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Urgent call for 1,004 more radiologists

How can the NHS meet the growing need for imaging doctors   The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has warned of current and future...

Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch report calls for changes to eliminate implant never events

What would improve safety for patients receiving implants   The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch's (HSIB's) first report has called...

King’s Fund calls for action on mental health staffing problems

What are the prospects for effective action on mental health workforce problems   The mental healthcare workforce must be a priority in...

Three acute trusts to form alliance in the South West

How is the new alliance planning to tackle its problems   Royal United Hospitals Bath Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals FT and...

‘Closer to home’ policies have ‘fallen flat’, says NHS Providers

Can the drive for more and better community care be revived   The drive to treat more patients 'closer to home' as promoted in policy such...

NHS Improvement issues staff retention toolkit

Will NHS Improvement resources help keep staff working   NHS Improvement has published a toolkit aimed at helping healthcare organisations...

Staff shortages now dangerous, says think-tank

Has the NHS staffing situation reached a crisis point Nuffield Trust chief executive Nigel Edwards has called NHS staffing levels 'dangerous' in a...

NHS workforce planning needs radical surgery, says HEE

What does the HEE say training and staffing need now Health Education England (HEE) has proposed a range of radical actions it says are required to...