Immigration plan: No visas for low-skilled workers, the government says
Under the plan, low-skilled workers would not get visas under post- Brexit immigration rules. The government wants employers would “move … Read more
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Two in five NHS staff have felt unwell due to stress at work, survey finds
A survey by the Doctors’ Association UK has shown that over 40% of staff reported feeling unwell due to work-related … Read more
Leaked NHS document reveals government plan to rely on nursing associates
A NHS document leaked to the Health Service Journal and The Independent reveals government plans to use cheaper and unqualified … Read more
NHS IVF treatment to be cut permanently in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire
In 2017 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group ended funding for IVF treatment for all patients with the exception of … Read more
NHS chiefs tell Theresa May it is time to curb privatisation
NHS leaders want Theresa May to scrap Conservative legislation that forces the tendering of contracts for care, in a move … Read more
Fraud in the NHS could have paid for 40,000 nurses
Full story in The Times, 8 October 2018 Fraud costs the NHS £1.29 billion every year, according to the health … Read more
GP leader says family doctors are working ‘beyond safe levels’.
GP leader says family doctors are working ‘beyond safe levels’ Full story at The Guardian on 18 January 2018 GPs … Read more
£50m redevelopment plans for West Cumberland Hospital
Full story in the News & Star, 2 November 2017 The next two phases for the West Cumberland Hospital scheme … Read more
Our entire country is in denial about the NHS, including Philip Hammond
Imagine a large barrel that we pull apart, reconstruct and expand (at considerable expense) every year. Imagine we need to … Read more
British Medical Association: ‘NHS at breaking point’ as shortage of beds compounds situation
The NHS is at “breaking point” with a decline in the number of hospital beds compounding the situation, according to … Read more