NHS child mental health services are failing the next generation, say GPs
Up to four in five children with mental health problems are being denied access to treatment they urgently need in … Read more
Treatment delays
Budget cuts leave occupational therapy posts unfilled as referrals rise
Occupational therapists (OTs) make up 2% of the adult social services workforce but are responsible for around 40% of referrals, … Read more
Teaching hospital discovers dozens of year-plus waiters
Imperial College Healthcare Trust has declared 47 patients who have waited more than a year for elective treatment, latest board … Read more
Average waiting time for GP appointment increases 30% in a year
The average waiting time for a routine GP appointment has almost hit two weeks, a Pulse survey has revealed. The … Read more
Lightning Review: Access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services May 2016
This report by The Children’s Commissioner came to the following conclusions: — Access to CAMHS is a post code lottery: … Read more
Mental health support ‘denied to children’
More than a quarter of children referred to mental health services in England in 2015 – including some who had … Read more
Ambulance delays linked to 35 deaths in past five years
Thirty-five patients have died in the past five years after delays of up to six hours in an ambulance reaching … Read more
Trust reports dozens of 12 hour trolley waits in single month
Around 70 emergency patients waited more than 12 hours to be admitted at an acute trust in Greater Manchester in … Read more
GPs like me can’t help mental health patients in 10 minutes – it’s cruel
The word compassion in all Latin derived languages combines the prefix, with (com) and the root, to bear or suffering … Read more
NHS records worst performance for third month in a row
The NHS has recorded its worst performance for the third month in a row, with hospitals missing key targets to treat A&E … Read more