MPs conclude that NHS workforce plan cannot deliver
The cross-party Public Accounts Committee has heavily criticised the government’s 15 year workforce plan in a new report, in particular the … Read more
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Is the NHS finally going to get its workforce plan?
A year ago Jeremy Hunt was sitting on the back benches, and as chair of the health select committee was … Read more
A workforce already stretched over five days, can’t stretch to seven
With the waiting list of patients waiting for planned NHS care at over 7 million, up from 4.4 million before … Read more
Should the NHS still be recruiting from overseas?
The NHS has a major workforce crisis, with over 132,000 vacancies overall and over 47,000 vacancies for registered nurses. The … Read more
Jeremy Hunt ‘accepts picture’ of NHS on brink of collapse
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt has said he accepts “the picture that the NHS is on the brink of collapse” but warned … Read more
Winter crisis starts early, as Trust chiefs urged to lobby Tory MPs
It’s not even winter yet, but the NHS is already in a major beds crisis and bracing for the worst … Read more
Government forks out nearly £1 billion a year on agency nurses
New data released by NHS England reveals the NHS is being forced to pay private firms nearly £1 billion per year. … Read more
Nurses can leave ‘if they want to’ – they have already had a pay rise, says Thérèse Coffey
Thérèse Coffey doubled down on her previous comments rejecting any notion of an increased pay offer. The Health Secretary has … Read more
Patients set to suffer as primary care buckles
With GPs seemingly under fire from all sides – offered up as a diversionary punch-bag by some in the media … Read more
Labour vow to train thousands more NHS staff
In front of delighted delegates, the Labour Party has profiled its response to the perilous workforce crisis in the NHS … Read more