Mental health nurse turnover linked to suicide rate
Mental health services with higher levels of staff turnover have higher patient suicide rates, according to UK researchers. The study … Read more
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LMCs declare ‘state of emergency’ amid chronic shortage of GPs
London GP leaders have declared a ‘state of emergency’ amid a chronic shortage of GPs, as a third of GP … Read more
Transplants axed and wards closed amid trust’s nurse shortage
Liver transplant operations at one of the country’s flagship teaching hospitals have been cancelled because of a shortage of critical … Read more
Trust forced to downgrade A&E after locum doctor crisis
A teaching hospital has been forced to downgrade one of its two accident and emergency departments after a crisis in … Read more
NHS looks to India for GPs in attempt to make up shortfall
The NHS is looking at recruiting GPs from India in an attempt to tackle the serious shortage of family doctors. … Read more
NHS struggling to plug a £22bn funding ‘black hole’, says report
The NHS in England lacks a convincing plan to plug a £22bn “black hole” in funding within five years, according to parliament’s … Read more
Hospital staffing crisis as 40% of consultant posts remain vacant
Royal College of Physicians says ‘gathering storm’ of problems puts health secretary’s seven-day NHS plan at risk. Hospitals are facing … Read more
Hospitals forced to cut night cover due to staff shortages
Hospitals have been forced to reduce medical cover on wards at night or reduce training for junior doctors because they … Read more
Warning overseas recruitment is only a ‘stop gap’ for nurse shortages
Widespread nurse shortages across England that have led to thousands of vacancies will not be solved long-term by overseas recruitment, … Read more
Health trusts reveal thousands of doctor and nursing positions lie vacant
One in ten nursing positions and thousands of doctor posts are lying vacant, trusts and health boards have said. Around two-thirds of … Read more