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Nurses’ goodwill is being ‘abused’ and people need to be ‘held to account’

By NHS Support Federation | May 20, 2019

The Royal College of Nursing has said that the Government has consistently failed to reduce the number of vacancies and … Read more

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NHS England loses 6,000 mental health nurses in 10 years

By NHS Support Federation | May 19, 2019

New figures show that the number of mental health nurses in England has slumped by more than a tenth over … Read more

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Community hospital to close in face of staff shortages

By NHS Support Federation | May 17, 2019

A major nursing shortage will mean that the City Community Hospital in Oxford will close temporarily at the end of … Read more

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Overtired GPs openly making mistakes as new research reveals doctors see more patients than is safe

By NHS Support Federation | May 13, 2019

GPs ​are openly making mistakes because they are overtired, with the majority of doctors seeing more patients than they think is … Read more

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One in 10 GPs see twice as many patients as safe limit, survey finds

By NHS Support Federation | May 13, 2019

GPs are seeing up to 60 patients a day, double the number they consider safe, as services struggle with staff … Read more

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Telephone-first approach not a solution to GP workload, says study

By NHS Support Federation | May 13, 2019

The telephone-first approach is not a solution to patient demand and GP workload, according to a new study. The method, … Read more

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Ambulance shortage linked to death of patient after eight-hour delay

By NHS Support Federation | May 13, 2019

A patient died after waiting over eight hours while the East Midlands Ambulance Service struggled with a severe shortage of … Read more

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Theresa May warned her post-Brexit immigration strategy could close quarter of NHS services

By NHS Support Federation | May 1, 2019

NHS executives have described Theresa May’s post-Brexit immigration strategy as the “most destructive policy proposal for NHS recruitment” amid fears … Read more

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GPs ability to ‘make do’ is not a solution to lack of funding, Hancock warned

By NHS Support Federation | May 1, 2019

GPs resilience and ability to ‘make do’ is not a sustainable solution to funding that does not meet their needs, … Read more

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