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Patients Dying In Corridors As Overwhelmed UK Hospital Standards 'Collapse'

UK patients are "coming to harm" with hospitals so overwhelmed people are dying in corridors awaiting treatment amid a "collapse in care standards", a report said Thursday.

International Business Times

NHS patients dying in corridors and going undiscovered for hours, damning report finds

‘Harrowing’ report tells of patients sitting for days in chairs due to a lack of beds, patients piling up in corridors and delays to treatment

Evening Standard

NHS patients ‘dying in corridors and going undiscovered for hours’, report says

The Royal College of Nursing study contains harrowing accounts of patients being treated in inappropriate places and sitting in soiled clothes.

The Independent UK

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Teachers and nurses warn Rachel Reeves of strike action over 2.8% pay rise proposal

Inflation is predicted to average 2.5% this year and 2.6% next year, according to forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility.

The Independent UK

Unions attack 2.8% Government pay rise proposal for NHS workers and teachers

Inflation is predicted to average 2.5% this year and 2.6% next year, according to forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility.

Evening Standard

Starmer warned NHS reforms will fail over ‘worrying’ trend in staff recruitment

The UK is failing to train up home-grown healthcare staff and relying too much on overseas workers, experts warn

The Independent UK

NHS reforms ‘stand no chance’ if recruitment issues are not tackled, nurses warn

Policymakers have been urged to consider measures such as student loan forgiveness schemes to ensure there are enough home-grown staff.

Evening Standard

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Unions call for direct talks with Government over NHS pay

Unison, the Royal College of Nursing and Unite have written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting urging him to ‘ditch’ the pay review body process.

The Independent UK

Nurses quitting profession early puts health reforms in England at risk, says union

Numbers leaving within 10 years of registering rose by 43% between 2021 to 2024, finds Royal College of Nursing

The Guardian - UK

Union chief warns of more strikes if Government does not invest in nurses

Nicola Ranger suggested the Chancellor should treat nurses in the same way as major infrastructure projects.

Evening Standard

Majority think nurses and care workers are not paid enough, poll finds

More than four in 10 also said they thought nurses were right to reject a 5.5% pay award from the Government.

Evening Standard

Nurses union backs Scottish pay deal as Labour plan rejected

Members of a nursing union have voted to accept the Scottish Government’s NHS pay deal ...

The National (Scotland)

Sixfold rise in foreign care workers in UK complaining of exploitation

Exclusive: RCN renews call for investigation into sector as unscrupulous employers target vulnerable workers

The Guardian - UK

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

Nursing leaders described the statistic as ‘deeply alarming’

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The Guardian - UK

Half of nursing students in England have considered quitting, survey finds

Exclusive: Figure suggests 32,000 students could walk away, mostly over costs and fears of burnout

The Guardian - UK

Patients left in pain and to die alone amid NHS nurse shortages, survey finds

Only a third of shifts have enough nurses on duty, the Royal College of Nursing says its analysis shows

The Independent UK

NHS patients face intimate examinations in corridors and nights sleeping in chairs, warns union

Thousands of nurses warn patient “privacy and dignity” is regularly compromised due to hospital staffing crisis

The Guardian - UK

NHS nurses suffering shocking violence from patients, senior nurse warns

Crisis in NHS contributing to nurses being spat at and punched, leading some to leave the profession, Prof Nicola Ranger says

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The Guardian - UK

NHS nurses could strike again in the new year

The Royal College of Nurses is demanding an improved pay offer after generous deal with consultants

The Guardian - UK

NHS ‘unethical’ in recruiting nurses from short-staffed countries

Hiring from ‘red-list’ nations risks destabilising healthcare overseas, warns Royal College of Nursing

The Independent UK

Number of nurses registered in UK hits record high

Some 748,528 nurses are now registered to work in the UK.

Evening Standard

Will there be another nurses' strike? Industrial action 'more likely' after consultants' pay offer

A 5% rise for nurses and other health workers was put on the table in March, much less than most senior doctors have been offered

The Independent UK

UK spends more on health but comes up short compared with other countries – OECD

The UK has fewer MRI, CT and PET scanners compared with most of the other countries examined in the OECD’s Health at a Glance report.

The Independent UK

Barclay ‘playing politics at expense of people’s health’ amid trans plan

The Health Secretary faced criticism from some quarters but got the backing of his party colleague Suella Braverman.

The Independent UK

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

School-leavers are being encouraged to ‘learn while they earn’ as the NHS prepares to ramp up apprentice schemes.

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