018 Medical examiners will investigate patient deaths in the NHS as part of … Read more
Number of patients readmitted to hospital rises to 1.38m in a year
Full story in The Guardian, 1 June 2018 A growing number of patients are being readmitted to hospital as emergency … Read more