NHS hospitals unable to fill thousands of vacant posts, Labour says
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NHS hospitals unable to fill thousands of vacant posts, Labour says

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/19/nhs-hospitals-unable-fill-thousands-vacant-posts-labour-says By: Denis CampbellHealth policy editor Understaffing so acute almost one in four posts at some trusts in England are vacant, freedom of information requests show The NHS is short of more than 100,000 staff, and some hospitals are struggling to fill as many as 1,600 vacancies, according to new research that has sparked…

NHS could have avoided WannaCry hack with ‘basic IT security’ says report

NHS could have avoided WannaCry hack with ‘basic IT security’ says report

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/oct/27/nhs-could-have-avoided-wannacry-hack-basic-it-security-national-audit-office By: Alex Hern  National Audit Office says NHS and Department of Health must ‘get their act together’ or suffer ‘far worse’ than chaos experienced in May The NHS could have avoided the crippling effects of the “relatively unsophisticated” WannaCry ransomware outbreak in May with “basic IT security”, according to an independent investigation…

Bill for urgent repairs at NHS hospitals reaches almost £1bn

Bill for urgent repairs at NHS hospitals reaches almost £1bn

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/03/bill-urgent-repairs-nhs-hospitals By:Denis Campbell Health policy editor  Report finds crumbling state of hospitals is putting staff and patients at risk and could lead to health and safety prosecutions Hospitals are at growing risk of “catastrophic failure” because the bill for urgent repairs for problems that threaten staff and patient safety has soared to…

Almost 10,000 EU health workers have quit NHS since Brexit vote

Almost 10,000 EU health workers have quit NHS since Brexit vote

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/sep/21/almost-10000-eu-health-workers-have-quit-the-nhs-since-brexit-vote Lisa O’Carroll and Denis Campbell Thursday 21 September 2017 18.16 BST Staff losses will intensify recruitment problems at health service, which now has 40,000 vacant nursing posts Around 10,000 EU nationals have quit the NHS since the Brexit referendum, it has emerged. NHS Digital, the agency that collects data on the health service, found that in the…

Shortage of organ donations led to 457 deaths last year, says NHS

Shortage of organ donations led to 457 deaths last year, says NHS

ByMatthew Betteridge

Reluctance to talk about transplants leaves families unsure of potential donors’ wishes and a reluctance to donate A reluctance to talk about transplants is contributing to a deadly shortage of organs donation, the NHS has said after figures revealed more than 450 patients waiting for a new organ died last year because families, unsure of their deceased…