‘High’ risk to patients due to regional bed shortage, CQC warns
The risk of a patient taking their life is “high” in West Midlands’ mental health trusts due to a shortage … Read more
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National Insurance rise may solve NHS and social care crisis, says MP
National Insurance may need to rise to solve the crisis in the health and social care systems, says an influential … Read more
Every London NHS trust misses A&E waiting target as winter crisis bites
The full extent of the NHS winter crisis was revealed today as figures showed that every health trust in London … Read more
A&E in England had worst delays ever in January, leak suggests
A&E patients in England experienced the worst month of delays in January since a four-hour target was introduced 13 years … Read more
Number of patients stuck in hospital ‘far higher than NHS data shows’
The number of patients trapped in hospital despite being fit to leave is three times higher than official data shows, … Read more
NHS doctors call on prime minister to increase spending
About 2,000 senior NHS doctors have written to Prime Minister Theresa May to urge her to increase spending on health … Read more
Fears of ‘two-tier NHS’ as GPs allow fee-paying patients to jump the queue
Family doctors in Bournemouth have set up the first private GP service at which people who pay up to £145 … Read more
Analysis: A&E performance sinks to record low
Accident and emergency performance for December in England has sunk to its lowest level since the data started being collected … Read more
Revealed: 24 A&Es could be closed or downgraded
HSJ has identified which of the NHS’s circa 175 Type 1 adult emergency departments are at risk of downgrade or … Read more
NHS Health Check: Nine in 10 hospitals ‘overcrowded’ this winter
The number of patients on hospital wards in England has been at unsafe levels at nine out of 10 NHS … Read more