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Latest staff shortages

Challenges facing radiology and clinical oncology laid bare

By Liz Wells 05 June 2025

The NHS is continuing to struggle to train, recruit and retain enough radiologists and oncologists, new research reveals.

DENTAL SCHOOLS COUNCIL

Dental schools urge government action on training places amid workforce crisis

By Liz Wells 03 June 2025

The Dental Schools Council (DSC), representing the UK’s dental schools, is calling on the Government to urgently commit to expanding dental training places to address the UK’s escalating oral healt...

NURSING

Immigration measures could 'accelerate' staffing crisis, nursing union warns

By Liz Wells 14 May 2025

The government’s new immigration measures could ‘accelerate an exodus of migrant staff’, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) warns, as its new report shows tens of thousands are already set to quit ...

BREAST CANCER

Male health workers 'should carry out' breast screening examinations

By Liz Wells 29 April 2025

The Society of Radiographers (SoR) says male health workers should be permitted to perform breast screening examinations to help relieve ‘critical’ staff shortages.

BMA

Extent of unfilled doctors' shifts in London hospitals revealed

By Liz Wells 12 March 2025

More than 32,000 shifts that doctors in hospitals across London should have filled, were not staffed over six months in 2024, new research reveals.

WORKFORCE

Over 32,000 nursing students 'could quit' by 2029

By Liz Wells 17 December 2024

More than 32,000 student nurses could drop out of their courses by the end of the next parliament, enough to fill every nursing vacancy in the NHS in England, new analysis reveals.

GMB

Two in three NHS workers considered quitting in past six months, survey reveals

By Liz Wells 25 November 2024

Two thirds (66%) of NHS workers have considered leaving the NHS in the past six months, new research reveals.

STAFF SHORTAGES

High nurse and doctor turnover linked to increased patient deaths in NHS hospitals

By Liz Wells 22 November 2024

High monthly turnover rates of nurses and senior doctors are associated with higher deaths for emergency patients admitted to NHS hospitals in England, new research reveals.

REABLEMENT

Reablement workforce crisis revealed

By Liz Wells 06 November 2024

There is an urgent workforce crisis in UK community reablement services, with 90% of providers relying on agency staff to meet demand and 61% using them weekly, new research reveals.

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