Staff Shortages
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A recent study has found the most common serious safety errors that were reported on hospital wards in England and Wales over a 10 year period. The study, which involved...
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A patient experiencing a mental health crisis was detained in an ambulance for 12 hours as a result of there being no space inside of a Cambridgeshire hospital. The patient...
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More and more patients are having to be cared for in hospital corridors as a result of overcrowded A&E units, NHS staff have warned. “Corridor nursing” runs the risk of...
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Junior doctors play a crucial role within the NHS. Their hours are long, their work is demanding and their environment is stressful. On top of this, many claim to be...
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Four hospitals under the Hywel Dda University Health Board have cancelled operations after a weekend of ‘critical pressures’, that have arisen, as described by Dr Philip Kloer, the health board’s...
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In July, the critical care unit at James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, was given the lowest possible rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the health watchdog. Inspectors found the...
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn has announced that up to 24 beds in two wards will be out of action for six months. As a result, around 25 operations...
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It has been reported that the number of unfulfilled NHS jobs has once again started to climb. Roughly one in 11 posts is currently vacant. NHS bosses and government ministers...
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