Tuesday 1 March 2016

NHS nurse shortages 'to last another four years'

NHS nurse shortages 'to last another four years' Figures show almost 24,000 nursing vacancies as trusts go overseas to recruit staff.

A senior health official has admitted there will be a shortage of nurses in the NHS for another four years after figures revealed that thousands of posts for doctors and nurses have not been filled.

The escalating NHS recruitment crisis is forcing more than two-thirds of trusts to look to migrants to fill vacancies, according to figures released after a freedom of information request by the BBC.

Impossible to ignore the staffing crisis in the NHS. The government attacking the staff isn't the solution Continue reading... The Guardian

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