Sam Rowlands MS speaks out on the state of the NHS in North Wales

Sam Rowlands MS speaks out on the state of the NHS in North Wales

Some worrying research was recently unveiled by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) who have said that corridor care in Wales is…

Extra working hours and multiple on-call shifts are associated with accidents or health problems for NHS healthcare workers.

NHS staff levels ‘alarmingly low’ on wards, study finds

Workers anonymously reported their experiences after their shifts and reported alarming problems

Hospitals facing serious staffing crisis that could put patients in danger

HOSPITALS are facing a serious staffing crisis that could put patients in danger, figures reveal. A survey across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland showed two-thirds of shifts do not have enough nurses to guarantee safe care — a 63 per cent rise in a year. linked inUnison’s national nursing officer, Stuart Tuckwood, said: ‘These figures show staffing levels across the health service are alarmingly low on a regular basis’[/caption] The biggest…

Understaffing and long shifts ‘increase nurse sickness’

Read about the findings of a new study by the University of Southampton looking at the factors that drive nurse sickness absences.

Too few nursing staff on duty to provide safe NHS care | News, Press release

Not enough nursing staff are on duty in hospitals to ensure patients are protected from harm such as falls, medication errors or other risks, says UNISON today (Wednesday). Healthcare workers who do clinical jobs* said not enough staff were present to deliver safe care on two thirds (69%) of shifts, according to surveys carried out by the union. The proportion has risen from 63% when the research was previously carried out in 2023 and will add t…