Twelve midwife-led maternity units have closed in England since 2019 with six closing since Labour came to power in 2024NHS officials are shutting growing numbers of birth centres in a “shocking” denial of a woman’s right to...
Read MoreRCN calls for more air conditioners as Burnham faces pressure to recognise urgency of adaptation to climate crisisNurses are collapsing during shifts amid “inhumane and impossible” conditions caused by extreme heat, their union...
Read MoreDoctors and nurses say hit drama paints a mostly realistic picture of the frontline of emergency medicineIt’s the hospital drama that is adored by critics and fans alike, with its hard-hitting, action-packed episodes binged the...
Read MoreExclusive: Most people in charity’s study say they worry about being separated from relatives under Mahmood plansFamilies of nurses and carers have said they fear being torn apart under an immigration crackdown condemned as “an...
Read MoreExclusive: union leaders say proposed changes are immoral and could threaten patient safety if there is staff exodusUp to 50,000 nurses could quit the UK over the government’s immigration proposals, plunging the NHS into its...
Read MoreNational Audit Office reports nearly two-thirds of independent hospices in deficit in 2023-24 as demand increasesHospices in England are cutting hundreds of beds and staff because of a funding crisis, despite a sharp rise in...
Read MoreNigel Farage claims his party would save £234bn by scrapping indefinite leave to remainFarage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remainFarage and Yusuf are now taking questions.Q: [From the BBC’s Iain Watson] Will you withdraw...
Read MoreRoyal College of Nursing urges ministers to improve 3.6% offer to avoid industrial action ballot later this yearNine out of 10 nurses have rejected a 3.6% pay award for this year and warned they could strike later this year...
Read MoreA Swiss film about a nurse pushed to her limits one night is being praised for the picture it paints of treacherously underfunded healthcare. The director talks about the ‘heart-pounding’ story that inspired herThe world could...
Read MoreNHS England and union in war of words over striking doctors being asked to deal with emergency situationsNHS bosses and the British Medical Association are accusing each other of endangering patients’ during the ongoing resident...
Read MoreRoyal College of Nursing members vote by large majority against accepting award in indicative vote run by unionNurses have overwhelmingly rejected the government’s “grotesque” 3.6% pay award for this year, in a move that could...
Read MoreExclusive: RCN’s Nicola Ranger says nurses could ‘bare our teeth’ as they seek restoration of lost earningsNurses deserve a 25% pay rise and may go on strike again unless ministers dramatically improve their “completely...
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