Conservatives pledge to end mental health ‘injustice’
The 1983 Mental Health Act would be replaced with new laws tackling “unnecessary detention” under Tory plans for England and … Read more
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Theresa May pledges an extra 10,000 staff for NHS mental health services, but with huge doubts over funding
Theresa May is pledging an extra 10,000 staff to work in NHS mental health services – without saying how they … Read more
Nurses will see their pay ‘cut by 12% over a decade’
NHS workers will have had their pay cut by 12% by the end of the decade because of a government-imposed … Read more
Children’s hospital units forced to close to new patients due to staff shortages
Hospital units that treat children and very sick babies are having to shut their doors temporarily to new patients because … Read more
More CCGs risk deficit after care home price hike
Commissioning leaders fear more clinical commissioning groups could be plunged into deficit due to the increase in NHS funded nursing … Read more
Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust’s CEO challenged over possible hospital service cuts
What will happen to acute services at North Devon District Hospital? “I don’t know,” says Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust’s … Read more
“Sickening”: vital healthcare workers who ease hospital bed crisis could be axed in £400k council cuts
“SICKENING, outrageous and ironic.” Those are the words of devastated healthcare workers who face redundancy despite providing vital acute care … Read more
NHS staff suffer pay cuts in real terms as salaries rise by one per cent
NHS staff are to receive a pay rise of one per cent, the Government has confirmed – however this amounts … Read more
Nurses will not support Bedford Hospital restructure if it ‘compromises patient safety’
NURSES have raised concerns a review into the future of Bedford Hospital is being ‘rushed through without proper engagement with … Read more
What impact will Brexit have on nursing?
The NHS faces a major shortfall in nurses – and the EU referendum result threatens to derail supply further. The … Read more