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Attacks on NHS staff hit 67,800 a year – up 25% in five years

By The Press Association22nd April 2016News England

Assaults on NHS staff have gone up 25% in the last five years, new figures show. The number of assaults increased to 67,874 in 2014-15 from 54,758 assaults in 2008-9

Patients urged to ‘self-manage’ conditions as part of major shake-up of GP surgeries

By The Press Association21st April 2016News England

Patients will be urged to “self-manage” conditions online and see nurses and pharmacists as part of a major shake-up of GP surgeries. NHS England has announced a five-year plan to

Mental health survey reveals heightened suicide risk of emergency services workers

By The Press Association20th April 2016News England

More than a quarter of emergency services workers have thought about taking their own lives, research has revealed. The data from mental health charity Mind shows the high occurrence of

‘We simply cannot staff the rotas’, A&E closure hospital bosses explain

By The Press Association14th April 2016News England

Hospital bosses have come under fire for closing an accident and emergency department to protect patient safety. The A&E department at Chorley Hospital in Lancashire will close temporarily from Monday

NHS could save £191m a year on locums, pay rates analysis finds

By The Press Association14th April 2016News England

Trusts could make savings of £191 million per year in spending on locums across the four main staffing grades, as new figures show the impact of the fresh cap on

Concerns over under-reported deaths of youngsters in mental health units

By The Press Association11th April 2016News England

The Government is being urged to investigate the under-reporting of the deaths of children and adolescents in mental health units. Charity Inquest, which represents bereaved families, is demanding a statutory

NHS spending millions on prescriptions for over-the-counter items

By The Press Association11th April 2016News England

The NHS is spending millions of pounds a year on prescriptions for items that can be bought in high street pharmacies. Household brands such as Vaseline, Rennie, Strepsils, Benadryl and

DH brand doctors ‘irresponsible’ as 5,100 procedures postponed in latest strike

By The Press Association6th April 2016News England

Thousands of patients are expecting to face further disruption to NHS services as junior doctors take to picket lines once more in their ongoing dispute with the Government. Figures from

Hospitals ‘paying locum doctors for extra hours to bypass wages cap’

By The Press Association4th April 2016News England

Hospitals are paying locum doctors for hours they have not worked to bypass a Government cap on agency staff pay, it has been reported. Some doctors are claiming for extra

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Attacks on NHS staff hit 67,800 a year – up 25% in five years

Patients urged to ‘self-manage’ conditions as part of major shake-up of GP surgeries

Mental health survey reveals heightened suicide risk of emergency services workers

‘We simply cannot staff the rotas’, A&E closure hospital bosses explain

NHS could save £191m a year on locums, pay rates analysis finds

Concerns over under-reported deaths of youngsters in mental health units

NHS spending millions on prescriptions for over-the-counter items

DH brand doctors ‘irresponsible’ as 5,100 procedures postponed in latest strike

Hospitals ‘paying locum doctors for extra hours to bypass wages cap’

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

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Attacks on NHS staff hit 67,800 a year – up 25% in five years

Patients urged to ‘self-manage’ conditions as part of major shake-up of GP surgeries

Mental health survey reveals heightened suicide risk of emergency services workers

‘We simply cannot staff the rotas’, A&E closure hospital bosses explain

NHS could save £191m a year on locums, pay rates analysis finds

Concerns over under-reported deaths of youngsters in mental health units

NHS spending millions on prescriptions for over-the-counter items

DH brand doctors ‘irresponsible’ as 5,100 procedures postponed in latest strike

Hospitals ‘paying locum doctors for extra hours to bypass wages cap’

Greater Manchester takes control of its £6 billion health budget