Over 5m people on England’s NHS waiting list
The number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England has exceeded 5 million for the first time. NHS England’s latest … Read more
Treatment delays
Record 5 million people now on NHS waiting list for routine treatment
The latest data shows that there are a record 5 million people on the NHS waiting list for routine treatment, … Read more
NHS to receive £160m to tackle backlog of care built up during Covid
The Guardian reports that a new £160m NHS initiative has been launched to allow tens of thousands of patients to … Read more
Urgent action needed for post-pandemic recovery
A new analysis shows that the NHS will be unable to get to grips with post-pandemic health challenges or make … Read more
Fantasy and denial in under-funded NHS
Following a disastrous pandemic that has drastically cut back the capacity of NHS acute hospitals and piled added pressures and … Read more
Budget letdown: NHS faces record waiting lists and staff “exodus”
There was no significant new money for the NHS in Rishi Sunak’s first budget of 2021, with an extra £1.6 … Read more
Vanishing front line beds pose threat to NHS future
England’s acute hospitals have lost over 5,600 front line beds – an overall reduction of more than one in twenty … Read more
Hospitals battle coronavirus outbreaks as workforce shortages drive cancellation fears
The Independent reports that across the north, hospitals are battling rising numbers of Covid-19 outbreaks that are spreading on their wards, but at … Read more
NHS ambulance wait figures prompt call to tackle shortages
NHS figures show that almost a million people waited at least half an hour for an ambulance after having a … Read more
Lack of beds and staff will hamper NHS clearing backlog
A report from the think-tank Nuffield Trust has found that longterm under-investment in the NHS will hamper its ability to … Read more