Patients suffer “severe harm” in huge X-ray backlog
Full story at HSJ 30 April 2018 Three patients suffered severe harm because their chest x-rays were among tens of … Read more
Public Health
Greater Manchester partnership launches health data website
Full story at Digital Health, 23 April 2018 A partnership which includes a council and an NHS trust in Greater … Read more
Sudden closure of GP surgery leaves patients ‘in the dark’
Full story in Lancashire Telegraph, 20 April 2018 PATIENTS have been left ‘totally in the dark’ after the sudden closure … Read more
NHS England faces legal challenges to plans for health overhaul
Full story at The Guardian 23 April 2018 NHS England faces a legal challenge to its plans to overhaul how the … Read more
NHS England treats too many patients as an emergency, watchdog warns
Hospitals in England are admitting so many patients as medical emergencies that the NHS’s finances and ability to function are … Read more
Fifth of prescribed antibiotics are unnecessary, study finds
GPs are fuelling the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance by wrongly giving antibiotics to one in five patients who has … Read more
The demolition of Heatherwood Hospital has been approved with redevelopment to go ahead
Full story at InYourArea 11 January 2018 After years of uncertainty councillors have agreed to demolish Heatherwood Hospital. First used … Read more
Hospital crisis: Thousands wait more than four hours to be seen at A&E
Full story at Express and Star 11 January 2018 One in five patients arriving at A&E at hospitals in the … Read more
Ambulance call-outs for mental health patients in England soar by 23%
The number of ambulance call-outs for people experiencing mental health problems in England has soared by nearly a quarter in … Read more
Health inequality gap ‘is still growing’ in England, new Department of Health data shows
The health gap between rich and poor is growing in England, according to shocking figures compiled by the Department of … Read more