NHS England told to act on internal review to end ‘avoidable harm’
Spinal patients have been exposed to “avoidable harm” due to “wholly unacceptable” delays in their treatment, according to an unpublished … Read more
NHS England
Scrapping the 4-hour target would lead to “endless hours of waiting in A&E departments”
In December, only 86.4% of patients were seen within the target. Scrapping the four-hour target would lead to “near catastrophic … Read more
Doctors attack plan to scrap four-hour A&E target
NHS England plan could have ‘near catastrophic’ impact on patient safety, union says NHS bosses are facing a backlash against … Read more
All of England to become ICS by 2021
The whole of England is to be covered by integrated care systems in just over two years, the NHS long-term … Read more
Every patient to have ‘right’ to access new digital GP providers
The long-term plan, published on Monday, said that by 2022-23 all patients in England will have access to a “digital … Read more
All GPs expected to sign up to ‘network contracts’
In its long-term plan, published today, NHS England has said individual GP practices “will enter into a network contract, as … Read more
NHS staffing crisis could harm plan to save half a million lives
NHS leaders are to outline a future in which genomics, cutting-edge surgery and artificial intelligence help save hundreds of thousands … Read more
NHS considers scrapping four-hour A&E waiting time targets
NHS leaders are preparing to risk a backlash by relaxing long-established key treatment waiting time targets, including hospitals’ duty to … Read more
NHS chiefs tell Theresa May it is time to curb privatisation
NHS leaders want Theresa May to scrap Conservative legislation that forces the tendering of contracts for care, in a move … Read more
Ambulance handover delays down by almost a third last month
Mild weather likely helped local systems maintain better performance against several key winter metrics, including bed occupancy and patient length … Read more