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  • HOME
  • WHAT’S HAPPENING?
    • ICBs aim for £8bn savings, risking NHS staff and delays
    • Enough funding for the NHS?
    • Now Labour is in, press for action to rescue the NHS
    • Battles rage over physician associates
    • Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
    • Key points of the 2023 long-term workforce plan
    • The damaging effects of underfunding
    • Virtual Wards
    • Patient safety: Warnings from all sides
    • Integrated Care Organisations
    • The views of NHS staff
  • WHY?
    • Why are local NHS leaders running out of funds?
    • Staff Shortages
    • International comparison
  • WHAT’S THE CURE?
    • Ten reasons why the NHS needs longterm rises in funding
    • In defence of the NHS
    • Would European style social health insurance be the answer to the problems of the NHS?
    • What’s so good about the NHS?
    • Can the NHS survive in the long-term?
  • WHAT CAN I DO?
    • Find a local campaign group
    • Tell us your experiences of underfunding
    • Donate
  • ARTICLES
    • The Lowdown – home to campaigning articles on the NHS
    • Restoring the People’s NHS
    • BMJ Commission’s call to action to relaunch the NHS
    • Emergency care summit report
    • Recent reports
    • Delays to treatment
    • Staff shortages
    • Integrated Care Systems
    • Reduction in training
    • Rationing
    • Cuts to services
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MPs warn that the worst NHS staffing crisis in its history is putting patients at serious risk

The NHS is facing “the greatest workforce crisis” in its history which is putting patients at serious risk of harm, an … Read more

Categories Staffing Tags NHS staff, NHS workforce, understaffing, Workforce crisis

Doctors forced to work overnight shifts at last minute in NHS staffing crisis

The Guardian reports that hospital doctors are being sent home from daytime shifts and told to come back and work … Read more

Categories Staffing Tags doctors, hospitals, NHS staff, understaffing

Nurses told to stop ‘overworking’ by staying late without pay

Studies have linked overworking with an increase in patient safety incidents.  Nursing staff are being told to “call time” on … Read more

Categories Staffing, Safety Tags NHS staff, nurses, overtime, understaffing

Pressures on mental health services being felt by GPs on frontline

A new survey from Pulse has revealed how the pressure on mental health services has led to GPs having to provide specialist … Read more

Categories Mental Health, Treatment delays, Underfunded Tags GPs, mental health, primary care, underfunding, understaffing

Basic nursing care missed and shifts ‘unsafe’ due to staffing shortages

A Nursing Notes survey has found that half of nurses say their last shift at work was “unsafe”, and basic … Read more

Categories Staffing, Hospitals Tags hospitals, nursing, safety, understaffing

MPs reject legislation to improve nurse staffing levels – for the second time

MPs have once again rejected plans for a three-yearly independent health and social care workforce assessment. Health minister Edward Argar … Read more

Categories Staffing, Health & Care Bill 2021 Tags Health and Care Bill, nurses, staffing, understaffing

GP numbers in England down every year since 2015

The number of GPs in England has fallen every year since the government first pledged to increase the family doctor workforce … Read more

Categories GPs, Community Care, Cuts to services Tags GPs, primary care, quality of care, understaffing, Workforce crisis

Covid staff crisis leads to NHS trusts in England declaring critical incidents

Multiple NHS trusts across England have declared “critical incidents” as staff absences saw due to Covid-19, with health leaders saying many … Read more

Categories Coronavirus, Emergency Care, Hospitals, Quality of care, Staffing Tags coronavirus, emergency care, hospitals, staffing, understaffing

Midwives receiving less training in key areas of safety and equality, new report warns

A report from the charity Baby Lifeline, says that across England midwives are still not receiving enough essential safety training with … Read more

Categories Safety, Hospitals, Quality of care, Staffing Tags Baby Lifeline, hospitals, maternity, midwifery, midwives, safety, Training, understaffing

Covid patient died in hospital side room: nurses were treating 10 patients each at time of incident

A 73-year-old man died alone in a hospital side room after his breathing tube became detached and his appeals for … Read more

Categories Staffing, Hospitals, Quality of care, Safety Tags coronavirus, hospitals, nurses, safety, understaffing
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  • HOME
  • WHAT’S HAPPENING?
    • ICBs aim for £8bn savings, risking NHS staff and delays
    • Enough funding for the NHS?
    • Now Labour is in, press for action to rescue the NHS
    • Battles rage over physician associates
    • Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
    • Key points of the 2023 long-term workforce plan
    • The damaging effects of underfunding
    • Virtual Wards
    • Patient safety: Warnings from all sides
    • Integrated Care Organisations
    • The views of NHS staff
  • WHY?
    • Why are local NHS leaders running out of funds?
    • Staff Shortages
    • International comparison
  • WHAT’S THE CURE?
    • Ten reasons why the NHS needs longterm rises in funding
    • In defence of the NHS
    • Would European style social health insurance be the answer to the problems of the NHS?
    • What’s so good about the NHS?
    • Can the NHS survive in the long-term?
  • WHAT CAN I DO?
    • Find a local campaign group
    • Tell us your experiences of underfunding
    • Donate
  • ARTICLES
    • The Lowdown – home to campaigning articles on the NHS
    • Restoring the People’s NHS
    • BMJ Commission’s call to action to relaunch the NHS
    • Emergency care summit report
    • Recent reports
    • Delays to treatment
    • Staff shortages
    • Integrated Care Systems
    • Reduction in training
    • Rationing
    • Cuts to services
  • DONATE