£1 billion Midland Metropolitan Hospital to open – 6 years late with less beds
The long-delayed Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) in Smethwick, West Birmingham, is now planned to open on October 6, six … Read more
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Action on hospital bed shortage: too little, too late?
Last winter In distressing scenes across the country patients waited in vain for ambulances, in hospital corridors and queued in … Read more
A chilling warning from Britain’s most senior A&E doctor: Tory winter plan could kill thousands
The Independent reports that the government plans to prepare the NHS for winter have been criticised by the UK’s most senior A&E doctor, … Read more
NHS England says it will provide extra hospital beds in winter
NHS England has said that an extra 5,000 hospital beds will be available this winter to help the NHS in … Read more
Emergency Care Plan raises more questions
A new plan to rescue struggling NHS emergency services, pledging 800 ambulances, 5000 more hospital beds and bolstering community care has been … Read more
Ministers complacent as hospital trusts struggle with emergencies and waiting lists
NHS hospitals are under the cosh as they face a rising tide of emergency attendances with a reduced number of … Read more
Vanishing front line beds pose threat to NHS future
England’s acute hospitals have lost over 5,600 front line beds – an overall reduction of more than one in twenty … Read more
NHS faces winter with ‘2,000 less’ beds than last year
The HSJ reports that a NHS England and Improvement director has admitted that the NHS has ‘significantly less’ beds now … Read more
Hospitals battle coronavirus outbreaks as workforce shortages drive cancellation fears
The Independent reports that across the north, hospitals are battling rising numbers of Covid-19 outbreaks that are spreading on their wards, but at … Read more
Seriously ill patients spending hours on trolleys
The most seriously ill patients are left waiting for hours in corridors or trolleys as the NHS struggles to find … Read more