‘Shocking’ rise in coroner warnings over NHS patient deaths, says Labour
Full story in The Guardian, 27 May 2018 The number of legal warnings issued by coroners over patient deaths in … Read more
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Health services overloaded despite support pledges, claims report
Full story in The Guardian, 21 May 2018 Hospitals have been left dangerously overloaded because NHS bosses and ministers have … Read more
Ministers urged by Labour to allow NHS to bring in foreign doctors
Full story at The Guardian 2 May 2018 Labour has moved to exploit a cabinet split over foreign doctors being refused … Read more
Survey reveals working for the NHS is making staff sick with stress
Full Story in Devon Live 14 April 2018 NHS staff in Devon don’t look forward to going to work and … Read more
1400 empty NHS beds in 82 ‘ghost wards’
Full Story in The Guardian 13 April 2018 Hospitals are mothballing scores of wards, closing them to patients despite the … Read more
Impact of NHS staff shortages: ‘I had a breakdown and am homeless’
Full Story in Guardian 19 March 2018 Guardian Healthcare Network survey found that almost half of respondents (48%) said patient … Read more
80% of NHS workers warn patient safety hit by lack of staff
Full Story in The Guardian 18 March 2018 A huge majority of NHS workers say they are worried about staffing … Read more
Horton review ‘will only add more bureaucracy’ say campaigners
Full story in The Oxford Mail, 14 March 2018 Campaigners have criticised an independent review into the decision to downgrade … Read more
Two-thirds of NHS say patient safety getting worse
Full Story in The Guardian 12 March 2018 Nearly two-thirds of doctors believe patient safety has deteriorated over the past … Read more
Unless quick action is taken on staffing NHS risks more cancelled procedures in 2018
Full Story in National Health Executive 12 March 2018 The NHS is being “pushed to its limit,” according the Royal … Read more