Stephen Nickell, who is on the board of the Office for Budget Responsibility, suggested 35% of ‘health professionals’ came from outside the UK. Recent estimates suggest that over a quarter of all UK consultants are not British nationals but the figure for the total health staff is lower. UKIP said the NHS jobs could be … [Read more…]
Following reports which state that 1,800 nurses quit the NHS within two months, hospitals may have no choice but to turn patients away. Britain’s total nursing staff dropped from 280,765 to 278,924 from June to August. The announcement has hospital staff and health care officials panicking as worries regarding the demands winter will place on … [Read more…]
A GP practice has been ordered by NHS England to prohibit the sending of emails to patients advising them to visit alternative NHS providers in a bid to alleviate the ‘great pressure’ faced by general practice. The Devon-based practice had sent emails to patients detailing NHS-funded services that can be accessed without the need for … [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…]