New hospitals – the chaos continues
The prevailing aura of chronic, shambolic failure hangs over the government’s much-vaunted “New Hospitals Programme,” a brainchild of Boris Johnson, … Read more
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Whatever happened to those promised extra beds?
As the promises made by Rishi Sunak and his ministers back in January fade further into the past, they gradually … Read more
CQC – State of Care Report 2022/23
The Care Quality Commission has published its annual State of Care report for 2022/23. The report is an assessment of … Read more
‘National tragedy’: figures show large rise in people dying while on NHS waiting list
Figures obtained by the Labour Party show more than 120,000 people in England died last year while on the NHS … Read more
What are virtual wards? How are they being used?
The current government and NHS England view ‘virtual wards’ as a panacea for the lack of capacity in the NHS. … Read more
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
NAO tries to make sense of New Hospitals Programme
The key Tory manifesto promise to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 was always implausible to all but the most … 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
Steve Barclay urged to accept Acas role in dispute with junior doctors
The NHS Confederation has written to Steve Barclay and the British Medical Association (BMA), the main doctors’ union, asking them to … Read more
Overworked and underpaid – why the junior doctors are on strike
Junior doctors began a 72 hour strike this week, which will see them stop work across the NHS, including A&E … Read more