Last-minute hospital operation cancellations at 15-year high
The number of hospital operations cancelled at the last minute because of a lack of staff or beds has risen … Read more
Treatment delays
Rise in urgent operations being cancelled
Two trusts cancelled urgent operations at least twice for more than 20 patients, official statistics show. HSJ analysis of NHS … Read more
NHS mental health funding is still lagging behind, says report
Government pledges to put more money into mental health are being broken because the NHS is not passing the money … Read more
GP appointment waiting times crisis revealed in Labour research
The number of people having to wait at least a week to see their GP rose by 500,000 last year, … Read more
Transplants axed and wards closed amid trust’s nurse shortage
Liver transplant operations at one of the country’s flagship teaching hospitals have been cancelled because of a shortage of critical … Read more
NHS England records worst performance for second month in a row
The NHS in England has suffered its worst ever performance, for the second successive month, in February. As in January, … Read more
Ambulance privatisation descends into ‘total shambles’
Hundreds of patients including people with cancer and kidney failure have missed important appointments for treatment because ambulances did not … Read more
Children and Young People’s Mental Health: State of the Nation
Today CentreForum have published the first report of our Commission on children and young people’s mental health. Our new research … Read more
Mental health services turn away 23% of under-18s referred to them
Mental Health services turn away nearly a quarter of the children and young people who come to them for help, … Read more
Cancer wait performance declines significantly in London
The latest cancer data shows a significant decline in waiting times performance for north London boroughs. The five clinical commissioning … Read more