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 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 RCN said there are tens of thousands of nursing vacancies in the NHS and more gaps in social care.
It comes as measures to make studying more affordable come into force.
The funding is part of the Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery plan published in January.
The figure is the highest since records began in 2007.
An A&E doctor told the Prime Minister in a radio phone-in that ‘a happy workforce is your responsibility’.
The union’s general secretary Pat Cullen has written to Health Secretary Steve Barclay.
Staff on Agenda for Change contracts were offered a 5% baseline pay rise earlier this year while doctors have been offered a 6% deal.
Former doctor and author Adam Kay appeared in front of the Health and Social Care Committee on Wednesday alongside a number of other witnesses.
A quirk of how some health professionals are employed could mean they are ineligible for the payment worth at least £1,250.
More needs to be done to support nurses on the ground, nursing leaders have said.
The unprecedented strikes have caused upheaval across the NHS.
The Royal College of Nursing said 84% of its members who voted backed more strikes.
Chris Hopson, chief strategy officer for NHS England, said industrial action was having a ‘significant impact’ on the health service.
The Royal College of Nursing is currently balloting members in England on further strike action over pay.