The A&E doctor 8am I arrive for my sixth 12-hour shift in the emergency department this week — and I have already worked 54 hours. Today is a bank holiday, but there…
Nothing happens quickly within the NHS, but it seemed last week that the longest of the health service’s many queues was of patients lining up to complain about their GPs.…
Senior doctors and nurses have condemned abuse directed at healthcare workers after the head of the Royal College of Midwives received death threats for encouraging pregnant women to have the Covid…
Healthwatch raised concerns of an increase in attendances to Emergency Departments by patients struggling to access primary care during the pandemic. The Doctors’ Association UK responded to the recent article about this…
UNDERFUNDED GPsSir, Your report “More patients go to A&E after ‘struggling to see GP’ ” (Apr 17) is a huge concern, confirming that the health of the nation is suffering…
Overseas NHS Workers Day - 5th March 2021 The pandemic has demonstrated how vital the contribution of international staff is for the NHS. 1 in 7 healthcare workers is from…
GP Dr Ellen Welch was vaccinated at 28 weeks pregnant Pregnant women should be included in coronavirus vaccine trials, experts have urged, as those in priority groups wrestle with whether…
