How the ‘humanitarian’ crisis in the NHS is paving the way for private healthcare
It has been a calamitous winter inside the NHS. Last week, three people tragically died at Worcestershire Royal hospital with … Read more
deficit
GPs asked to come into hospital to discharge patients and take on care
NHS managers in the Midlands have put out an urgent call for GPs to go in to their local hospital … Read more
Social care failings now account for a third of hospital discharge delays
Social care should undergo an ‘urgent’ review before the Spring budget and local authority leaders should play a central part, … Read more
NHS bed-blocking rises 42% in a year, new figures show
Bed-blocking has risen more than 40 per cent in a year as hospitals continue to be overwhelmed with people needing care, … Read more
More than 20 NHS hospitals on ‘black alert’ amid reports of patients left in ambulances
Overcrowding in NHS hospitals has become so severe that last week more than 20 trusts issued ‘black alerts’, meaning they … Read more
Theresa May ignores NHS warnings at her peril After years of restraint, it is now imperative to spend more on health – The FT View
Another winter freeze hits Britain, another winter crisis looms in the National Health Service. Hospitals are cancelling outpatient appointments and … Read more
Hospitals put adults on children’s wards to ease NHS crisis
Two hospitals in London have used children’s wards for adults patients to try and ease the current NHS crisis. Croydon … Read more
Dorset CCG to hold drop-in session about hospitals’ shake-up in Bridport
West Dorset residents can tell health bosses what they think about plans to shake up services at a drop-in session. … Read more
Patients are in danger from their local GPs being overworked, surgeries in London’s deprived East End are warning
Cutbacks planned in the NHS is shifting much of the public healthcare away from hospitals and onto local surgeries at … Read more
BMA demands healthcare plan detail
The Government must show leadership and spell out the detail of how health and social care reform will be achieved, … Read more