A series of cuts to frontline health services in Northern Ireland have been averted in the short-term after an additional £40 million was diverted from other Stormont departments. The region’s
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There has been a “worrying” fall in the number of nurses working in the NHS, new analysis from an influential think tank has found. The King’s Fund said there were
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An NHS trust has been placed in special measures after some hospital patients were found to have died after waiting too long for heart treatment while others were left to
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A trust with around 500 nursing vacancies has admitted it is having difficulty recruiting and said it is considering filling some roles with other staff. The number of vacant nursing
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Scotland’s health boards will share a £5 million fund to help hospitals and community services cope with a surge in demand over winter. The additional money announced by Health Secretary
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A report has found serious failings in the treatment of man who killed himself after being discharged from a psychiatric hospital. The Mental Welfare Commission has published its investigation into
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Complaints to NHS Scotland have risen 10% in a year and are equivalent to around 64 per day, new figures have shown. Official statistics revealed 23,507 grievances were registered between
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Delayed discharges – where people are stuck in hospital even though they are medically fit to leave – is fuelling a rise in overall death rates, research suggests. Experts said
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Patients are dying alone in NHS hospitals because there are too few staff to care for them, according to a new report. A survey of more than 30,000 nurses found
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Services for mental health patients are under “significant pressure” and have faced reductions in both hospital and community care in recent years, a new report has concluded. The Centre for
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