More than 20 NHS hospitals on ‘black alert’ amid reports of patients left in ambulances
Overcrowding in NHS hospitals has become so severe that last week more than 20 trusts issued ‘black alerts’, meaning they … Read more
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Struggling hospitals brace for further spike in demand during cold snap
Freezing temperatures across the UK risk plunging struggling hospitals into a deeper crisis as the NHS enters its busiest three … Read more
Patients’ beds taken DURING operations at Royal London hospital
Patients at the biggest hospital in Europe are returning from operations to find their bed already taken by another person, … Read more
Whipps Cross Hospital cancelled 28 operations in November during winter ‘crisis’
An A&E serving thousands of people across Wanstead and Woodford has been hit hard by what one charity executive dubbed … Read more
Theresa May ignores NHS warnings at her peril After years of restraint, it is now imperative to spend more on health – The FT View
Another winter freeze hits Britain, another winter crisis looms in the National Health Service. Hospitals are cancelling outpatient appointments and … Read more
91-year-old kept in ambulance for 5 hours before being admitted to A&E at Leicester Royal Infirmary
A 91-year-old woman with suspected heart problems was kept in the back of an ambulance for five hours before being … Read more
Hospital gripped by winter beds crisis as resilience fund is slashed
THE area’s hospital has been gripped by a beds crisis as shocking new figures reveal the government slashed annual funding … Read more
‘The worst conditions in memory’: NHS doctors describe a week in A&E
The Guardian asked a number of doctors working in A&E departments across the country to explain how their departments have … Read more
Doctors accuse Theresa May of being ‘in denial’ over NHS hospital crisis
Healthcare unions have disputed the pertinence of Theresa May’s claim that NHS funding is at record levels, saying she is … Read more
Three patients die at Worcestershire hospital amid NHS winter crisis
Extreme pressures facing NHS accident and emergency departments have been thrown into stark relief by the revelation that two patients … Read more