Corridor Care Should Be Eradicated, Not Just Mitigated, Says RCN
The RCN is urging the Westminster government and NHS leaders to eradicate corridor care, not just mitigate its impacts, as the updated NHS England (NHSE)…
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Sharp Drop In International Recruitment Slows Overall Growth Of UK Register
The number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates who can practise in the UK has risen to a record 860,801 but growth of the workforce…
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NHS Waiting Lists Drive Patients To Risky Choices — With Many Delaying Cancer Checks As Trust In AI Surges
A new study has revealed how NHS waiting lists are pushing patients into risky choices – with some delaying or even avoiding care altogether, despite…
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Analysis Reveals Unfair “Luck Of The Draw” In Access To NHS Funded Care Packages
NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) – a package of free health and social care provided outside of hospital which the NHS pays for – is failing…
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Startling Collapse In NHS Satisfaction Since Pandemic, With Just 1 In 5 Satisfied
The British public are deeply unhappy with the National Health Service – just 1 in 5 people (21%) in 2024 said they were satisfied with…
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Voice Of Doctors Must Not Be Lost In 10 Year Health Plan, Says BMA
Responding to the launch of the consultation for the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan, BMA council chair Professor Philip Banfield said: “The BMA, as the trade…
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Junior Doctors In England Begin New Strike
The NHS will face major disruption this week as junior doctors launch five days of industrial action, with services already under increasing pressure, England’s top…
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£38bn Extra Per Year Needed To Revive The NHS
New analysis published by the Health Foundation’s REAL Centre projects a potential £38bn shortfall in the funding needed to improve the NHS by the end…
Read more...NHS Treatment Waiting List Increases For First Time In Seven Months
The waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England has risen for the first time in seven months, new figures show, in what will be…
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Cry Of Despair’ From Service Treating Millions But Under Massive Pressure
Responding to the latest performance figures from NHS England, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said:…
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Lundy Ward Named National Champions For Enhancing Patient Dignity
The Lundy Ward team at North Devon District Hospital have been crowned the overall winners of the Enhancing Patient Dignity Award at the Nursing Times…
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Most Independent Acute Hospitals are Providing Good Care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its analysis of the quality and safety of care provided by independent acute hospitals across England. CQC has…
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Hospital Admissions Due To Falls By Older People Set To Reach Nearly 1,000 A Day
The number of hospital admissions due to an older person falling is set to rise to nearly 1,000 a day by the end of the…
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Nine Out Of 10 Nurses Have Witnessed Dying Patients Stranded In Hospital
Nine out of 10 (94%) UK nurses say they have seen dying patients stranded in hospital as a result of delays in funding that would…
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In And Out Of Hospital – Red Cross Report Highlights Problem Of Readmissions
A Red Cross report warns of an ‘endless cycle of avoidable hospital readmissions,’ in which some frail, older or vulnerable people are sent home from hospital,…
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