Whatever happened to those promised extra beds?
As the promises made by Rishi Sunak and his ministers back in January fade further into the past, they gradually … Read more
Hospitals
CQC – State of Care Report 2022/23
The Care Quality Commission has published its annual State of Care report for 2022/23. The report is an assessment of … Read more
Third of life-or-death 999 ambulance calls in England not attended by paramedic
Figures obtained by the Guardian show that one in three life-or-death 999 ambulance calls in some parts of England are … Read more
‘National tragedy’: figures show large rise in people dying while on NHS waiting list
Figures obtained by the Labour Party show more than 120,000 people in England died last year while on the NHS … Read more
What are virtual wards? How are they being used?
The current government and NHS England view ‘virtual wards’ as a panacea for the lack of capacity in the NHS. … Read more
Action on hospital bed shortage: too little, too late?
Last winter In distressing scenes across the country patients waited in vain for ambulances, in hospital corridors and queued in … Read more
NAO tries to make sense of New Hospitals Programme
The key Tory manifesto promise to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 was always implausible to all but the most … Read more
A chilling warning from Britain’s most senior A&E doctor: Tory winter plan could kill thousands
The Independent reports that the government plans to prepare the NHS for winter have been criticised by the UK’s most senior A&E doctor, … Read more
NHS England says it will provide extra hospital beds in winter
NHS England has said that an extra 5,000 hospital beds will be available this winter to help the NHS in … Read more
Hundreds of NHS anaesthetists unable to get jobs
This year sees 350 trainee anaesthetists were unable to get posts for the next stage of anaesthetics training (higher specialist training ST4) … Read more