NHS services face ‘impossible’ budget crisis, health trusts warn
Frontline NHS services face “mission impossible” in meeting next year’s targets, health trusts have said. Longer waiting lists for operations … Read more
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Money earmarked for mental health diverted to balance NHS books
Ministers have been accused of breaking their promises on mental health after £800m earmarked to improve services was diverted to … Read more
UCLH to go live with EHR system in 2019
[London, UK] University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) has now approved a business case to deploy a full … Read more
Red-letter day for health services: What happened?
Yesterday marked a red-letter day for Cumbria’s health services, with NHS chiefs voting on what they believed to be the … Read more
Number of patients missing two-month cancer treatment target window doubles amid warnings A&E crisis is sucking away resources
The number of NHS cancer patients waiting longer than the crucial two-month target window has nearly doubled in the last … Read more
Fears over future on town’s hospital
POLITICIANS and campaigners have raised concerns over the future of health services in Bicester under sweeping plans to ‘transform’ the … Read more
NHS staff ask ‘least bad’ patients to sleep in corridors amid hospital demand crisis
Patients are being asked to volunteer to sleep in corridors in order to free up spaces on overrun NHS wards, … Read more
NHS bed occupancy levels hit record high during last quarter of 2016
The latest NHS bed occupancy figures are the highest ever recorded for a third quarter since quarterly data collections began … Read more
Controversial NHS shake-up will cost £150m of taxpayers’ money
A controversial plan to transform NHS services and make savings will itself cost £150m of taxpayer cash to deliver, it has … Read more
£115m plans to downgrade North Tees A&E can’t be achieved without ‘drastic’ cuts, says senior doctor
Dr George Rae says plans for NHS have been developed ‘behind closed doors’ and can’t be achieved without further investment. … Read more