End of walk-in centre ‘will add to A&E pressure at Telford hospital’
Councillor Joan Gorse made the claim at a meeting of Wellington Town Council this week, where members discussed the planned … Read more
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‘Army-style’ training proposal will not redress recruitment crisis, says BMA
Proposals to train more doctors – and tie them to the NHS for more than four years after graduation – … Read more
What impact will Brexit have on nursing?
The NHS faces a major shortfall in nurses – and the EU referendum result threatens to derail supply further. The … Read more
NHS loses 9% of public health nurses in a year, triggering fresh workforce warnings
The number of health visitors working in the NHS in England has fallen by almost 9% in the space of … Read more
Maternity units across England facing the axe under plans to transform NHS care
Eleven maternity and neonatal units across England are reportedly facing either being axed or merged under plans to transform obstetrics … Read more
Tens of thousands of new mothers can’t reach a midwife, study finds
Tens of thousands of new mothers a year are seeking help at an A&E unit or GP surgery because they … Read more
Surgeons ‘kicking their heels’ as bed shortage delays operations
Surgeons at hospitals in England are being left “kicking their heels” because operations are being cancelled due to bed shortages, … Read more
Robots can’t solve the crisis in the NHS – we still need workers with empathy
Images of trolleys laden with suffering people in corridors, old people hooked up to drips on beds in cupboards – not … Read more
Climbdown on NHS conflict of interest rules as doctors told they will not have to declare private earnings
Doctors will not have to declare their private earnings, health officials have ruled, in a climbdown on NHS conflict of … Read more
Every London NHS trust misses A&E waiting target as winter crisis bites
The full extent of the NHS winter crisis was revealed today as figures showed that every health trust in London … Read more