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Expanded role for ambulance services could benefit patients and staff
NHS ambulance leaders are calling for a fresh approach to designing and delivering urgent and emergency care, including an expanded…
Number of nurses experiencing suicidal thoughts up 98%, RCN finds
The findings have been described as a “frightening wake-up call”, with mental health support for nursing staff declining amid increased…
GMC says greater doctor career flexibility can benefit NHS
Health services across the UK must adapt to rapid changes in how doctors are choosing to progress their careers, according…
From long waiting lists to treatment: how NHS insourcing can eliminate the need for private self-pay
This summer saw NHS England waiting lists continue to spiral out of control, reaching a record-high of million people. This…
‘7 in 10’ doctors see no end in sight for strikes
A survey of GMC-registered doctors conducted by finds that majority believe strikes to continue at least until next general election,…
The future of heat in hospitals
Transforming hospital buildings into heat network hubs could help to decarbonise the NHS and give an added boost to local…
Damaging NHS disputes hindering progress on productivity, finds survey
Trusts making progress on NHS targets and taking steps to boost productivity, but concern mounting over staff morale and burnout…
What motivates us? Excellence through science, research and technology
The NHS has always had an innate desire to drive scientific and technological progress. Harnessing this could be key to…
Sector responds to long-awaited NHS workforce plan
Long-awaited workforce plan aims to deliver thousands more doctors, nurses and midwives through expansions in training places and degree apprenticeships.…
Workplace discrimination and inequality compounding NHS acute staff shortages
Almost a quarter of surveyed staff working for NHS England acute trusts stated in their 2022 staff survey that they…