Record numbers of doctors working in the NHS

NHS workforce data for August shows the number of doctors in the NHS in England rose to a record 121,726 last year.

Nightingale site in Exeter to receive first coronavirus patients

Exeter's Nightingale Hospital will receive its first coronavirus patients, transferred from Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.

Patients waiting too long for mental health therapy

People are consistently reporting poor experiences of NHS community mental health services with few positive results.

£3 billion cash increase in NHS spending next year

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £6.3 billion cash increase in NHS spending in 2021-22, compared to 2020-1.

Increased PPE price cost taxpayers £10 billion

The National Audit office has found that price rises for personal protective equipment earlier this year cost taxpayers about £10 billion.

Hancock seeks to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy on NHS

Matt Hancock has announced a new drive to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy and locking in positive change seen during the pandemic.

New NHS Reservists will ‘strengthen the health service’

A new system of volunteer reservists for the NHS in England, modelled on Armed Forces reservists, is being proposed through a new law in Parliament.

Royal College of Nursing

A poll of 1,715 members of the public shows that 82 per cent of those surveyed said they supported a pay rise for nursing staff this year.

Billions needed to tackle huge NHS backlog, says BMA

More than £10 billion of additional funding is needed just to tackle the growing backlog in care left in the wake of coronavirus.

Simple changes hold key to scaling up social prescribing

A new report has revealed how NHS facilities can implement small changes to better support communities’ health and well-being through social prescribing.

Analysis reveals scale of health funding increases needed

The Health Foundation has revealed the scale of funding increases needed to meet the demands of coronavirus and secure the nation’s health long term.

Student nurses call for paid contracts to be reinstated

Student nurses are calling for paid contracts to be reinstated for those on placement in hospitals in the UK.

Government urged to protect rehabilitation services

The government has been urged to protect staff working in rehabilitation services from redeployment as health and care services cope with coronavirus.

Doctors warn of ICUs being routinely understaffed

Doctors have warned that NHS intensive care units are so routinely understaffed patients are at risk of poor care.

£500 million mental health funding expected

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announced a £500 million package to support mental health services.

Partnership working across health and care gets backing

NHS Confederation has said that joint working across health and care should be embedded in law and encouraged through a new statutory duty.

NHS ‘workforce disaster’ threatens a million operations

The RCOA has warned that a million patient operations could be delayed because of widespread shortages of anaesthetists in the NHS.

Only end lockdown if NHS can cope, says NHS Providers

NHS Providers says the national lockdown should end as planned next month only if it's clear the NHS can cope with the pressures of the pandemic.

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