Further delays expected for promised ‘new hospitals’
The government has cut back the funding for eight promised ‘new hospitals’ once again, according to a report by the … Read more
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New NHS organisations launched but already in deficit
As the July lift-off day for so-called Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) draws closer there is little sign anywhere in the … Read more
NHS England waiting list reaches another record high in March
The number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England reached another record high in March, with a total of 6.4 million … Read more
Basic nursing care missed and shifts ‘unsafe’ due to staffing shortages
A Nursing Notes survey has found that half of nurses say their last shift at work was “unsafe”, and basic … Read more
‘Integrated care’ set to be a system of austerity and crisis
Following the passage through Parliament of the Health and Care Bill, 42 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) are set to become … Read more
One in ten on NHS waiting list in the Midlands
Labour MPs got no useful answers when they challenged ministers to explain how they would cut massive waiting lists in the Midlands, … Read more
Nursing profession ‘well past the point of crisis’, finds report
A new report has revealed dire shortages in the nursing workforce – even before the pandemic. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report … Read more
Record high for England’s NHS waiting list
At the end of December, almost 6.1 million people were waiting to have an operation – the highest number since … Read more
NHS waiting list plan ‘will fail’ unless pressure on A&E is lifted
The Society for Acute Medicine has warned that the government’s plan to tackle NHS waiting lists “will fail” unless pressure … Read more
More than 100 trusts bid for ‘massively oversubscribed’ New Hospitals programme
HSJ reports that nearly two thirds of NHS trusts in England have submitted bids to the government’s ‘massively oversubscribed’ hospital … Read more