Patients and staff at risk in mental health wards
NHS hospitals unable to carry out urgent repairs or upgrade facilities are putting patient safety at risk, according to NHS Providers. … Read more
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12 deaths of eating disorder patients in seven years led to coroner warnings
The Guardian reports that over the last seven years, at least 12 highly vulnerable people with eating disorders have died … Read more
IFS says that A&E target that could be scrapped by Tories has has helped save 15,000 lives a year
A new study has led to warnings to ministers to think twice before scrapping the A&E waiting-time target. The new … Read more
CQC State of Care report 2018/2019
In October 2019, the Care Quality Committee published its annual State of Care Report 2018/2019. The report covers all sectors … Read more
Hospitals falling short of planned nurse numbers
The HSJ has published data showing that the number of hospitals falling short of their planned nurse staffing by 10 … Read more
Consultants in A&E ‘ashamed’ of trust execs
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust is amongst the worst performing in England for the four-hour A&E target and now, according … 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
GP campaign group calls for Babylon boycott until ‘full impact’ is known
A grassroots GP campaign group has called on GPs to boycott working with Babylon until the independent evaluation of its … Read more
NHS England cervical screening backlog revealed by watchdog
National Audit Office finds more than 150,000 untested samples in laboratories More than 150,000 untested cervical screening samples were discovered … Read more
‘Trailblazing’ community service shuts under financial strain
A midwifery service in east London praised as “pioneering” and “trailblazing” has been closed, after mounting financial pressure forced its … Read more