NHS

December 15, 2018

Four in five older people 'at risk of struggle to find social care'

Just one in five local areas in the UK report having enough older people’s care to meet demand, new research from Coram Family and Childcare reveals.
December 10, 2018

In the UK in 2018, we must defend our human rights

Decades ago, I joined Amnesty International. Naively, in those days I thought human rights were something that needed to be defended in other countries.
December 10, 2018

Inquest to raise questions on response of police and mental health services to man in crisis

Issues as to the availability of beds for people requiring compulsory admission to hospital will be explored at this inquest.
December 10, 2018

Poll shows the public wants investment in future nursing workforce

More than half of people surveyed in England agreed the Government should increase funding for nurse education to help stop the decline in student nurse numbers.
December 6, 2018

GMC report 'a wake-up call over NHS workforce crisis'

Large groups of doctors want to reduce their hours or are considering leaving clinical practice altogether.
December 3, 2018

College calls for greater efforts to keep existing GPs in the profession

Almost a third of GPs said they are unlikely to be working in general practice in five years time.
November 25, 2018

Royal College of GPs backs ‘People’s Vote’ on Brexit

The Royal College of General Practitioners has passed a motion in support of a second referendum on Brexit negotiations.
November 23, 2018

New money will not lead to a big shift in NHS services, says Nuffield Trust

The Nuffield Trust has commented on the £3.5 billion funding boost for primary and community services announced by the Prime Minister, sayinng that the new money is not going to lead to a significant change in the way that people experience healthcare.
November 21, 2018

NHS going into winter ‘on the back foot’ after heatwave summer, warns RCN

The Royal College of Nursing has warned that the increased pressure on NHS hospitals this summer is likely to have a knock-on effect on how quickly patients can receive care this winter, despite advance planning.
November 19, 2018

Government must rein in drugs companies over spiralling NHS medicines bill, say campaigners

Seven of the 20 most expensive medicines were developed from publicly-funded research.