8,300 patients issued blood test advice in hep C NHS worker case
More than 8,000 patients across the UK who may have been treated by a former healthcare worker who tested positive for hepatitis C are being advised to arrange a blood
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NHS care getting worse as financial crisis deepens, report warns
Many patients are getting poorer care as the NHS financial crisis is deepening, experts have warned. The King’s Fund health charity said NHS trusts are forecasting an end-of-year net deficit
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Consultation: HEE seeks views on new nursing support role
Health Education England (HEE) is inviting healthcare employers, nurses, care assistants, health commissioners and other stakeholders to take part in a consultation on the design of a new nursing support
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NHS pledge to treat 1m more people with mental-health issues
One million more people a year with mental health problems will receive treatment in England by 2021, the NHS has pledged. The move comes after a new report found only
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NHS bosses cited in letter ‘don’t back imposition of junior doctor contracts’
Several NHS chief executives who apparently put their names to a key letter used by Jeremy Hunt to justify imposing new contracts on junior doctors have withdrawn their support for
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Spending cap ‘has left agencies struggling to supply workers to NHS’
Agencies which supply workers to the NHS say they are struggling to fill shifts since a spending cap was introduced by the Government. A survey by the Recruitment and Employment
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Sturgeon unveils £27m to help GP and nursing recruitment ‘challenges’
Scotland faces “real challenges” in recruiting GPs over the next decade, the First Minister has acknowledged, as she announced funding of £27 million to train more doctors, nurses and midwives.
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‘Shock and dismay’ at Hunt decision to impose new deal on junior doctors
The head of the Royal College of GPs has said she is “shocked and dismayed” by the imposition of a new contract on junior doctors. Dr Maureen Baker, chairwoman of
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Thousands of junior doctors walk out in contract dispute
Thousands of junior doctors across England are on strike after last-ditch talks failed to reach an agreement. Junior doctors – all medics below consultant level – are providing emergency care
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Higher nurse numbers boost patients’ survival chances in hospitals, studies find
Patients are less likely to die in hospitals where there are more nurses, researchers have suggested as they warned managers not to replace them with less qualified staff. Two new
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