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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

staff shortage

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

Fears for a NHS winter crisis grow after thousands of EU staff quit

The Guardian reports that more than 10,000 EU nationals have left the NHS since the 2016 Brexit referendum, including almost … Read more

Categories Staffing Tags Brexit, hospitals, NHS staff, nurses, staff shortage, understaffing

Cancer patients at risk due to ‘unmanageable’ staff workloads

A survey by Macmillan Cancer Support has found that the NHS staffing crisis is putting cancer patients’ health at risk, … Read more

Categories Staffing, Quality of care, Safety Tags cancer, Macmillan Cancer Support, NHS staff, nurses, safety, staff shortage, understaffing

State of care report 2018/19 released by Care Quality Commission

The annual assessment of the state of healthcare in England has been published by the Care Quality Commission.  The report … Read more

Categories Mental Health, Quality of care, Social Care, Staffing Tags A&E, CQC, Elderly care, hospitals, mental health, NHS staff, social care, staff shortage, State of Care 2018/19, underfunding, understaffing, winter crisis

Brexit migration changes could lead to loss of thousands of NHS staff

HSJ has published an analysis of NHS staff that indicates that more than 60,000 international workers could be at risk … Read more

Categories Staffing Tags Brexit, NHS staff, staff shortage

Safety standards not met by 7 in 10 hospital trusts

An analysis of inspection reports by the Observer found that patient safety is frequently at risk in NHS hospital trusts … Read more

Categories Safety, Quality of care, Staffing Tags CQC, hospitals, patient safety, safety, staff shortage, staffing crisis

Oxford University Hospitals trust in ‘crisis’ as bed occupancy reaches 100 per cent

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) performance report revealed that John Radcliffe (JR), Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Churchill Hospital and … Read more

Categories Staffing, Quality of care, Safety Tags bed occupancy, bed shortages, Nuffield Trust, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, safety, staff shortage, understaffing, waiting times

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