RCN Calls To Scrap Unfair Benefit Rules For Migrant Nursing Staff
Two thirds of migrant nursing staff are considering leaving the UK due to cost of living pressures, according to a recent RCN report. It also…
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Hospitals
More Staffing And Patient Care Cuts Likely Unless Government Addresses Growing NHS Deficit
The government must use its autumn budget to tackle the NHS’ mounting financial crisis or risk health leaders having to make further service and staffing…
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Those Suffering With Dementia And The Frail Report Worse Hospital Experiences
People who are frail or who live with dementia, Alzheimer’s or a condition affecting their mobility all report poorer than average experiences in hospital, according…
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Majority Of NHS Staff Support Using AI In Patient Care, Major Polling Finds
More than three quarters of NHS staff (76%) support the use of AI to help with patient care, with 81% also in favour of its…
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Report Shows Burnt Out Doctors ‘Forced To Take Matters Into Their Own Hands’ Says BMA
Responding to the GMC’s ‘The state of medical education and practice in the UK Workplace experiences 2024’ report, which found 19% of doctors are reducing…
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Sector Leaders Respond to Kings Speech
Legislation affecting health and social care feature in the plans Sir Keir Starmer’s new government has for the country, which were summarized by King Charles…
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Improving NHS Performance Not Going To Be Quick Or Easy
NHS staff managed a record number of A&E attendances for any June and more than half a million emergency admissions, new figures show. Hospitals reported…
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NHS Waiting Times Slower To Recover In England Than In Similar Countries
The NHS in England is lagging behind other high-income countries on how quickly it is recovering from the pandemic when it comes to average (median)…
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Doctors In Wales Vote To Accept Pay Offers
The BMA’s consultants, junior doctors and SAS (specialist, associate specialist, and specialty doctors) committees in Wales have all accepted the Welsh Government’s pay offers after…
Read more...A Decade Of Failure To Uphold NHS Patients’ Rights To Timely Care
New research by the Nuffield Trust shows that nine of the eleven waiting time targets set out in the health service’s contract with patients are…
Read more...NHS Given Mixed Bill Of Health In New Study Of International Healthcare Systems
The NHS is “neither a leader nor a laggard” when compared to healthcare systems of similar countries, though on some critical measures of resources and…
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NHS Leaders Preparing For Strikes But Not Too Late For Junior Doctors To Call Them Off
One of the country’s most senior doctors, Professor Philip Banfield, has said that despite calling an election, the Prime Minister still needs to answer for…
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Double Award Win For Admiral Nurse Team At Inaugural Dementia Awards
Caroline-(second-from-left)and-the-Admiral-Nurse-team-receiving-their-award The Admiral Nurse team from Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) have won two awards at the inaugural Dementia Care Awards, which celebrate outstanding…
Read more...NHS Continues To Face Record Demand For Services, New Data Shows
NHS staff continue to face significant demand for urgent care, with new figures showing that A&Es in England managed their busiest ever month for attendances…
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BMA Lays Out Manifesto For Next Government
Without looking after and retaining doctors, the next Government has no hope of improving peoples’ health or of high-quality treatment being readily available, pushing the…
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