Secret documents reveal official concerns over ‘seven-day NHS’ plans
The health service has too few staff and too little money to deliver the government’s promised “truly seven-day NHS” on … Read more
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NHS could struggle post-Brexit without EU citizen staff, Department of Health officials admit
A 7-day week NHS may no longer be possible following Brexit because so many healthcare professionals come from EU countries, … Read more
Hospital doctors ‘miss signs of illness’ because of chronic staff shortages
“Dangerous” medical understaffing in hospitals is so rife that signs of illness are being missed, blood tests delayed and newly … Read more
Nurse shortage puts children’s mental health plan ‘at risk’
A government mental health strategy is at risk because most children and young people’s mental health trusts have nurse recruitment … Read more
Lincolnshire trust confirms night time A&E closure
ACUTE CARE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has confirmed it will go ahead with plans to close the accident and emergency … Read more
NHS ‘heading into extremely difficult autumn’ amid rising rota gaps
Healthcare services and its professionals are “heading into an extremely difficult autumn”, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has warned … Read more
Doctor shortage may see maternity unit downgraded
A shortage of doctors may lead to an Oxfordshire maternity unit being downgraded next month. Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust, … Read more
Nine in 10 GP practice staff find work life stressful, poll finds
Almost nine in 10 GPs and other practice staff find their work life stressful, according to a survey that raises … Read more
Hospital A&E wards ‘in crisis over shortage of emergency doctors’
Hospital accident and emergency wards are in crisis as the supply of doctors fails to keep pace with demand for … Read more
Crisis-hit hospital trust may close Grantham A&E at night
Hospital bosses could shut an accident and emergency department at night in order to combat a staffing crisis. United Lincolnshire … Read more