Workforce and Training

Cancer patients’ health could be at risk due to NHS staff pressures, report warns

22.10.19: A new survey carried out on cancer patients by Macmillan Cancer Support has found that their physical and mental health is being harmfully impacted by current pressure on the NHS workforce. 300, 000 people in the UK are currently being trea...

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS FT rated Outstanding for the second time

22.10.19: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has awarded Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust an overall Outstanding rating for their services provided. This is the second time the trust has received this outstanding feedback, this time acros...

Access to 24-7 confidential advice and support for all NHS doctors and dentists

21.10.19: Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced today more than 180,000 doctors and dentists can get confidential advice and support either over the phone or in person. For instance, if they’ve faced a stressful incident at work or feel they a...

New nationwide dental education and training movement set out

17.10.19: A widespread engagement exercise is beginning to ensure the workfare delivering future dental services meets the requirements and expectations of patients and the priorities set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. Professor Simon Gregory, HEE&rs...

Offer NHS cancer screenings during lunch breaks to halt falling attendances, report recommends

16.10.19: Up to 10,000 lives a year could be saved if NHS screening programmes were offered in a wider variety of locations and times, according to recent findings by Prof Sir Mike Richards. Sir Richards, a former national cancer director and chief i...

Northumbria NHS FT rated Outstanding for the second time

16.10.19: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has awarded Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust an Outstanding rating for the second time. The trust provides community care, mental health services and secondary care for around 500,000 people acro...

Bedford Hospital recruits Australian nurses to address staff shortages

10.10.19: After Brexit uncertainty saw nearly all of its Spanish nursing staff leave in February, Bedford Hospital launched a successful recruitment drive which will now see some 237 Australian nurses arrive to work at the hospital. Council...

NHS to introduce support plan for whistle-blowers

09.10.19: NHS England members of staff who call to attention any malpractice will be supported through new dedicated system. If any doctor, nurse of NHS worker across the country was to raise the alarm on poor or unsafe practice within the NHS, they...

‘We must level with public’ on scale of NHS challenges, warn NHS Providers

08.10.19: Ministers and health leaders must “level with the public” about the true scale of the severe challenges facing the health service or public commitment to the NHS “is on the line,” a stark new report from NHS Providers has...

‘Nursing workforce have shrunk at an alarming rate’ says RCN, as nursing vacancies rise to record highs

08.10.19: The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has published a report today, called ‘Standing up for patient and public safety’, outlining the serious staffing crisis and its potential causes. The report warns of the need for legal responsi...

Being happier at work: More sociable hours, fewer hours and a ‘thank you’

08.10.19: Public sector membership club Boundless has revealed statistics ahead of National Work Life Week which suggest money is not the only key to a happier work life. The research, which polled over 2,000 UK workers in both the public a...

Mind calls for further GP training to better inform over mental health medication side effects

02.10.19: Mental health charity, Mind, have found in their annual survey that people are being prescribed medication for mental health issues without being told of the side effects. In response, the charity is calling for more mental health training...

NHS Campaign launched to support and protect doctors in Scotland

01.10.19: The Royal College of Physicians has launched a new campaign called ‘Time for Doctors’ - the focus of which is to improve the working life of NHS doctors in Scotland, and in turn improve patient experience to the best possible care. ...

Doctors need more flexible shifts to prevent ‘burnout’

27.09.19: The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh has called for more flexible working patterns to help prevent doctor burnout after a new report was published today. More doctors have been encouraged to remain in the NHS and urged the NHS to co...

CQC improve ratings for two southern NHS trusts

25.09.19: Two NHS Trusts have jumped from 'Requires Improvement' ratings to 'Good' following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in June and July 2019. Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust and North Bristol NHS Trust ha...