NHS waiting times: hospital bosses fear ‘a return to 1999’
Hospital bosses have taken the unusual step of publicly drawing attention to the NHS’s declining ability to treat patients quickly … Read more
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NHS provokes fury with indefinite surgery ban for smokers and obese
he NHS will ban patients from surgery indefinitely unless they lose weight or quit smoking, under controversial plans drawn up … Read more
Doctors to breathalyse smokers before allowing them NHS surgery
Smokers in Hertfordshire are to be breathalysed to ensure they have kicked the habit before they are referred for non-urgent … Read more
NHS patients going blind and missing cancer treatments due to hospital failings, report finds
Patients in Cornwall died after waiting too long for heart treatment, while others were left to go blind, according to a damning … Read more
Exposed: ‘secretive’ NHS cost-cutting plans include children’s care
diagnostics and treatment for children with complex needs are among services earmarked for cost-cutting plans considered by the NHS to … Read more
NHS patients express increasing dissatisfaction with levels of privacy
NHS patients are increasingly dissatisfied with the level of privacy afforded to them in hospital, a new report has revealed, … Read more
Richards: NHS must protect waiting times and access to treatment
The NHS must protect waiting times for planned treatment and maintain access to evidence based care despite ongoing austerity, the outgoing … Read more
NHS England delay ‘denies patients access to life saving treatment’
Patients are being denied access to heart treatments that could prevent strokes or save lives, after an NHS England project … Read more
UK cancer survival rates lag behind those of other European countries – study
Cancer survival rates in the UK continue to lag behind those of other European countries, research suggests, with experts flagging … Read more
Revealed: NHS cuts could target heart attack patients in Surrey and Sussex
Patients at risk of a heart attack could be denied vital tests and potentially life-saving operations under NHS plans to make £55m … Read more