Eating disorder service in ‘very distressing’ state after 19 deaths
Ombudsman Rob Behrens, the author of a Parliamentary report into ‘failing’ eating disorder services in 2017, says the number of … Read more
bed shortages
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
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
Warnings for coming winter as NHS capacity reduced
As a new strain of Covid-19 triggers yet another surge of hospital admissions, tying up more front line resources, emergency … Read more
Hospitals suspend surgery due to bed shortage
All routine inpatient surgery at Pinderfields Hospital in Yorkshire is to be suspended from 16 August to help the hospital trust … Read more
Closed eyes to Covid reality – Leicester health chiefs push through flawed plan
Another one of the six actual planned new hospitals from Boris Johnson’s “fake forty” new hospitals promised last summer seems set to … Read more
Lack of beds and staff will hamper NHS clearing backlog
A report from the think-tank Nuffield Trust has found that longterm under-investment in the NHS will hamper its ability to … Read more
Oxford University Hospitals trust in ‘crisis’ as bed occupancy reaches 100 per cent
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) performance report revealed that John Radcliffe (JR), Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Churchill Hospital and … Read more
Bed cuts leave NHS ‘overwhelmed’
NHS hospital beds have been cut by more than half in the past 30 years – leaving the health service … Read more
NHS maternity wards in England forced to close 382 times last year
Maternity wards in England were forced to close their doors 382 times in 2016, according to new figures that have … Read more