RCN boss delivers stark warning to the new Prime Minister
The head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Dame Donna Kinnair, has written to the new Prime Minister, Boris … Read more
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£20.6billion NHS funding increase does not guarantee long-term plan success warns Health Foundation
A report by the Health Foundation points out that the £20.6 billion increase for NHS funding does not guarantee the … Read more
Nurses’ goodwill is being ‘abused’ and people need to be ‘held to account’
The Royal College of Nursing has said that the Government has consistently failed to reduce the number of vacancies and … Read more
Community hospital to close in face of staff shortages
A major nursing shortage will mean that the City Community Hospital in Oxford will close temporarily at the end of … Read more
NHS staff shortage: How many doctors and nurses come from abroad?
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) will soon begin a major campaign to recruit health workers from other countries to … Read more
Nearly a third of nurses are quitting due to stress or declining mental health
A report, published today by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, reveals that nearly a third of nurses are leaving the … Read more
Theresa May warned her post-Brexit immigration strategy could close quarter of NHS services
NHS executives have described Theresa May’s post-Brexit immigration strategy as the “most destructive policy proposal for NHS recruitment” amid fears … Read more
One in four NHS wards has dangerously low numbers of nurses, researchers find
One in four NHS wards routinely operates at staffing levels so low that patient safety is threatened, experts have warned. … Read more
NHS crisis: 200,000 nurses have quit since Tories entered government
More than 200,000 nurses have quit the NHS since the Conservatives entered government, with three-quarters of these prior to retirement … Read more
Number of NHS staff leaving for a better work/life balance triples
The number of NHS staff quitting over long hours has tripled in six years, new figures show. Nurse leaders said … Read more