One in five London practices could close, warn LMCs
Almost one million people in London could lose their GP in the next three years, an LMC survey of GP … Read more
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Leaked report reveals scale of crisis in England’s mental health services
A leaked report by a government taskforce has painted a devastating picture of England’s mental health services, revealing that the … Read more
Agencies struggle to meet NHS demand following pay cap
The ability of recruitment agencies to find nurses and doctors to fill gaps in hospital shifts has worsened since the … Read more
One fifth of consultants state that rota gaps are causing ‘significant problems for patient safety’
The latest census of consultant physicians and higher specialty trainees in the UK (2014/15) produced by the Royal College of Physicians, Royal … Read more
‘Costs of agency staff are spiraling out of control say midwives’
NHS trusts in England pay almost fifty pounds per hour for agency midwives when the normal rate of pay for … Read more
NICE leak: A&Es could be understaffed ‘half of the time’
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence document, reproduced by HSJ today, suggested A&E departments needed to build a … Read more
NHS out-of-hours GP service 12-hour wait ‘clinically unsafe’
Callers to out-of-hours GP services faced waits of more than 12 hours, posing a “significant risk to patient safety”, a … Read more
Number of mental health nurses falls 10%
The number of specialist mental health nurses has fallen more than 10% over the past five years, the Guardian has … Read more
A&Es hit by children’s mental health crisis
The dire state of care for children with mental illnesses is revealed today, as figures show the numbers arriving at … Read more
Nurse shortage sparks fears of NHS winter crisis
Nine out of 10 hospitals in England are reporting dangerous shortages of nurses with staff worried services could be “tipped … Read more