New NHS waiting times app will show patients how to find hospitals with the shortest A&E queue
A new NHS waiting times app will soon see patients choose where they seek urgent treatment. Under the new rules, … Read more
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Patients will wait longer for operations and care will get WORSE amid looming pensions crisis for doctors, British Medical Association warns
Patients will wait longer for operations and care will get worse in the face of a looming pensions crisis for … Read more
Mental health patients detained in hospital wards for up to 21 years
A patient locked in a secure ward for more than 21 years is among hundreds of people with mental health … Read more
Upfront fees ‘deterring immigrants from seeking NHS care’
Upfront charging for NHS care is deterring immigrant patients from seeking treatment, including for serious illnesses such as cancer, fresh … Read more
A&E patients waiting more than four hours reaches record high
Almost 3 million patients in England waited more than four hours to be dealt with by A&E last year, the … Read more
NHS patients have cancer scans cancelled after supplier problems
Concerns have been raised that problems related to the supply of a substance used to screen for cancerous cells is … Read more
King’s College hospital trust makes biggest overspend in NHS history
A leading London hospital trust is expected to record an annual deficit of between £180m and £191m – the biggest … Read more
600 years’ supply of cystic fibrosis drug destroyed in price row
Nearly 8,000 packs of Orkambi, the breakthrough medicine for cystic fibrosis, have been destroyed by the manufacturer while it has … Read more
GP practices are struggling – and Brexit will only make things worse
Staff sickness and uncertainty caused by Brexit have worsened NHS staffing shortages. A recent NHS staff survey showed that just … Read more
Workload and funding cuts leave GPs struggling to offer stop smoking services
Research by Cancer Research UK found that just 53% of GPs and nurse practitioners had time to offer patients ‘very … Read more