Summer crisis for depleted NHS hospitals
While many campaigners’ eyes have been focused on the football, or the ‘dead cat’ of the Health and Care Bill, … Read more
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Don’t expect a return to normal service any time soon
In his resignation letter to prime minister Boris Johnson last week, former health secretary Matt Hancock said he was “so … Read more
Urgent calls to fix “incoherent” health and social care staffing
A build-up in staff shortages in both the NHS and social care due to mistakes made over the previous decade … Read more
Study in The Lancet claims having minimum nurse to patient ratios cuts risk of death
New research, published in The Lancet, examining the effect of minimum nurse-to-patient ratios has found it reduces the risks of … Read more
Covid bereaved condemn government refusal to publish NHS 111 training content
The government has been criticised by The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group and MPs for refusing to make public … Read more
Covid pressure on health visitors puts generation of babies at risk, charities say
The NSPCC and nine other early-years charities have warned that a generation of babies born during the Covid-19 pandemic may … Read more
CQC State of Care Report 2019/20
In October 2020, the Care Quality Commission released its annual State of Care report. The organisation concluded that the care … Read more
NHS faces winter with ‘2,000 less’ beds than last year
The HSJ reports that a NHS England and Improvement director has admitted that the NHS has ‘significantly less’ beds now … Read more
Healthcare workers ‘terrified’ of the emerging second peak
A survey by the British Medical Association has found that the second peak of COVID-19 is the number one concern among … Read more
Study reveals alarming impact of Covid on care home sector
A study from the Queen’s Nursing Institute, the world’s oldest nursing charity, has found that nursing homes were put under … Read more