‘Critical incident’ over A&E pressures declared by hospital trust
HSJ reported that Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has declared a “critical incident” due to pressures on its emergency services. The … Read more
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State of care report 2018/19 released by Care Quality Commission
The annual assessment of the state of healthcare in England has been published by the Care Quality Commission. The report … Read more
NHS figures give Boris a ‘reality check’
New health announcements for England include funding for new buildings, sorting out doctors’ pension tax issues and a new artificial … Read more
Steep rise in summer A&E admissions amongst peak in attendances
NHS emergency departments saw a total of 554,069 emergency admissions in July 2019, which was 4.6% higher than figures in … Read more
Over 40% of emergency hospital admissions from care homes could be avoided
NHS England and the Health Foundation conducted a joint initiative and found that nearly half of emergency hospital admissions from … Read more
Health chiefs trying to get £23 million to build A&E in Durham
The County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has been given planning permission for a new emergency centre, but is … Read more
Consultants in A&E ‘ashamed’ of trust execs
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust is amongst the worst performing in England for the four-hour A&E target and now, according … Read more
New NHS waiting times app will show patients how to find hospitals with the shortest A&E queue
A new NHS waiting times app will soon see patients choose where they seek urgent treatment. Under the new rules, … Read more
A&E patients waiting more than four hours reaches record high
Almost 3 million patients in England waited more than four hours to be dealt with by A&E last year, the … Read more
NHS waiting times: A&E four-hour target set to be scrapped, plans reveal
The NHS is set to abandon its flagship guarantee that patients at A&E will be treated, admitted or sent home … Read more