'#RoyalMail #DeliveryCuts could risk #patientsafety #NHS leaders warn

Head of #NHSProviders says proposed reduction of 2nd-class deliveries to two days a week would be ‘extremely unhelpful’'

“Provisional #Healthwatch data suggest that more than 2 million people may have missed medical appointments in 2022-23 due to late delivery of letters, and this will only deteriorate under the proposed new plans.”
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/06/plans-royal-mail-second-class-delivery-cuts-patient-safety-nhs-leaders

#ToryPoliciesInAction #Privatisation #Health #ProfitsBeforePeople

Plans for Royal Mail delivery cuts could risk patient safety, NHS leaders warn

Head of NHS Providers says proposed reduction of second-class deliveries to two days a week would be ‘extremely unhelpful’

The Guardian

Forcing #MedicalStaff to work during #strikes could harm care, #NHSProviders says

Anti-strike laws risk damaging relationships between staff and employers, hospital trust leaders say
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/nov/17/forcing-medical-staff-work-during-strikes-harm-care-nhs-providers
#ToryPoliciesInAction #NHSEngland #BreakThenPrivatise #ToryInhumanity

Forcing medical staff to work during strikes could harm care, NHS Providers says

Anti-strike laws risk damaging relationships between staff and employers, hospital trust leaders say

The Guardian
Royal College of Nurses general secretary Pat Cullen said that nursing strikes — which have been going on since December 2020 — could continue ...
England’s Nurses To Strike Again After Rejecting Pay Deal
England’s Nurses To Strike Again After Rejecting Pay Deal

Nurses in England’s public health system are set to walk out for 48 hours in May.

Forbes
#nhsproviders telling #bbcr4today that winter is ‘always tricky’ for the #NHS. It is, but why? Doesn’t it happen every year? You would think we would have a better plan by now?