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Hospital staff absences rise for first time since start of the year

Staff absences at NHS hospitals in England due to sickness or self-isolation have risen for the first time since the start of the year, new figures show. Three regions have also seen a week-on-week jump in staff absences specifically due to Covid-19....

10 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Concern as 74,000 nurses in Scotland miss work due to mental illness

A nurse said she wanted to be in a car crash so she would not have to go to work, research into the mental health of NHS staff found. Figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives show more than 74,000 NHS staff across Scotland have missed work ...

14 May 2023 at 08:42

Strikes making it difficult to tackle backlog of appointments, says NHS chief

NHS leaders have warned that strike action is making it “more difficult” for the health service to tackle the backlog of care. The comments were made as NHS England said there were 7,600 cancellations in acute care as a result of the 28-hour ...

04 May 2023 at 06:27

Standard of patient care ‘has fallen’, NHS staff say in workforce survey

The standard of patient care in the NHS has fallen, staff have said in a huge survey, with more workers now unhappy and wanting to leave their jobs. The NHS Staff Survey for England, which is one of the largest workforce surveys in the ...

09 Mar 2023 at 11:53

More than 80,000 reports of unwanted sexual behaviour towards NHS staff in 2023

More than 80,000 NHS staff targets of unwanted sexual behaviour at work in 2023

There were more than 80,000 reports of NHS staff in England being sexually harassed by patients, their relatives, members of the public or colleagues while at work last year, according to a major survey. It comes amid an improvement ...

07 Mar 2024 at 13:13

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NHS midwife who would call to check on her ward in the night due to anxiety quits to become guide dog trainer

A woman who gave up her job as a midwife after feeling so anxious that she could not sleep at night, and would call the ward to check on high-risk patients, is encouraging young professionals not to be afraid of changing careers. ...

09 Jan 2024 at 06:30

Strikes cause 650,000 NHS cancellations – with more on the way

Strikes have caused 650K cancellations – with more on the way

Almost 650,000 appointments and operations have been postponed due to the wave of strikes which have hit the NHS in England in the run up to its 75th anniversary. The unprecedented strikes have caused widespread disruption ...

03 Jul 2023 at 07:49

Sunak says striking NHS staff make promise to cut wait times ‘more challenging’

Rishi Sunak blamed striking NHS staff for making it “more challenging” to fulfil his promise of bringing down waiting lists during a visit to a London hospital. Shortly after taking questions from the Commons Liaison ...

04 Jul 2023 at 19:23

Scotland

More than 225,000 days lost among NHS staff due to mental health issues

Nurses and midwives were forced to take more than 225,000 days off because of mental health issues in the last year, new figures show. Figures obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats using freedom of information ...

30 Dec 2022 at 00:01

More than 5,000 early-career nursing staff quit profession in one year

A fifth of the nursing and midwifery professionals who left the register in the last year did so within 10 years of joining, figures show. Nursing leaders described the statistic as “deeply alarming” and called on ...

19 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Gray making ‘little progress’ on reducing NHS staff hours, union warns

Union leaders say “little progress” has been made on a Government commitment to cut working hours for NHS staff. Bosses at Unison claim Health Secretary Neil Gray “seems unwilling” to honour the agreement, as ...

14 Feb 2025 at 08:47

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