Nottingham rations cancer care due to lack of staff
More than a decade of frozen funding has brought the NHS to a shocking new stage of crisis, in which … Read more
Treatment delays
Patients in poorer areas wait longer for treatment
Areas of deprivation in England have seen waiting lists on average increase by more than half (55.2%), compared to a … Read more
NHS ‘on the edge’ with some patients waiting 48 hours for a bed
NHS officials have warned that the NHS is struggling to cope with growing demand for urgent and emergency care, with … Read more
Urgent support for ambulance staff needed
UNISON has written to ambulance service chiefs calling for urgent support for staff as services face unprecedented 999 call volumes and unsustainable … Read more
Hospitals could face ‘one of the most challenging winters on record’
NHS leaders have told the i that the NHS is heading into “one of its most challenging winters”, with Covid-19, … Read more
Charity reports NHS England delays could lead to thousands of deaths
The British Heart Foundation has warned that thousands of people with heart problems could die over the next few years … Read more
Patients waiting 10 minutes for 999 calls to be answered
The Independent reports that some people dialling 999 are having to wait up to 10 minutes to get an answer. … Read more
Summer crisis for depleted NHS hospitals
While many campaigners’ eyes have been focused on the football, or the ‘dead cat’ of the Health and Care Bill, … Read more
Don’t expect a return to normal service any time soon
In his resignation letter to prime minister Boris Johnson last week, former health secretary Matt Hancock said he was “so … Read more
Ministers complacent as hospital trusts struggle with emergencies and waiting lists
NHS hospitals are under the cosh as they face a rising tide of emergency attendances with a reduced number of … Read more