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NHS dissatisfaction is falling – is this a turning point or is something else at play?

For a health service long defined by waiting lists, staff shortages and steady erosion of public confidence, the latest figures offer something unfamiliar: a sense that the mood is shifting. A new survey by The King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust records a six-point increase in satisfaction, and the sharpest fall…

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‘From taboo to tool’: 30% of GPs in UK use AI tools in patient consultations, study finds

Survey shows rise in GPs using tools such as ChatGPT to produce appointment summaries and assist with diagnosis

The Guardian - UK

NHS experts urge Government action over ‘dire state of district nursing’

A new report pointed to a 43% fall in the number of full-time-equivalent NHS district nurses between 2009 and 2024.

The Independent UK

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Huge demand for popular new drug behind long NHS waiting lists

Some groups are waiting more than a year for crucial exams

The Independent UK

Introducing assisted dying services ‘won’t be straightforward’, think tank says

A new report from the Nuffield Trust said ‘comprehensive planning’ and ‘adequate resources’ would be needed for such a policy to be introduced.

Evening Standard

Resident doctors’ pay has fallen behind 2010-11 levels, report finds

Nuffield Trust analysis finds earnings reduction is far less than BMA estimate, as they seek 29% ‘pay restoration’

The Guardian - UK

Are BMA calculations that resident doctors need a 29% pay rise credible?

The union bases its claims of a real-terms cut on the retail prices index – ditched as a national statistic in 2013

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Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says

Nuffield Trust says supply chains have shifted, with medicines for epilepsy and cystic fibrosis among those now scarce

The Guardian - UK

Post-Brexit reliance on NHS staff from ‘red list’ countries is unethical, Streeting says

Exclusive: NHS England has dramatically increased recruitment of workers from states with critical medical staff shortages

The Guardian - UK

Concern as youngest NHS workers ‘increasingly unhappy’

Analysts said that the future of the health service depends on the service’s youngest staff.

The Independent UK

More than 80% of health costs in final year of life ‘spent on hospitals’

Some 81% of this healthcare spending is spent in hospitals (£9.6bn), with 56% (£6.6bn) of that going on emergency hospital care.

The Independent UK

Address ‘significant issues’ before reshaping NHS workforce, think tank warns

The NHS has been urged to heed lessons from history.

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

‘Swathes of social care market could collapse under £2.8bn cost pressures’

The Nuffield Trust said a rise in national insurance contributions and wage bills could see ‘swathes of the social care market collapsing’.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Health groups call for social care minimum wage to avert staffing crisis in England

Warning on ‘cycle of low wages’ comes as government pledges in king’s speech to introduce fair pay agreement

The Guardian - UK

Labour and Tories would ‘both leave NHS worse off than under austerity’

Analysis by leading experts the Nuffield Trust reveals that main parties’ manifestos would squeeze health spending

The Guardian - UK

Drug shortages, now normal in UK, made worse by Brexit, report warns

Some shortages are so serious they are imperilling the health and even lives of patients with serious illnesses, pharmacy bosses say

The Guardian - UK

Labour considers plan for student loan write-offs to tackle NHS staffing crisis

Shadow health secretary says party is ‘thinking about’ incentives to improve recruitment and retention of clinical staff in England

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The Guardian - UK

NHS only gains one ‘full-time’ GP for every two trainees, report finds

Thinktank calls for bold solutions to address high dropout rates and rise in part-time working

The Independent UK

Call for student loan ‘forgiveness scheme’ to help tackle NHS dropout rates

A report highlights high dropout rates among students and healthcare workers early in their careers.

The Independent UK

Expand pharmacy capabilities to ease pressure on GPs, think tanks say

The report outlined a number of recommendations for policymakers, as well as ‘significant’ barriers facing the sector.

The Independent UK

NHS waiting lists ‘likely to rise’ despite Tories turning to private sector to clear backlog

Maria Caulfield said the number of patients in line for treatment expected climb further in coming months before coming down

The Independent UK

Experts warn of ‘unintended consequences’ of leaning on private sector capacity

Plans for 13 new diagnostic centres, eight of which will be privately run, were announced on Friday.

The Independent UK

Social care funding ‘will relieve hard-pressed councils and struggling staff’

But sector leaders warned there remains a need for a genuine plan for change and reform in the long term.

The Independent UK

Experts call for new strategies to prevent healthcare worker burnout

Last month NHS England revealed almost 25% of staff sick days in February were down to poor mental health.

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