Delays to treatment
Record numbers of patients wait more than four hours at A&E
More patients than ever before had to wait more than four hours for A&E treatment last month as winter put … Read more
No-deal Brexit could see ops cancelled, NHS trust says
NHS trusts could “quickly run out of vital medicine” in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the chief executive of … Read more
Pharmacists facing ‘massive shortages’ in common medicines across UK, experts warn
Common medicines are in increasingly short supply according to reports from pharmacists who warn they are being forced to pay … Read more
Waiting times for NHS cancer treatment are at worst ever level
Record numbers of patients are not getting vital cancer care on time because NHS England performance against waiting time targets has fallen … Read more
NHS cancer treatment wait statistics ‘set to be worst on record’
Full story The Guardian, 8 November 2018 The NHS is on course for its worst annual cancer waiting statistics on record, official … Read more
Delays in NHS mental health treatment ‘ruining lives’
Full story in The Guardian, 9 October 2018 People with mental health problems are waiting so long for NHS care … Read more
NHS cancels 14% of operations at last minute, research finds
Full story in The Guardian, 7 September 2018. One in seven NHS hospital operations are being cancelled just before they … Read more
Autistic people wait years for diagnosis in some parts of England
Full story in The Guardian, 18 July 2018. People with suspected autism are being forced to wait more than two … Read more
NHS operation waiting lists reach 10-year high at 4.3m patients
Full story in The Guardian, 13 July 2018. The number of patients waiting for an operation on the NHS has … Read more
Demand for private counselling soars due to long NHS waiting lists
Full story in the Metro, 11 July 2018. Since 2016, the number of people booking private counselling sessions has increased … Read more