Halting of NICE safe staffing guidance programme sparked nurse safety concerns
The suspension of safe staffing guidance produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has left almost three … Read more
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Too few staff means increased risk to patients, says UNISON
Safe staffing levels across the NHS have worsened significantly in the last year, according to UNISON’s UK-wide annual survey of … Read more
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
Patients put at risk and staff ‘driven to the brink’ by cost-cutting Liverpool NHS trust
Failings at a Liverpool NHS trust were “ignored or watered down” by bosses who were hellbent on “aggressive” cost-cutting that … Read more
Alarm raised over trust’s ‘risky’ proposal to run A&E without specialist consultants
Health leaders in Yorkshire are considering options for running an emergency department without dedicated consultants. Scarborough Hospital, which is run … Read more
Bliss Baby Report 2015
For the first time in five years, we have heard from neonatal units, transport services and parents across the country, … Read more
Eye risk from ‘overstretched NHS’
Eye specialists say hundreds of patients suffer irreversible sight loss every year in England because services are overstretched and under-resourced. … Read more
Jeremy Hunt urged to act against avoidable deaths from epilepsy
The Epilepsy Society has launched a new campaign calling on the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to act against avoidable deaths … Read more
Prestigious teaching trust restricts access to heart service
A prestigious teaching hospital trust has temporarily restricted access to its outpatient cardiology service for out of area referrals, a … Read more
NHS 111 investigated over claims ‘teenagers answered urgent calls’ and ‘exhausted medics pictured asleep on job’
The NHS 111 service is being investigated in the South West following allegations that teenagers had been drafted in to … Read more