Delays to treatment

NHS bed-blocking rises 42% in a year, new figures show

12th January 2017

Bed-blocking has risen more than 40 per cent in a year as hospitals continue to be overwhelmed with people needing care, … Read more

More than 20 NHS hospitals on ‘black alert’ amid reports of patients left in ambulances

12th January 2017

Overcrowding in NHS hospitals has become so severe that last week more than 20 trusts issued ‘black alerts’, meaning they … Read more

Hospitals put adults on children’s wards to ease NHS crisis

10th January 2017

Two hospitals in London have used children’s wards for adults patients to try and ease the current NHS crisis. Croydon … Read more

One in 14 people now waiting for operations as demand on NHS soars

8th December 2016

  NHS England figures show number of people awaiting non-urgent surgery is at highest level since December 2007 Demand for … Read more

Ambulances wait nine hours outside A&E amid ‘epidemic’ of delays

23rd October 2016

The number of patients suffering delays after arriving at A&E by ambulance has risen by 64 per cent in two … Read more

The gap between funds and delivery is a chasm in the NHS: something has to give

10th September 2016

Waiting lists are at their highest in eight years.  In the absence of extra money, we need an open and … Read more

Combined Performance Summary, July 2016

8th September 2016

Performance statistics for July 2016 were released at 9.30am on Thursday 8 September 2016 covering the following: the NHS 111 … Read more

NHS ‘in perpetual winter of Narnia’ as waiting list reaches record 3.9m

8th September 2016

The NHS is missing so many of its key performance targets that it has entered “the perpetual winter of Narnia”, … Read more

NHS ‘heading into extremely difficult autumn’ amid rising rota gaps

17th August 2016

Healthcare services and its professionals are “heading into an extremely difficult autumn”, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has warned … Read more

NHS problems only going to get worse, says Patients Association

16th August 2016

Problems within the NHS are only going to get worse, the Patients Association has warned, after a study showed that … Read more