Secret documents reveal official concerns over ‘seven-day NHS’ plans
The health service has too few staff and too little money to deliver the government’s promised “truly seven-day NHS” on … Read more
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NHS could struggle post-Brexit without EU citizen staff, Department of Health officials admit
A 7-day week NHS may no longer be possible following Brexit because so many healthcare professionals come from EU countries, … Read more
Hospital doctors ‘miss signs of illness’ because of chronic staff shortages
“Dangerous” medical understaffing in hospitals is so rife that signs of illness are being missed, blood tests delayed and newly … Read more
NHS sustainability and transformation plans: proposals for savings lack scrutiny
Local areas must balance the books in rapid plans to change health services, writes Anne Gulland What are sustainability and … Read more
Doctor shortage may see maternity unit downgraded
A shortage of doctors may lead to an Oxfordshire maternity unit being downgraded next month. Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust, … Read more
NHS problems only going to get worse, says Patients Association
Problems within the NHS are only going to get worse, the Patients Association has warned, after a study showed that … Read more
Nine in 10 GP practice staff find work life stressful, poll finds
Almost nine in 10 GPs and other practice staff find their work life stressful, according to a survey that raises … Read more
Nursing journal editors call on PM to reverse bursary cut
The editors of three of the country’s leading nursing journals, including Nursing Times, have written to the prime minister calling … Read more
Hospital A&E wards ‘in crisis over shortage of emergency doctors’
Hospital accident and emergency wards are in crisis as the supply of doctors fails to keep pace with demand for … Read more
Pay restraint for NHS nurses set to continue to 2020
Pay restraint will continue for public sector workers up until 2020, despite recent indications that the government has rowed back … Read more