Warning over potential roof collapses at hospitals
NHS England has warned that material used in the roofs of several hospitals in England reached the end of their … Read more
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Hospitals suspend surgery due to bed shortage
All routine inpatient surgery at Pinderfields Hospital in Yorkshire is to be suspended from 16 August to help the hospital trust … Read more
Higher weekend deaths in hospital not due to lack of doctors, landmark study shows
A landmark study has shown that the higher mortality rates among weekend patients is not due to a lack of … Read more
Summer crisis for depleted NHS hospitals
While many campaigners’ eyes have been focused on the football, or the ‘dead cat’ of the Health and Care Bill, … Read more
Don’t expect a return to normal service any time soon
In his resignation letter to prime minister Boris Johnson last week, former health secretary Matt Hancock said he was “so … Read more
Ministers complacent as hospital trusts struggle with emergencies and waiting lists
NHS hospitals are under the cosh as they face a rising tide of emergency attendances with a reduced number of … Read more
Study in The Lancet claims having minimum nurse to patient ratios cuts risk of death
New research, published in The Lancet, examining the effect of minimum nurse-to-patient ratios has found it reduces the risks of … Read more
Hundreds of frontline Covid doctors told they won’t have jobs from August
Almost 700 anaesthetists – who had key roles caring for critically ill patients struggling to breathe during the Covid surges … Read more
BMA finds NHS faces exodus of doctors after Covid pandemic
A BMA survey has found that thousands of UK doctors are planning to quit the NHS after the Covid pandemic … Read more
Vanishing front line beds pose threat to NHS future
England’s acute hospitals have lost over 5,600 front line beds – an overall reduction of more than one in twenty … Read more