Quarter of UK student nurses drop out before graduation, study finds
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Quarter of UK student nurses drop out before graduation, study finds

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/03/quarter-of-uk-student-nurses-drop-out-before-graduation-study-finds By Haroon Siddique Nearly a quarter of student nurses are dropping out of their degree courses before graduation, according to figures that bode ill for the staffing crisis in the NHS. Of 16,544 UK nursing students at 55 universities who began three-year degrees that were due to finish last year, 4,027 left their…

A&E waiting time figures reveal ‘eternal winter’ for NHS
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A&E waiting time figures reveal ‘eternal winter’ for NHS

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/12/a-and-e-waiting-time-eternal-winter-nhs-hospitals By Denis Campbell Health policy editor NHS emergency departments in England in March report worst performance since records began A record low in A&E treatment performance by the NHS has prompted warnings that the health service is in an “eternal winter” as hospitals cannot cope with rising patient need. Just 76.4% of patients needing…

Hospitals spending just £3 a day on patients’ meals
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Hospitals spending just £3 a day on patients’ meals

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/12/hospitals-spending-just-3-day-patients-meals/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor  Hospitals are spending as little as £3 a day on food for patients, despite rising numbers of cases of malnutrition, new figures show. Data reveals 13 trusts spending less than £5 a day on food, with just £2.61 a day spent by one NHS hospital – little more than the daily…