Public sector pay cap: NHS staff real income cut by almost £2,000 over seven years of wage squeeze
The damage inflicted on the living standards of NHS staff by the Government’s pay freezes and caps has been underlined by new … Read more
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Third of hospital’s patients unable to leave as CCGs struggle to fund services
A trust in the West Midlands is unable to discharge 30 per cent of patients from one of its hospitals … Read more
Government accused of ’empty promises’ on mental health as NHS plans to slash funding
The Government has been accused of “empty promises” over boosting mental health provision as new figures reveal that half of … Read more
Strained NHS faces ‘winter of woe’, warn top doctors
A lack of hospital beds means the NHS is facing a “winter of woe”, senior doctors have warned, as new … Read more
NHS IVF no longer available in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, despite pioneering it
Full story in BioNews, 11 September 2017 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has removed funding for free IVF treatment, despite being the county … Read more
‘Enough is enough’: nurses protest against pay cap outside Westminster
Nurses have expressed their anger over the public sector pay cap in a protest outside parliament, warning the government they … Read more
NHS trusts’ overspend is £3bn higher than reported, study claims
trusts in England ended last year with an overspend almost £3bn more than previously reported after temporary funding boosts and … Read more
Doctors back Stephen Hawking’s challenge to Jeremy Hunt
Doctors back Stephen Hawking’s challenge to Jeremy Hunt Full story at The Guardian 30th August 2017 NHS doctors have been … Read more
A third of GP trainees do not intend to work in NHS after qualifying
GP leaders described the findings as ‘incredibly concerning’, warning they could have ‘disastrous’ consequences for the NHS. Published in BMJ … Read more
IVF cut back in 13 areas of England to save money, new data shows
Thirteen areas of England have restricted or completely halted IVF treatment since the start of the year for women struggling to conceive, … Read more