Will a Conservative government deliver 50,000 more nurses?
A Factcheck by The Guardian finds that the Conservatives promise in their manifesto of 50,000 new nurses in ten years … Read more
nurses
Fears for a NHS winter crisis grow after thousands of EU staff quit
The Guardian reports that more than 10,000 EU nationals have left the NHS since the 2016 Brexit referendum, including almost … Read more
‘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
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
RCN boss delivers stark warning to the new Prime Minister
The head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Dame Donna Kinnair, has written to the new Prime Minister, Boris … Read more
NHS staff quitting due to burnout and bullying, report says
NHS staff are quitting because they are stressed and burned out from heavy workloads, having too little time with patients … Read more
Cuts may leave NHS short of 70,000 nurses, leaked report warns
The NHS could be short of almost 70,000 nurses within five years, according to a leaked copy of the government’s long-awaited plan … Read more