HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 - Caught on Camera

Patients left in pain and to die alone amid NHS nurse shortages, survey finds

Only a third of shifts have enough nurses on duty, the Royal College of Nursing says its analysis shows

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024

NHS patients face intimate examinations in corridors and nights sleeping in chairs, warns union

Thousands of nurses warn patient “privacy and dignity” is regularly compromised due to hospital staffing crisis

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024

NHS nurses suffering shocking violence from patients, senior nurse warns

Crisis in NHS contributing to nurses being spat at and punched, leading some to leave the profession, Prof Nicola Ranger says

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2024

UK spends more on health but comes up short compared with other countries – OECD

The UK has fewer MRI, CT and PET scanners compared with most of the other countries examined in the OECD’s Health at a Glance report.

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023

Barclay ‘playing politics at expense of people’s health’ amid trans plan

The Health Secretary faced criticism from some quarters but got the backing of his party colleague Suella Braverman.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Tens of thousands of doctors and nurses ‘to be trained as apprentices’

School-leavers are being encouraged to ‘learn while they earn’ as the NHS prepares to ramp up apprentice schemes.

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023