NHS straining at the seams year before 70th birthday, finds regulator
The NHS is in danger of a sharp decline in its services around its 70th birthday next year, with the risk of … Read more
Quality of care
GPs losing sleep over patient safety fears, says head of profession
Prof Helen Stokes-Lampard, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, says colleagues are left anxious by overwork and exhaustion … Read more
Bed cuts leave NHS ‘overwhelmed’
NHS hospital beds have been cut by more than half in the past 30 years – leaving the health service … Read more
Virgin Care ‘asked staff not to report safety concerns’ to health watchdog
A private healthcare firm, which recently took over the contract to run health services on the edge of Bristol, asked … Read more
NHS patients going blind and missing cancer treatments due to hospital failings, report finds
Patients in Cornwall died after waiting too long for heart treatment, while others were left to go blind, according to a damning … Read more
NHS Cornwall cuts patient transport for life-saving treatment
Full story at CornwallLive, 29 September 2017 Three times a week, 74-year-old Doreen Roe has to travel to the Royal Cornwall … Read more
‘Major’ safety fears over lack of regulation for advanced nurses
The lack of regulation of advanced nursing is a “major concern for public protection”, HSJhas been told. The chair of the … Read more
Analysis: Highest number of patients waiting a year for treatment since 2008
The number of patients waiting more than a year to be treated on an elective pathway has more than doubled … Read more
Falling number of NHS child psychiatrists provokes ‘deep concern’
The number of NHS psychiatrists helping troubled children and young people in England is falling despite the growing demand for care, new … Read more
‘Inadequate’ private provider to hand back troubled contract early
A company operating one of the first integrated NHS 111 and GP out of hours services is to hand back … Read more