Thousands of NHS hospital consultants intend to quit years before retirement, survey finds
‘Implications of such a significant loss of skilled and specialist clinicians is potentially disastrous,’ says BMA Thousands of senior hospital … Read more
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More recruits still needed before Cossham Hospital’s midwife unit can reopen
More midwives still need to be recruited before one of the most luxurious and specialist birthing centres in Bristol can … Read more
NHS 10-year plan relies on raiding other countries for thousands of nurses and doctors
An ambitious 10-year plan for the NHS unveiled by Theresa May relies upon recruiting thousands of nurses and doctors a year from overseas … Read more
NHS to incentivise more doctors to become generalists
More doctors will be encouraged to train as generalists rather than specialising in a specific area of medicine, according to … Read more
Professional registration for NHS managers signalled by long-term plan
Formal regulation of senior NHS managers could be introduced to improve their standing and help fill the most difficult jobs, … Read more
NHS staffing crisis could harm plan to save half a million lives
NHS leaders are to outline a future in which genomics, cutting-edge surgery and artificial intelligence help save hundreds of thousands … Read more
NHS needs 10,000 extra hospital beds this winter to keep patients safe, BMA warns
The NHS has been warned it needs 10,000 additional hospital beds this winter in order to keep patients safe. The British Medical Association (BMA) … Read more
NHS ‘could be short of 350,000 staff by 2030’
Full story in The Guardian, 15 November 2018 The staffing crisis in the NHS is deepening so fast that the service could … Read more
Chancellor’s budget boost to NHS frontline conceals £1bn cut
Full story in The Guardian, 30 October 2018 Public health services and the education and training of nurses and doctors … Read more
Trusts using HCAs in place of nurses
Full story in HSJ, 18 October 2018 NHS trusts recruited a higher percentage of healthcare assistants than nurses over a … Read more