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RCN seek assurances over 33,000 EU-trained nurses registered to work in UK

By The Press Association21st July 2016News England

Some 33,000 nurses trained in the EU are registered to work in the UK, figures show. Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) data, obtained by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN),

MPs call for social care integration rethink to reduce hospital discharge delays

By The Press Association21st July 2016News England

The widening gap between rising demand for social care and its availability is impacting on efforts to cut the number of people stuck in hospital, a report has found. MPs

Labour in one week social care guarantee to eradicate bed-blocking

By The Press Association19th July 2016News Scotland

Infirm hospital patients should receive guaranteed social care within a week of being declared fit to go home, according to Labour. More than 5,000 patients have been held in hospital

Breast cancer survivors failed ‘every step of the way’ when symptoms return

By The Press Association15th July 2016News England

Women who believe they have overcome breast cancer are being failed “every step of the way” when they experience symptoms of the disease coming back, a damning report has found.

Patient given double radiation dose in error at Edinburgh Cancer Centre

By The Press Association8th July 2016News Scotland

A cancer patient was mistakenly given double the dose of radiation required for their treatment, a new report has revealed. Two radiographers at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre both incorrectly calculated

Engage: A perfect storm – the coming health and social care crisis for older people

By John Wattis & Stephen Curran, University of Huddersfield6th July 2016Engage

The wrecking of fishing vessel Andrea Gail, immortalised in the film The Perfect Storm, was the result of ignorance of the nature and severity of the developing crisis, combined with

578 operations cancelled in Scotland due to lack of beds, staff or equipment

By The Press Association5th July 2016News Scotland

The number of hospital operations cancelled in Scotland due to factors including a lack of beds, staff and equipment rose in May. Official figures show there were 31,213 scheduled operations

Government set to impose new contract on junior doctors in ‘next few days’

By The Press Association5th July 2016News England

Ministers are gearing up to impose a new contract on thousands of junior doctors across England. Sources in Government told the BBC an announcement is expected in the next few

National study finds mixed level of perinatal mental health care in Scotland

By Iain MacDonald29th June 2016News Scotland

A new national study of perinatal mental health care in Scotland has shown a geographically mixed level of service in hospitals and in the community. The report, by the Mental

Parents slam independent review of children’s heart ward as ‘cover-up and whitewash’

By The Press Association29th June 2016News England

Parents of children who died on a cardiac ward have slammed an independent review into the hospital which cared for them as a “cover-up and a whitewash”. The review found

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RCN seek assurances over 33,000 EU-trained nurses registered to work in UK

Breast cancer survivors failed ‘every step of the way’ when symptoms return

Patient given double radiation dose in error at Edinburgh Cancer Centre

578 operations cancelled in Scotland due to lack of beds, staff or equipment

Government set to impose new contract on junior doctors in ‘next few days’

National study finds mixed level of perinatal mental health care in Scotland

Parents slam independent review of children’s heart ward as ‘cover-up and whitewash’

Bill passes Commons hurdle as MPs vote for assisted dying in England and Wales

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting record 906,000 in 2023

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

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Tag: Hospitals

RCN seek assurances over 33,000 EU-trained nurses registered to work in UK

MPs call for social care integration rethink to reduce hospital discharge delays

Labour in one week social care guarantee to eradicate bed-blocking

Breast cancer survivors failed ‘every step of the way’ when symptoms return

Patient given double radiation dose in error at Edinburgh Cancer Centre

Engage: A perfect storm – the coming health and social care crisis for older people

578 operations cancelled in Scotland due to lack of beds, staff or equipment

Government set to impose new contract on junior doctors in ‘next few days’

National study finds mixed level of perinatal mental health care in Scotland

Parents slam independent review of children’s heart ward as ‘cover-up and whitewash’