NHS spends £80m on private ambulances a year, data shows
The NHS is spending almost £80m a year hiring private ambulances to answer 999 calls and take patients to hospital for appointments, … Read more
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Government accused of ‘wasting millions of pounds’ as it abandons sale of NHS staffing agency
Ministers have been accused of “wasting millions of pounds” after abandoning the controversial sale of an NHS staffing agency. Public … Read more
‘Enough is enough’: nurses protest against pay cap outside Westminster
Nurses have expressed their anger over the public sector pay cap in a protest outside parliament, warning the government they … Read more
GPs quit NHS in England at rate of 400 a month
Family doctors have been leaving the National Health Service at a rate of more than 400 a month, threatening the government’s … Read more
Nuffield health sales leap as NHS comes under strain
The deteriorating health of the UK population has boosted turnover at one of Britain’s largest private hospital operators as the … Read more
What is being done to tackle the NHS workforce crisis?
Concerns about the health and social care workforce are at an all-time high due, in part, to the impact of … Read more
More patients waiting longer than a week for GP appointments
Growing numbers of patient are waiting a week or more to see their GP or are unable to get an … Read more
Stress levels rising for mental health services
We have had repeated commitments from the very top of government to address the injustices faced by people with mental … Read more
More nurses and midwives leaving UK profession than joining, figures reveal
More midwives and nurses are leaving the profession in the UK than joining for the first time on record, with … Read more
Men’s psychiatric ward will not re-open after failure to recruit nurses
A PSYCHIATRIC ward in York is to remain closed after a recruitment campaign failed to attract enough staff to help … Read more