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Tens of thousands of doctors and nurses ‘to be trained as apprentices’

Tens of thousands of doctors and nurses will be able to train on the job under plans to tackle NHS workforce shortages. It is expected that the much-anticipated NHS workforce plan will see the number of medics trained via the apprenticeship route ...

10 May 2023 at 00:01

Number of permanent GPs in England falls year-on-year 12 months in a row

The number of permanent GPs in England has dropped year-on-year for 12 months in a row, as health experts warned the workforce is being “pushed closer towards the precipice”. There were 26,521 permanent qualified GPs working in England in June ...

27 Jul 2023 at 15:09

Health & Wellbeing

Nearly 1.5m 18 and under referred for mental health support in 2022 – charity

Almost 1.5 million people aged 18 and under were referred for mental health support in 2022, according to a youth mental health charity. According to YoungMinds’ analysis of data from NHS Digital, there were 1,425,193 referrals last year, a ...

27 Jun 2023 at 11:10

NHS staff taking time off due to poor mental health continues, new data shows

The trend of burnout and other mental health issues being the main cause of sick days for NHS staff has continued, new figures have confirmed. Statistics from NHS Digital published on Thursday showed poor mental health accounted for almost ...

29 Jun 2023 at 12:00

Call for student loan ‘forgiveness scheme’ to help tackle NHS dropout rates

High dropout rates as NHS staff begin their careers are leading to severe strain in the health service, experts have warned as they called for healthcare workers’ student loans to be written off. There is a “highly leaky” training ...

28 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

NHS vacancies ‘seriously impacting’ patient care, doctors’ leaders warn

Vacant consultant posts are “seriously impacting” patient care in the NHS, doctors’ leaders warned as it emerged almost 7,000 roles for doctors, nurses, midwives and other health professionals are lying empty across Scotland. ...

05 Dec 2023 at 14:20

Scotland

More than 600 consultant vacancies ‘missing’ from official figures, says BMA

Ministers have been accused of failing to provide a real picture of Scotland’s NHS crisis after figures revealed more than 600 consultant vacancies were missing from official statistics. Official data published by the ...

18 Apr 2024 at 11:37

Scotland

‘Worrying picture’ for cancer patients amid workforce shortages

The impact of ongoing workforce shortages is creating a “worrying picture” for cancer patients in the UK, two new reports have highlighted. The Royal College of Radiologists published its Clinical Oncology Census ...

09 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

NHS workers reported staffing issues 18,800 times in five years, figures show

Workers in the NHS have reported staffing issues to bosses almost 19,000 times in the past five years, new figures show. Statistics seen by the Scottish Liberal Democrats after a freedom of information request ...

08 Jun 2023 at 13:48

Scotland

Overseas recruitment drive sees 800 extra staff join NHS

An additional 800 staff have been recruited from overseas for the NHS in Scotland, ministers have said. Funding of £8 million was announced in October last year to help the NHS recruit nurses, midwives and ...

08 Jun 2023 at 14:43

Pay dispute must be resolved before waiting lists can be fixed, say consultants

Senior doctors have warned Rishi Sunak that he will not get NHS waiting times down unless he resolves the dispute over pay. Speaking at the annual representative meeting of the British Medical Association ...

05 Jul 2023 at 12:51

Senior doctors deny patients are ‘leverage’ in pay dispute with Government

Senior doctors have denied using patients as “leverage” in their row with the Government over pay and said strikes will not stop until they are given a “suitable offer”. Consultants in England are due to ...

05 Jul 2023 at 11:04

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