Patients set to suffer as primary care buckles
With GPs seemingly under fire from all sides – offered up as a diversionary punch-bag by some in the media … Read more
Workforce crisis
Worst-ever crisis set to get worse
The elephant in the room during much of the interminable and vacuous “debates” between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak competing … Read more
BMA survey finds most UK medical students struggle to afford essentials
A survey by the BMA has found that six in 10 medical students report cutting their spending on essentials such … Read more
Wake-up call on NHS staffing crisis, but what is the plan?
This week the health and select committee within Parliament confirmed what everyone working in the NHS already knows – it has a … Read more
MPs warn that the worst NHS staffing crisis in its history is putting patients at serious risk
The NHS is facing “the greatest workforce crisis” in its history which is putting patients at serious risk of harm, an … Read more
GP numbers in England down every year since 2015
The number of GPs in England has fallen every year since the government first pledged to increase the family doctor workforce … Read more
Urgent calls to fix “incoherent” health and social care staffing
A build-up in staff shortages in both the NHS and social care due to mistakes made over the previous decade … Read more
Government’s NHS funding pledge ‘less generous than first appears’
Health Foundation anaylsis reveals that improving NHS standards will require £6 billion more funding than the Government is currently committed … Read more
Medics warn of workforce crisis as 94% report staffing issues
Nearly 94% of acute medics today reported regular problems in their units with having a full quota of staff, deepening … Read more