Major NHS staff survey reveals work stress, pay woes and concern over care
NHS staff in England are reporting lower satisfaction with the quality of work and care they are able to deliver, a major new survey has found. The 2017 NHS staff
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Fears Brexit could exacerbate ‘severe’ workforce crisis in Scottish care sector
Brexit could exacerbate a “severe workforce crisis” in the care sector, potentially forcing homes and others services to shut, the industry has warned. Scottish Care, the organisation that represents independent
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NHS launches ‘one-stop’ service to slash diagnosis times for prostate cancer
A “one-stop” service to test for prostate cancer is set to cut diagnosis times from six weeks to just a number of days, according to the national health service. The
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Concern over number of mental health patients referred to ‘out of area’ care facilities
Health inspectors have raised concerns over the “high” number of mental health patients who are being sent to care facilities far away from their homes. The Care Quality Commission (CQC)
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Investigation finds GPs offered cash savings to reduce number of hospital referrals
GP practices in some parts of the country are being offered savings if they refrain from referring patients to hospital, it has been claimed. Local health bodies in five regions
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Public satisfaction with GPs falls to lowest level since 1983, survey
Public satisfaction with GP services has dropped to the lowest level since the 1980s, a survey has found. The latest British Social Attitudes survey found that satisfaction with family doctor
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Opportunity missed to ‘potentially save’ five-year-old with asthma, coronor rules
The opportunity to potentially save a five-year-old girl with life-threatening asthma was missed after she was turned away from an emergency appointment because she was late, a coroner has ruled.
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Women facing ‘stark differences’ in breast cancer care across England
Women face “unacceptable differences” in breast cancer care across England, a new report has concluded. The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Breast Cancer said women face a postcode lottery
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Diabetes ‘fastest growing health crisis’ as cases double to 3.7 million in two decades
The number of people living with diabetes has doubled in the last 20 years, a charity has said. Diabetes UK said the condition is the “fastest growing health crisis of
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Thousands may be dying through 237 million NHS medication errors each year
More than 200 million medication errors are made in the NHS every year and could lead to the deaths of thousands of people, researchers say. Mistakes – ranging from giving
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