Reductions in numbers of qualified nurses, ‘new roles’ for Oxfordshire’s community hospitals and fewer beds in the John Radcliffe and Horton General … Read more
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) have failed to involve frontline clinicians or patients and have been mired in confusion, a … Read more
Midwives are leaving and being driven away by excessive workloads and poor staffing levels, says a new report. The RCM publication … Read more
There are plenty of reasons to be proud of our local NHS – as well as plenty of good suggestions … Read more
Jeremy Hunt’s commitment of around £100m to increase annual medical training numbers by 25 per cent is a keenly political … Read more
Council leaders have refused to sign up to a plan to “transform” NHS services amid fears two major London hospitals, … Read more
Investigation by the Guardian and 38 Degrees reveals NHS faces £20bn funding shortfall by 2020-21 if no action is taken … Read more
The health service has too few staff and too little money to deliver the government’s promised “truly seven-day NHS” on … Read more
A 7-day week NHS may no longer be possible following Brexit because so many healthcare professionals come from EU countries, … Read more
A government mental health strategy is at risk because most children and young people’s mental health trusts have nurse recruitment … Read more