Kent campaigners fight on for stroke services
Health campaigners in Kent have declared they will fight “tooth and nail” the government decision to endorse a reconfiguration which will mean … Read more
Hospitals
Waiting lists reach record 5.8m people in England
A total of 5.8 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of September, according to figures from NHS … Read more
NHS is at breaking point and putting patients at high risk
Patient safety in the NHS in England is being put at “unacceptably high” risk, with severe staff shortages leaving hospitals, GP surgeries … Read more
Patient dies in ambulance waiting outside ‘extremely busy’ A&E
A patient waiting outside Addenbrooke Hospital’s A&E in the back of an ambulance has died. The hospital’s A&E department was … Read more
Trusts told to ‘immediately stop all ambulance handover delays’
NHS England and Improvement has told the trusts and integrated care systems are being told by NHS England and Improvement … Read more
Patients waiting almost 50 hours for a bed in crowded A&E departments
The Independent has seen records that show patients are waiting almost 50 hours for a bed in accident and emergency … Read more