Over the past two years the proportion of assaults on primary care staff has more than doubled. Data has revealed that during 2013/2014, there were 1,731 reported assaults on primary care staff, this amounts to 24 per 1,000, which resulted in seven criminal sanctions. This significant increase is alarming when compared to the figures from … [Read more…]
Lack of planning by the NHS for winter brings a plethora of problems for every hospital’s A&E department (among others) when the season strikes. The annual NHS bed crisis rears it’s head with a tedious predictability in the eyes of many. The National Health Service has been running for 66 years, and to learn of … [Read more…]
In England, NHS workers, including midwives, ambulance staff and nurses, have engaged in a four-hour strike over a dispute regarding NHS workers’ wages. The workers were in protest over the decision not to implement a 1% pay rise for all staff, based on a recommendation made by a pay review body. In total, nine unions … [Read more…]
