NHS vacancies a ‘national emergency’
Full story in BBC News: 11 September 2018 The shortage of NHS staff in England has started worsening again, official … Read more
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NHS cancels 14% of operations at last minute, research finds
Full story in The Guardian, 7 September 2018. One in seven NHS hospital operations are being cancelled just before they … Read more
NHS maternity units were forced to close 287 times last year
Full story in The Guardian, 28 August 2018 Almost half of maternity units at hospitals in England were closed to … Read more
Leaked figures reveal more patients coming to harm as NHS standards fall
Full story in The Guardian, 28 July 2018 Growing numbers of critically ill patients are coming to harm as a … Read more
NHS in England facing deepening staffing crisis, figures show
Full story in The Guardian, 26 July 2018. The NHS is facing a deepening staffing crisis as hospitals report growing … Read more
NHS opt-in transplant policy at risk due to cuts and staff stress
Full story in The Guardian, 15 July 2018. Plans to save hundreds of lives by making everyone in England a … Read more
Nursing degree applications fall by a further 12%
Full story on Nursing Notes, 12 July 2018. The University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) has revealed today that the number … Read more
Doctors living in fear of fatal mistakes due to NHS pressures, says BMA
Full story in The Telegraph, 25 June 2018 NHS doctors are living in fear of making life-threatening mistakes due to … Read more
NHS patient deaths to be investigated by medical examiners
Full story in The Guardian, 11 June 2018 Medical examiners will investigate patient deaths in the NHS as part of … Read more
Number of patients readmitted to hospital rises to 1.38m in a year
Full story in The Guardian, 1 June 2018 A growing number of patients are being readmitted to hospital as emergency … Read more