Calls to scrap ‘immoral’ NHS fee for foreign staff
Medical associations are dismayed at the plans by Boris Johnson to charge foreign staff who work in the NHS £625 … Read more
NHS staff
‘Cost of living’ main reason why student nurses drop out
Katerina Kolyva, executive director of the Council of Deans, told HSJ that, the lack of national funding to support the … Read more
Nurses in Northern Ireland have voted to strike over staffing numbers and pay disputes
Following a ballot, nurses in Northern Ireland have for the first time in the history of the Royal College of … Read more
Hospitals falling short of planned nurse numbers
The HSJ has published data showing that the number of hospitals falling short of their planned nurse staffing by 10 … Read more
Cancer patients at risk due to ‘unmanageable’ staff workloads
A survey by Macmillan Cancer Support has found that the NHS staffing crisis is putting cancer patients’ health at risk, … Read more
State of care report 2018/19 released by Care Quality Commission
The annual assessment of the state of healthcare in England has been published by the Care Quality Commission. The report … Read more
Tired nurses driving dangerously due to lack of proper breaks
A survey by Nursing Notes has found that the majority of staff admitted they often felt unsafe driving home and … Read more
Brexit migration changes could lead to loss of thousands of NHS staff
HSJ has published an analysis of NHS staff that indicates that more than 60,000 international workers could be at risk … Read more
Spiralling debts for student midwives
A survey of student midwives by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) found that ‘almost half of student midwives have … Read more
Tory raid leaves hospitals choosing between ‘fixing the roof or paying the nurses’
The Tory cuts in capital spending amount to a whopping £4.29 million, meaning hospitals are in huge deficit. In total, … Read more