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NHS considers scrapping four-hour A&E waiting time targets

NHS leaders are preparing to risk a backlash by relaxing long-established key treatment waiting time targets, including hospitals’ duty to … Read more

Ambulance handover delays down by almost a third last month

Mild weather likely helped local systems maintain better performance against several key winter metrics, including bed occupancy and patient length … Read more

Soaring numbers of patients sent home from hospital at night

Vulnerable patients – many elderly – are increasingly being sent home from hospital in the middle of the night, despite repeated … Read more

NHS had worst November on record, shows first winter pressures report

The number of A&E patients seen within the four-hour waiting target was the lowest on record last month, according to … Read more

NHS needs 10,000 extra hospital beds this winter to keep patients safe, BMA warns

The NHS has been warned it needs 10,000 additional hospital beds this winter in order to keep patients safe. The British Medical Association (BMA) … Read more