Nurses’ goodwill is being ‘abused’ and people need to be ‘held to account’
The Royal College of Nursing has said that the Government has consistently failed to reduce the number of vacancies and … Read more
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NHS England loses 6,000 mental health nurses in 10 years
New figures show that the number of mental health nurses in England has slumped by more than a tenth over … Read more
Community hospital to close in face of staff shortages
A major nursing shortage will mean that the City Community Hospital in Oxford will close temporarily at the end of … Read more
NHS staff shortage: How many doctors and nurses come from abroad?
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) will soon begin a major campaign to recruit health workers from other countries to … Read more
Case study: ‘My heart is here in the NHS. But I can only take so much’
Dr Siti Ibrahim, a trainee GP, says it feels like the Home Office is pushing foreign doctors away Dr Siti … Read more
Patients will wait longer for operations and care will get WORSE amid looming pensions crisis for doctors, British Medical Association warns
Patients will wait longer for operations and care will get worse in the face of a looming pensions crisis for … Read more
NHS crisis: 200,000 nurses have quit since Tories entered government
More than 200,000 nurses have quit the NHS since the Conservatives entered government, with three-quarters of these prior to retirement … Read more
Number of NHS staff leaving for a better work/life balance triples
The number of NHS staff quitting over long hours has tripled in six years, new figures show. Nurse leaders said … Read more
GP practices are struggling – and Brexit will only make things worse
Staff sickness and uncertainty caused by Brexit have worsened NHS staffing shortages. A recent NHS staff survey showed that just … Read more
GP numbers will fall 7,000 short within five years despite increasing trainees
GP numbers will fall ‘substantially short of demand’, even though there is a major focus on increasing GP trainee numbers … Read more