RCN reaffirms danger of new role substituting nurses
The Royal College of Nursing has warned that the proposed new nursing associate role must not be used as a … Read more
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Not enough doctors for 7-day NHS, says Royal College head
There are not enough doctors to run a seven-day NHS in England, according to a leading doctor. In a speech on … Read more
Hospital staffing crisis as 40% of consultant posts remain vacant
Royal College of Physicians says ‘gathering storm’ of problems puts health secretary’s seven-day NHS plan at risk. Hospitals are facing … Read more
Hospitals forced to cut night cover due to staff shortages
Hospitals have been forced to reduce medical cover on wards at night or reduce training for junior doctors because they … Read more
‘Stress affects almost 50% of England’s midwives’
Nearly half of midwives in England suffered work-related stress in the previous 12 months, according to the latest NHS Staff … Read more
Thousands of trained learning disability carers needed
At least 10,000 extra staff will need to be recruited and trained if plans to move people with learning disabilities … Read more
One in three GPs predict closure by 2020 unless seven-day plans are scrapped
A third of GPs believe that their practice will stop providing services to patients by 2020, according to new research. … Read more
Out-of-hours provider forced to rely on one GP for 850,000 patients overnight
An out-of-hours provider in Norfolk has admitted GP shortages have forced it to run services with only one GP for … Read more
Higher ratio of HCAs linked with increased mortality
New research into staffing levels within NHS hospitals has suggested a link between a higher proportion of healthcare assistants per patient … Read more
GPs forced to diagnose mental illness in children ‘outside their competence’
he majority of GPs say they have to diagnose child and adolescent mental health disorders ‘above their level of competence’ … Read more