Official review tells Hunt to knock back hospital downgrade
Full story in The HSJ, 8 March 2018 An independent review has recommended Jeremy Hunt knocks back an NHS decision … Read more
staff shortage
More than half of NHS staff worked unpaid hours in last year
Full story in the NHE, 6 March 2018 The results of NHS England’s NHS Staff Survey 2017 are “challenging” and show that … Read more
Capacity to handle 999 calls at risk, warns London ambulance service
Britain’s busiest NHS ambulance service may no longer be able to answer all 999 calls quickly enough because its control … Read more
Satisfaction with GPs at lowest level for 30 years, survey finds
Public satisfaction with GP services has fallen to the lowest level in 30 years and dissatisfaction with the NHS overall … Read more
Trusts set up private companies to save vital staff.
Full Story at Open Democracy, 26 February 2018 Dozens of NHS hospital trusts across England are looking at (or already … Read more
One in 11 posts unfilled in the NHS in England
Full story at The Guardian 21 February 2018 One in 11 posts in NHS England are currently unfilled, equivalent to almost 100,000 … Read more
Thousands of days off a month for NHS staff in Yorkshire sick with stress
Full Story at ITV News, 12 February 2018. Yorkshire’s NHS trust staff are struggling with stress or anxiety. A recent … Read more
This winter 100,000 patients waited 30 minutes in an ambulance.
This winter 100,000 patients waited 30 minutes in an ambulance Full story at The Guardian 18 January 2018 More than … Read more
GP leader says family doctors are working ‘beyond safe levels’.
GP leader says family doctors are working ‘beyond safe levels’ Full story at The Guardian on 18 January 2018 GPs … Read more
One in ten nurses quit NHS England every year.
Full story at The Guardian 17 January 2018 One in 10 nurses are leaving the NHS in England each year, … Read more