Dangerous and unsafe’ care driving midwives out of NHS
RCM survey reports inadequate staffing levels, bullying, poor working conditions and fears of making ‘tragic mistakes’ Inadequate staffing levels are … Read more
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Biggest threat to patient safety is tired doctors, says RCGP in response to CQC State of Care report 2015/2016
Chair of the RCGP, Dr Maureen Baker, has issued a response to the Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care … Read more
NHS high-risk maintenance backlog increases by 70%
NHS trusts are increasingly struggling to address serious maintenance concerns with their estate, new figures from NHS Digital show. The … Read more
Huge spike in ‘high risk’ maintenance problems at trusts
The backlog of “high risk” maintenance problems at NHS trust estates increased by almost 70 per cent last year, as … Read more
CQC: State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England 2015/16
CQC Summary Demands are increasing on health and social care. State of Care – our annual overview of health and … Read more
Lack of mental health crisis beds a ‘national scandal’ – HSJ Exclusive
Mental health chiefs have branded a shortage of acute beds for crisis care a “national scandal”, and said extra cash … Read more
Vast majority of mental health trusts have safety concerns, CQC warns
Mental health trusts are facing serious safety concerns, with all but three of those rated by the Care Quality Commission before July needing … Read more
GP practices closing while waiting on support promised by Jeremy Hunt
GP practices at the brink of closure are being denied millions of pounds of funding promised to them by health … Read more
Hospital overcrowding caused by ‘political maladministration’, say MPs
Hospitals have become dangerously full and discharge patients too soon as a direct result of “political maladministration” by successive governments, … Read more
No evidence of weekend effect in psychiatric hospitals – study
Findings challenge Jeremy Hunt’s claims that patients admitted at the weekend are at greater risk of dying. Mental health patients … Read more