Sector Reacts to CQC Annual State of Care Report
Change has to come now, social care campaigners say Leading figures from the adult social care sector have reacted to the quality Care, Commissions Annual…
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Hospitals
NHS Delivers 10,000 Virtual Ward Beds Target
The NHS has delivered on its ambition to roll out 10,000 virtual ward beds by the end of September, new figures reveal. More than 240,000…
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Calls to Write Off Healthcare Workers’ Student Loans Amid NHS Dropout Crisis
New analysis published by the Nuffield Trust lays bare the scale of losses caused by clinical staff dropping out of training and opting out of…
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Public Blames Government For 7.7m-Long Waiting Lists In England, Finds Survey
As doctors in England begin the longest period of combined industrial action by consultants and junior doctors yet, new survey findings show that Government attempts…
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NHS Leaders Call For An End To ‘Dangerous Deadlock’ Ahead Of Latest Round Of NHS Strikes
The NHS Confederation is warning that next week’s triple walk out of junior doctors, consultants and radiographers will jeopardise patient care, harm efforts to bring…
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Voters Send Message “Increase Funding for the NHS”
As this year’s party conference season gathers pace, new polling from Ipsos and the Health Foundation shows the public wants additional investment in the NHS. With neither…
Read more...Patients Experiencing Two Or More Cancelled Operations Due To NHS Industrial Action
Health leaders are warning that increasing numbers of patients who have already had their operation cancelled due to industrial action are having their rescheduled appointments…
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£200 Million To Boost NHS Resilience And Care This Winter
The government is investing £200 million to boost resilience in the NHS and help patients get the care they need as quickly as possible this…
Read more...RCN Scotland Members Call On Politicians To Support Improved Financial Package For Student Nurses
Nursing students and newly qualified nurses met with MSPs and senior nurse leaders in Edinburgh to discuss the action that’s needed to ensure all nursing…
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West Bromwich Hospital Staff Cycle for Charity
Two staff members from a West Bromwich hospital which cares for men with brain injuries teamed up and recently completed a two-day 110 mile bike…
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‘Grim Milestone’ Of One Million Cancelled Operations In Sight As Second NHS Consultants Strike Begins
As NHS consultants in England begin their second walkout in the latest round of industrial action in their dispute over pay, Danny Mortimer, deputy chief…
Read more...13% Fall in Nursing Degree Offer Acceptance Report Reveals
A New UCAS reveals that the number of students accepting an offer to study nursing is has fallen by 13 per cent across the UK….
Read more...Third Group Of Hospital Doctors In England Will Consider Industrial Action If Pay And Working Conditions Not Addressed
A third group of hospital doctors in England will consider planning for an indicative ballot for industrial action unless the Government makes an offer to…
Read more...Extra Beds Are ‘Absolutely Necessary’, Says BMA
Responding to the Government’s announcement of over £250m for 900 extra beds this winter Professor Philip Banfield, BMA council chair, said: “Funding for extra beds…
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Scotland and Wales Patients to be Treated in England to Ease Backlog Crisis
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has written to the devolved administrations inviting them for talks about how all parts of the UK can…
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