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  • WHAT’S HAPPENING?
    • ICBs aim for £8bn savings, risking NHS staff and delays
    • Enough funding for the NHS?
    • Now Labour is in, press for action to rescue the NHS
    • Battles rage over physician associates
    • Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
    • Key points of the 2023 long-term workforce plan
    • The damaging effects of underfunding
    • Virtual Wards
    • Patient safety: Warnings from all sides
    • Integrated Care Organisations
    • The views of NHS staff
  • WHY?
    • Why are local NHS leaders running out of funds?
    • Staff Shortages
    • International comparison
  • WHAT’S THE CURE?
    • Ten reasons why the NHS needs longterm rises in funding
    • In defence of the NHS
    • Would European style social health insurance be the answer to the problems of the NHS?
    • What’s so good about the NHS?
    • Can the NHS survive in the long-term?
  • WHAT CAN I DO?
    • Find a local campaign group
    • Tell us your experiences of underfunding
    • Donate
  • ARTICLES
    • The Lowdown – home to campaigning articles on the NHS
    • Restoring the People’s NHS
    • BMJ Commission’s call to action to relaunch the NHS
    • Emergency care summit report
    • Recent reports
    • Delays to treatment
    • Staff shortages
    • Integrated Care Systems
    • Reduction in training
    • Rationing
    • Cuts to services
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A record 170,000 staff leave NHS in England as stress and workload take toll

The Observer has revealed that nearly 170,000 workers left their jobs in the NHS in England last year, in a … Read more

Categories Staffing Tags NHS staff, recruitment, staff retention

NHS England plans local banks of GPs working flexibly

NHS England intends to set up local banks of GPs working flexibly, according to its People Plan which was published … Read more

Categories Staffing Tags GPs, recruitment, staff shortage

Government’s new immigration plan denounced as ‘absolute disaster’ for care sector

The Independent reports that experts, health leaders, and trade unions have rounded on the government’s new immigration policy warning it … Read more

Categories Staffing, Social Care Tags community health, NHS staff, recruitment, social care, staff shortage, understaffing

HSJ reports leak that reveals government fears over 50,000 nurses plan

HSJ has revealed that senior government officials are challenging NHS England’s plans for boosting retention to deliver the prime minister’s … Read more

Categories Staffing Tags Department of Health, NHS England, recruitment, staff shortage, understaffing

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

Categories Quality of care, Cuts to services, Social Care, Staffing Tags cuts to services, NHS England, NHS staff, nurses, Public Health, Recent news, recruitment, social care, staff shortage, underfunding, understaffing

The NHS staffing crisis is about the expanding knowledge gap – Alison Leary

Alison Leary, professor of healthcare and workforce modelling at London South Bank University, writes about the current workforce crisis in … Read more

Categories Staffing, Safety Tags NHS staff, recruitment, safety, understaffing

One in four workers in NHS Hospitals are born outside the UK

The departure of migrant workers from the NHS could have devastating consequences for health and social care services. Data from … Read more

Categories Staffing, Long-term plan Tags Brexit, immigration, NHS staff, nurses, recruitment, staff shortage, understaffing

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

Categories NATIONAL, Staffing Tags NHS England, NHS staff, nurses, Recent news, recruitment, staff shortage, understaffing

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

Categories Staffing, Funding Tags Election December 2019, NHS staff, nurses, recruitment, staff shortage

Over 4,000 more mental health nurses needed in the next five years

A report has revealed that an additional 4,230 mental health nurses are needed to ensure the Government can deliver the … Read more

Categories Staffing, Long-term plan, Mental Health Tags long-term plan, mental health, nursing, recruitment, staff shortage, understaffing
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  • HOME
  • WHAT’S HAPPENING?
    • ICBs aim for £8bn savings, risking NHS staff and delays
    • Enough funding for the NHS?
    • Now Labour is in, press for action to rescue the NHS
    • Battles rage over physician associates
    • Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
    • Key points of the 2023 long-term workforce plan
    • The damaging effects of underfunding
    • Virtual Wards
    • Patient safety: Warnings from all sides
    • Integrated Care Organisations
    • The views of NHS staff
  • WHY?
    • Why are local NHS leaders running out of funds?
    • Staff Shortages
    • International comparison
  • WHAT’S THE CURE?
    • Ten reasons why the NHS needs longterm rises in funding
    • In defence of the NHS
    • Would European style social health insurance be the answer to the problems of the NHS?
    • What’s so good about the NHS?
    • Can the NHS survive in the long-term?
  • WHAT CAN I DO?
    • Find a local campaign group
    • Tell us your experiences of underfunding
    • Donate
  • ARTICLES
    • The Lowdown – home to campaigning articles on the NHS
    • Restoring the People’s NHS
    • BMJ Commission’s call to action to relaunch the NHS
    • Emergency care summit report
    • Recent reports
    • Delays to treatment
    • Staff shortages
    • Integrated Care Systems
    • Reduction in training
    • Rationing
    • Cuts to services
  • DONATE