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
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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
NHS chiefs look to scrap four-hour A&E maximum wait
NHS bosses are considering a shake-up of A&E care that could lead to patients with only minor ailments no longer … Read more
Ambulance trust cuts out-of-hours GP winter shifts due to summer overspend
The ambulance trust running the GP out-of-hours services in Dorset is reducing the number of doctors on shift over winter … Read more
NHS trusts fear this winter could be ‘more difficult than the last’
Full story in The Guardian, 22 October 2018 There are “clear warning signs” that the coming winter could be even … Read more
NHS hospitals warn of lack of preparation for winter as figures reveal next year will be ‘tougher than ever’
Full story in The Independent, 11 October 2018 The NHS is set to face an “even tougher winter” than the … Read more
Ambulance trust to send occupied vehicles to new emergency calls
Full story in The Guardian, 16 September 2018 A struggling ambulance trust hopes to improve response times by sending ambulances … Read more