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CORONER

Trust admits failings over baby who died with chicken pox

By Lee Peart 04 June 2024

Chesterfield Royal Hospital Trust has admitted failings in the care of a baby who died after contracting chicken pox.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING

RCN urges next Government to prioritise pay talks

By Lee Peart 03 June 2024

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has urged the next Government to negotiate on pay this summer in order to avoid a six-month delay to a wage lift.

RCN

Over one in three nurses delivering corridor care, survey finds

By Lee Peart 03 June 2024

Over one in three nursing staff are regularly delivering car in inappropriate settings such as corridors, a new survey has found.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING

NHS workforce plan will be 10,000 nurses short by 2025, says RCN

By Lee Peart 03 June 2024

Falling student numbers mean the NHS workforce plan will be 10,000 nurses short of its target by 2025, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned.

ED DAVEY

Liberal Democrats launch £2.7bn a year free personal care policy

By Lee Peart 03 June 2024

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to invest £2.7bn a year in providing free personal care as part of their General Election manifesto.

CRITICAL CARE

One in five children turned away from intensive critical care

By Lee Peart 03 June 2024

One in five children were turned away from intensive critical care in the last three months of 2022 due to a lack of beds, new analysis has revealed.

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Lib Dems pledge £1bn a year to reverse Public Health Grant cuts

By Lee Peart 03 June 2024

The Liberal Democrats have pledged a £1bn a year investment to reverse cuts to the Public Health Grant.

GPS

GP appointments up by a quarter on pre-pandemic levels

By Lee Peart 31 May 2024

GPs delivered over a quarter more appointments in April than before the pandemic, according to NHS data.

PRIVATE HEALTHCARE

NHS waiting lists driving one in five to private healthcare

By Lee Peart 31 May 2024

Long NHS waiting lists are creating a ‘two-tier system' with almost one in five Brits seeking private healthcare, a new poll has found.

MATTHEW TAYLOR

Leaders calls on next Government to protect NHS from further cuts

By Lee Peart 31 May 2024

Health leaders have called on the next Government to ensure the resources it needs to prevent further cuts.

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