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
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Durham and Darlington NHS Trust surgery problems ‘concerning’
A “deterioration in surgery” at a North East health trust is a “concern”, a watchdog has said. An inspection of … 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
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
MP says the ‘shambolic’ state of the ambulance service is ‘putting lives at risk on a daily basis’
Full Story in Manchester Evening News 23 January 2018 The ‘shambolic’ state of the North West Ambulance Service was described … 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
Winter crisis worsens as medical students are urged to volunteer.
Full story at The Guardian 14 January 2018 Medical students are being urged to help relieve the NHS winter crisis … Read more
More EU27 staff quit as the Brexit impacts continue.
Full story at The Guardian 13 January 2018 Increasing numbers of European Union-trained ambulance staff are quitting the NHS, raising … Read more