Budget cuts hitting mental health patients, says UNISON survey
Mental health patients are facing bed shortages, longer waits for treatment and reduced support because of budget cutbacks, according to … Read more
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Region plans shake-up of nursing skill mix to save millions
Workforce costs in a south of England region will be cut by more than £30m through changes to the nursing … Read more
Patients one fifth more likely to die in hospitals with fewer qualified nurses
NHS plans to give nursing tasks to cheaper assistants are a “risky experiment,” researchers have warned – after a study … Read more
STPs will be published by Christmas, MPs told
MPs have been assured that all 44 STPs (sustainability and transformation plans), will be published by Christmas, according to health … Read more
STPs ‘far from perfect’ but NHS has no plan B, warns think tank
Sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) have failed to involve frontline clinicians or patients and have been mired in confusion, a … Read more
Another ‘secretive’ mega shake-up of the NHS is being carried out by stealth, warns Unite
Another mega NHS shake-up, with a serious threat to patient services, is underway by stealth, Unite, the country’s largest union, … Read more
Unfilled nurse training places climb to more than 700
More than 700 training places across pre-registration and post-registration nursing courses in England were left empty in the 2015-16 academic … Read more
Dangerous and unsafe’ care driving midwives out of NHS
RCM survey reports inadequate staffing levels, bullying, poor working conditions and fears of making ‘tragic mistakes’ Inadequate staffing levels are … Read more
Biggest threat to patient safety is tired doctors, says RCGP in response to CQC State of Care report 2015/2016
Chair of the RCGP, Dr Maureen Baker, has issued a response to the Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care … Read more
Nurse staffing shortages are ‘top priority’ for new regulator’s senior nurse
Staffing is the main issue concerning the senior nurse at the newly-created regulator NHS Improvement, as well as being the … Read more