NHS ‘in perpetual winter of Narnia’ as waiting list reaches record 3.9m
The NHS is missing so many of its key performance targets that it has entered “the perpetual winter of Narnia”, … Read more
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RCN responds to report on district nursing
The King’s Fund warns of the effects of staff shortages in district nursing, and the importance of district nurses for … Read more
Out-of-hours shifts being run with no GPs due to recruitment crisis
A GP out-of-hours provider covering 300,000 patients has been running overnight shifts without any GPs on the rota. NHS Doncaster … Read more
Quality of district nursing care under threat
Unmanageable caseloads and shortages of staff in district nursing services are compromising quality of care for some patients according to … Read more
District nursing ‘crisis’ putting care in the community aims at risk
District nurses are struggling to deliver care because staff numbers are not keeping pace with demand, the King’s Fund has … Read more
Legal challenge issued against ‘unlawful’ Grantham hospital A&E closure
A patient group has launched a legal challenge against United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s decision to cut opening hours at … Read more
NHS Plans closures and radical cuts to combat growing deficit in healthcare budget
Investigation by the Guardian and 38 Degrees reveals NHS faces £20bn funding shortfall by 2020-21 if no action is taken … Read more
Drop in school nurses putting children at risk
The RCN warns a lack of sex and relationships education, caused by falling numbers of school nurses, may be putting … Read more
Seven-day NHS: Labour demands inquiry as leak reveals crisis warning
Labour is demanding an inquiry into revelations that senior civil servants fear the government’s push for a “truly seven-day NHS” … Read more
NHS England advises trusts to cancel operations this winter as system ‘buckles’
NHS England has told trusts to cancel routine operations and outpatient appointments to take strain off A&E departments this winter, … Read more