Patient safety could be threatened by plans to ‘water down’ training for nurses
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has Plans is pressing ahead with plans to simplify specialist nurse training across the UK … Read more
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Summer crisis for depleted NHS hospitals
While many campaigners’ eyes have been focused on the football, or the ‘dead cat’ of the Health and Care Bill, … Read more
Study in The Lancet claims having minimum nurse to patient ratios cuts risk of death
New research, published in The Lancet, examining the effect of minimum nurse-to-patient ratios has found it reduces the risks of … Read more
Covid bereaved condemn government refusal to publish NHS 111 training content
The government has been criticised by The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group and MPs for refusing to make public … Read more
One-to-one nursing care for intensive care patients suspended
Patients in intensive care are usually cared for by nurses on a one-to-one basis, but NHS England has revised staffing … Read more
CQC State of Care Report 2019/20
In October 2020, the Care Quality Commission released its annual State of Care report. The organisation concluded that the care … Read more
NHS faces winter with ‘2,000 less’ beds than last year
The HSJ reports that a NHS England and Improvement director has admitted that the NHS has ‘significantly less’ beds now … Read more
Seriously ill patients spending hours on trolleys
The most seriously ill patients are left waiting for hours in corridors or trolleys as the NHS struggles to find … Read more
NHS letting down stroke patients with a ‘postcode lottery rehabilitation’
Patients are failing to recover from a stroke or a heart attack after being discharged from hospitals as the NHS … Read more
Cancelled appointments and poorer healthcare for inmates of England’s prisons
The hospital appointments of the inmates of England’s prisons are frequently cancelled and they receive less healthcare than the general … Read more