Thousands forced to wait outside swamped hospitals as cold spell hits
Heaving A&E departments are forcing thousands of patients to wait for hours in ambulances outside hospitals as freezing conditions hit … Read more
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Worcestershire nurse warns of ‘A&E chaos’ as units shut
The closure of several minor injury units (MIU) in Worcestershire has increased “chaos” at Accident and Emergency departments, a nurse … Read more
NHS buckling under mismatch of demand and funding, says report
The NHS in England is buckling under a mismatch between soaring demand for care and levels of funding, … Read more
Nursing degree applications have fallen by 20% since the government replaced bursaries with student loans.
The drop in applications for nursing, midwifery and allied health subjects is also twice that of other courses, according to … Read more
Future Fit: Fears for patients over Shropshire A&E decision delay
Tracey Huffer, Shropshire councillor for Ludlow East and a practising nurse, has called for better leadership and communication to be … Read more
Rothbury Hospital could be closed until Easter as campaigners put forward rescue plan
Campaigners have come up with a rescue plan to try and save a Northumberland hospital ward from closing. The 12-bed … Read more
‘Closure’ of Grantham A&E and maternity services overhaul revealed in leaked report
A leaked health report suggests A&E service at Grantham hospital could potentially end and maternity services could be centralised across … Read more
Jeremy Hunt has not grasped the scale of workforce issues
Hunt needs to understand that nurses join the profession to nurse, not because they failed to become doctors Health secretary … Read more
Trusts with dangerous staffing levels face NHS Improvement intervention
Health economies and NHS providers’ plans for major workforce changes will be subject to NHS Improvement checks on safety, its … Read more
Why the big secret over plans to transform NHS services?
Proposed consolidation of neonatal services could be the reason sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) were drawn up without GPs like … Read more