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
A&E
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
Covid patients ‘head to toe’ on trolleys in A&E
The Independent reports that ‘corridor nursing’ is happening again, with patients including those with the coronavirus, are being kept “head to … Read more
Phone ahead for A&E to avoid disappointment
Another major round of efforts to divert patients away from A&E departments is under way as winter approaches. Walk-in patients … Read more
Will “temporary” closures and cuts ever be reversed?
With tens of thousands of NHS beds still closed (NHS Improvement has refused to reveal an updated figure since the … Read more
HSJ reports Frantic action to stop London ‘running out of beds in four days’
The Health Service Journal reports that details of a massive increase in intensive care beds have been circulated to NHS … Read more
Seriously ill patients spending hours on trolleys
The most seriously ill patients are left waiting for hours in corridors or trolleys as the NHS struggles to find … Read more
‘Corridor nursing’ becoming the new norm in A&Es
A&E units are so crowded that patients are being attended to in hospital corridors, leading to the possibility that they … Read more
Patients in Sunderland sleep overnight in A&E due to bed shortages
A memo leaked to the media and reported in The Guardian revealed that patients have had to sleep overnight in … Read more
IFS says that A&E target that could be scrapped by Tories has has helped save 15,000 lives a year
A new study has led to warnings to ministers to think twice before scrapping the A&E waiting-time target. The new … Read more