Patient Safety Watch report finds ‘workforce shortages across nearly all areas of care present one of the most immediate threats to patient safety’.
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The long awaited publication of the NHS long term workforce plan has been described by NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard as “one of the most seminal moments in the NHS’s history”. The Nursing Times analyses how the plan has been received.
Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation finds that austerity has led to NHS quality of care declining in key areas. The fall in funding caused a ‘turning point’ in standards in health service in England.
5 years of the NHS – RCN chief says that the dedication and commitment of nurses is what sustains the health service, but the staffing crisis needs to be addressed if it is to continue.
Support for NHS ‘rock solid’ but service is in critical condition. Think tanks The King’s Fund, the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust are warning that the NHS faces ‘huge challenges’.
The Nursing Times reports that the reality for overseas nurses in UK ‘completely different to image sold’. Internationally educated nurses are becoming a larger part of the UK health workforce each year – but a growing number are questioning their treatment after they arrive.
Maternity blunders leave the NHS facing 364 negligence claims for more than £3.4 million, figures reveal
Failing mental health services that do not improve, whether run by private firms or the NHS, could be shut, a Care Quality Commission chief has said.
A consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in the NHS for more than 20 years who was sacked by the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester says he is “certain it represents the end” of his career. Martyn Pitman claims he was dismissed for being a whistleblower over maternity care.
The National Guardian’s Office published its analysis of the questions relating to speaking up in the 2022 NHS Staff Survey, finding the “Freedom to Speak Up subscore” declined from 6.5 in 2021 to 6.4 in the most recent survey.
A new report by the Maternal Mental Health Alliance has highlighted that pregnant women and new mums are missing out on vital mental health services, while the NHS is not on track to meet key targets.
A former nurse who has raised millions of pounds to improve maternity care has been appointed an MBE in the King’s birthday honours. After the premature death of her first three babies, Judy Ledger was driven to help others in the same plight and set up the Baby Lifeline charity in 1981.