Community hospital beds could reopen in June
Full story at County Gazette 16 April 2018 INPATIENT wards at Somerset’s community hospitals could begin re-opening as early as June, … Read more
NHS staff
Survey reveals working for the NHS is making staff sick with stress
Full Story in Devon Live 14 April 2018 NHS staff in Devon don’t look forward to going to work and … Read more
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
Next year’s A&E targets will be impossible to meet says health trusts
Full Story in The Guardian 29 March 2018 NHS plans for the coming year will be impossible to deliver despite … Read more
Top doctor warns NHS winter crisis will carry on until Easter
Full Story in The Essential Daily Briefing 20 March 2018 The NHS “winter crisis” will drag on until at least … Read more
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
CCG needs to show more ‘gravitas’ and ‘get a grip’ says NHS England
Full Story at HSJ 19 March 2018 A struggling clinical commissioning group was told it needed to show “stronger evidence … Read more
80% of NHS workers warn patient safety hit by lack of staff
Full Story in The Guardian 18 March 2018 A huge majority of NHS workers say they are worried about staffing … Read more
Two-thirds of NHS say patient safety getting worse
Full Story in The Guardian 12 March 2018 Nearly two-thirds of doctors believe patient safety has deteriorated over the past … Read more
Unless quick action is taken on staffing NHS risks more cancelled procedures in 2018
Full Story in National Health Executive 12 March 2018 The NHS is being “pushed to its limit,” according the Royal … Read more