A&E delays linked to tens of thousands of patient deaths
Royal College of Emergency Medicine has analysed and report that A&E delays may have led to more than 20,000 patient … Read more
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Problems mount for New Hospitals Programme
Concerns over the New Hospitals Programme (NHP) have been growing in recent months, since NHS Providers warned that it was on … Read more
Going private is no workforce strategy
With no long-term NHS workforce strategy on the horizon, the government’s default policy on slashing elective waiting lists – pushing … Read more
Mixed reception for hospital discharge scheme
The government announcement of an extra £200 million to move patients fit to discharge from NHS beds to care homes, and other … Read more
A&E doctors: ‘This isn’t healthcare, it’s a lottery whether you will survive’
“Accident and Emergency doesn’t exist now, this isn’t healthcare – it’s a war zone and it’s a lottery whether you … Read more
Senior UK health official warns of ‘unsafe and undignified’ care due to A&E delays
Ian Higginson, a vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has warned about attempts to “discredit” figures estimating that … Read more
Wave of hospitals declare critical incidents as they struggle to cope
Nursing Notes reports that a triple hit of Influenza, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus is causing a spike in demand, … Read more
Ambulance crews urged to conserve oxygen
HSJ reports that ambulance staff are being urged to conserve oxygen supplies because of a national shortage of small cylinders … Read more
A workforce already stretched over five days, can’t stretch to seven
With the waiting list of patients waiting for planned NHS care at over 7 million, up from 4.4 million before … Read more
Waiting lists for routine hospital treatment in England break record
At the end of July, NHS England reported that the number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital … Read more