NHS chiefs warn that hospitals in England are on the brink of collapse
The body that represents hospitals across England has issued a startling warning that the NHS is close to breaking point … Read more
Quality of care
New NHS performance measures to be implemented next year
NHS England is to introduce new measures on the performance of a whole healthcare system that will require a “change … Read more
Combined Performance Summary, July 2016
Performance statistics for July 2016 were released at 9.30am on Thursday 8 September 2016 covering the following: the NHS 111 … Read more
‘Winter of discontent’ warnings over latest NHS performance figures
Key measures of NHS services in England have continued to decrease, prompting warnings that providers are increasingly struggling to deliver … Read more
Out-of-hours services ‘broken’ as single GP regularly covers 370,000 patients
Out-of-hours services in Northern Ireland are on the verge of collapse, with individual GPs regularly having to cover populations of … Read more
NHS ‘in perpetual winter of Narnia’ as waiting list reaches record 3.9m
The NHS is missing so many of its key performance targets that it has entered “the perpetual winter of Narnia”, … Read more
RCN responds to report on district nursing
The King’s Fund warns of the effects of staff shortages in district nursing, and the importance of district nurses for … Read more
Quality of district nursing care under threat
Unmanageable caseloads and shortages of staff in district nursing services are compromising quality of care for some patients according to … Read more
District nursing ‘crisis’ putting care in the community aims at risk
District nurses are struggling to deliver care because staff numbers are not keeping pace with demand, the King’s Fund has … Read more
A&Es and hospitals face closure in NHS funding crisis
The NHS is drawing up plans to close services including A&E departments and district hospitals amid a dire funding crisis. … Read more