Struggling hospitals brace for further spike in demand during cold snap
Freezing temperatures across the UK risk plunging struggling hospitals into a deeper crisis as the NHS enters its busiest three … Read more
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Patients’ beds taken DURING operations at Royal London hospital
Patients at the biggest hospital in Europe are returning from operations to find their bed already taken by another person, … Read more
Whipps Cross Hospital cancelled 28 operations in November during winter ‘crisis’
An A&E serving thousands of people across Wanstead and Woodford has been hit hard by what one charity executive dubbed … Read more
Theresa May ignores NHS warnings at her peril After years of restraint, it is now imperative to spend more on health – The FT View
Another winter freeze hits Britain, another winter crisis looms in the National Health Service. Hospitals are cancelling outpatient appointments and … Read more
91-year-old kept in ambulance for 5 hours before being admitted to A&E at Leicester Royal Infirmary
A 91-year-old woman with suspected heart problems was kept in the back of an ambulance for five hours before being … Read more
Hospital gripped by winter beds crisis as resilience fund is slashed
THE area’s hospital has been gripped by a beds crisis as shocking new figures reveal the government slashed annual funding … Read more
What does 2017 hold in store for Norfolk’s NHS?
A new year has dawned on an NHS which is rarely out of the headlines. But what are the key … Read more
Hospitals put adults on children’s wards to ease NHS crisis
Two hospitals in London have used children’s wards for adults patients to try and ease the current NHS crisis. Croydon … Read more
Speak up to save hospital services, campaigners urge the public
Campaigners are urging people to speak up and oppose draft plans which could change the future health care in South … Read more
‘The worst conditions in memory’: NHS doctors describe a week in A&E
The Guardian asked a number of doctors working in A&E departments across the country to explain how their departments have … Read more