Record high for England’s NHS waiting list
At the end of December, almost 6.1 million people were waiting to have an operation – the highest number since … Read more
Hospitals
NHS waiting list plan ‘will fail’ unless pressure on A&E is lifted
The Society for Acute Medicine has warned that the government’s plan to tackle NHS waiting lists “will fail” unless pressure … Read more
More than 100 trusts bid for ‘massively oversubscribed’ New Hospitals programme
HSJ reports that nearly two thirds of NHS trusts in England have submitted bids to the government’s ‘massively oversubscribed’ hospital … Read more
48 new hospitals? Only one by 2025
There is meagre progress in the Johnson government’s repeated promise to build first 40, and more recently 48 “new hospitals” … Read more
Covid staff crisis leads to NHS trusts in England declaring critical incidents
Multiple NHS trusts across England have declared “critical incidents” as staff absences saw due to Covid-19, with health leaders saying many … Read more
Hospitals start to limit services due to pressure from Covid
An increasing number of hospitals may be forced to ban visitors as part of “difficult choices” made to stymie the spread of … Read more
Scientists dismayed at lack of extra Covid rules in England
The Guardian reports that scientists have reacted with dismay to Boris Johnson’s decision not to impose fresh restrictions to curb … Read more
NHS in London ‘likely to be overwhelmed’ by early January, says leaked report
HSJ has seen a leaked report that says hospitals and the ambulance service in London are ‘likely to become overwhelmed … Read more
Midwives receiving less training in key areas of safety and equality, new report warns
A report from the charity Baby Lifeline, says that across England midwives are still not receiving enough essential safety training with … Read more
Covid patient died in hospital side room: nurses were treating 10 patients each at time of incident
A 73-year-old man died alone in a hospital side room after his breathing tube became detached and his appeals for … Read more