Ambulance strikes are about more than pay
No amount of PR from NHS England and the DHSC can hide the fact that the industrial disputes hitting the … Read more
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Grim facts behind A&E delays
Emergency medicine consultants are again warning that NHS England’s latest A&E performance figures mean “we are seeing the sharp demise … Read more
Data from Trusts reveal thousands of new 12-hour waits
HSJ has reported that several trusts have now started reporting thousands of 12-hour waits in their emergency departments, representing a … Read more
Lack of beds key to A&E and ambulance delays
The crisis in A&E, and the failure of NHS trusts to make any headway in stemming or reducing the waiting … Read more
‘Single biggest threat to patients’: 200,000 harmed by ambulance delays this year
Almost 200,000 patients have come to harm this year because of ambulance delays, according to estimates, as NHS leaders are forced to act on the “unprecedented … Read more
Minister misled MPs over ambulance crisis
The HSJ reports that Maria Caulfield, a health minister, incorrectly told the Commons on Wednesday that additional surge capacity for … Read more
Officials sound alarm on ambulance stroke response times
HSJ has seen a report on stroke services by the NHS England Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) programme that … Read more
Ambulance staff experiencing ‘horrific’ abuse and attacks
A new report from the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) shows that ambulance staff are experiencing “horrific” abuse from the public … Read more
Lives at risk from long ambulance waits
The BBC reports that its investigation has found that lives are at risk because patients are facing unacceptably long waits … Read more
Patient dies in ambulance waiting outside ‘extremely busy’ A&E
A patient waiting outside Addenbrooke Hospital’s A&E in the back of an ambulance has died. The hospital’s A&E department was … Read more