Staff shortages pose ‘single biggest risk’ to quality of NHS care
Patient safety and quality of care are at risk due to a workforce gap in the NHS, health leaders have said. Workforce concerns have become the “single biggest risk facing
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Latest figures show bed blocking in Scotland down from 2016
The number of patients kept in hospital after being told they were well enough to leave has fallen year on year, according to official figures. Statistics from September’s census found
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N Ireland health service can pay £120 an hour for agency nurses due to shortages
Northern Ireland’s cash-strapped health service is paying up to £120 an hour for agency nurses as it struggles to plug chronic staff shortages, it can be revealed. Hospitals and clinics
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NHS heading into winter on knife-edge as report warns of declining standards of care
The NHS is heading into winter on a knife edge as half of NHS trust finance directors think patient care in their area has got worse over the past year,
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Patient at mental health hospital died after swallowing 8in table knife
A patient at a mental health hospital died after swallowing an 8in table knife – even though she told staff what she had done, an inquest heard. Suzanne Johnston alerted
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‘Fast track’ care service for terminally ill people ‘not working quickly enough’
Terminally ill patients could be dying in hospitals due to delays with a “fast track” service aimed at helping people receive care outside of hospital, a new report suggests. The
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National action urged to tackle rising cost of strokes as annual costs hit £26 billion
Strokes are costing the UK £26 billion annually and this could triple within 20 years if action is not taken, charity figures suggest. A new report by the Stroke Association
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Cancer charities urge NHS ensure patients don’t suffer delays through cyber attacks
Cancer charities have urged the NHS to ensure sufferers are not affected by cyber attacks in future. Some 139 people with referrals over possible diagnosis of the disease saw appointments
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Shadow care minister brands ‘Airbnb-style’ scheme for recuperating patients ‘terrifying’
A trial scheme to move recuperating NHS patients into Airbnb-style accommodation to free up hospital beds has been labelled “terrifying” by Labour’s shadow social care minister. Barbara Keeley warned there
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Hospital rules out Airbnb-style stays for recuperating patients ‘at this time’
A hospital linked to a trial scheme to move recuperating NHS patients into Airbnb-style private accommodation to free up beds has insisted it has no intention to support the plan
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