NHS patients waiting for hospital care top 4m for first time in a decade
More than 4 million patients are waiting to be admitted to hospital in England to have surgery, the highest number … Read more
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MPs furious, campaigners not giving up after Horton downgrade confirmed
North Oxfordshire MP Victoria Prentis said she is ‘furious’ with the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (OCCG) board for approving the … Read more
United Banburyshire appeals for Horton to be saved
MPs, campaigners, councils and the clergy descended on Oxford on Monday to plead for the Horton General Hospital to be … Read more
Expectant mothers turned away from Darlington maternity services on 26 occasions last year
The number of times a North-East maternity unit was forced to temporarily close its doors to expectant mothers rose by … Read more
GP practice manager hits out at planned closure of sexual health clinic
The Blanche Heriot Unit at St Peter’s Hospital is set to close at the end of September 2017, Get Surrey reports. The … Read more
‘Serious concerns’ over new bed occupancy target ahead of winter
Leading clinicians have raised serious patient safety and efficiency concerns about a new 92 per cent bed occupancy benchmark for … Read more
Hospital stops children surgery in a bid to improve services
Children’s surgery will move out of The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital to others “better placed” to provide the specialist care, says … Read more
Lack of mental health support leaving children stuck in hospital – thinktank
Children with serious mental health problems are becoming trapped in NHS psychiatric units, unable to leave because care is unavailable … Read more
Mum’s plea to save special heart unit
A Lincolnshire mum has said her eight-year-old son may not have survived his ordeal if it was played out again … Read more
23,000-name petition to save Leek’s Moorlands Hospital receives unanimous support
A petition to save a community hospital has received unanimous backing from councillors. More than 23,000 people signed their support … Read more