Cornwall’s main hospital on ‘black alert’ with five hour waits and shortage of doctors or beds
Full Story at CornwallLive 30 December 2017 Cornwall’s main hospital at Treliske will remain on black alert for days to … Read more
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Non-partisan debate on future of NHS requested by cross-party MPs
Full story in The Guardian, 18 November 2017 Ninety MPs including several senior Tories have urged Theresa May to launch … Read more
NHS target to manage winter crisis “totally unrealistic”
Full story in The Guardian, 18 November 2017 Health service chiefs have been declared “barking mad” for ordering hospitals to … Read more
Shepton Mallet ward closure legal challenge threat
Article from BBC news, 1 November 2017 Health campaigners are trying to raise money to mount a legal challenge to … Read more
Large number of EU nurses and midwives leaving UK since Brexit vote
Full story in the Guardian, 2 November 2017 The number of nurses and midwives coming to work in Britain from … Read more
NHS England workforce planning ‘not fit for purpose’, says report
NHS England’s workforce planning is “not fit for purpose”, according to a report that found a high turnover of staff was hurting … Read more
Trust board backs chief nurse over ‘unpopular’ ward closures
A nursing director has warned his trust that more wards may have to close due to a shortage of registered … Read more
NHS waiting times: hospital bosses fear ‘a return to 1999’
Hospital bosses have taken the unusual step of publicly drawing attention to the NHS’s declining ability to treat patients quickly … Read more
While all eyes look to Brexit, our NHS is about to collapse
rexit casts its shroud over everything. The no-dealers grow more wild-eyed by the day; though sterling drops, prices rise. Chris … Read more
Babies missing out on basic checks as number of health visitors plunges
Babies are missing out on basic checks as a result of plunging numbers of health visitors, Labour has claimed. New … Read more