NHS vacancies a ‘national emergency’
Full story in BBC News: 11 September 2018 The shortage of NHS staff in England has started worsening again, official … Read more
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NHS cancels 14% of operations at last minute, research finds
Full story in The Guardian, 7 September 2018. One in seven NHS hospital operations are being cancelled just before they … Read more
Patients dying on NHS waiting lists ‘surges by 10,000’
Full story in Pulse, 3 September 2018 The number of patients dying while waiting for treatment has increased by over … Read more
Leaked figures reveal more patients coming to harm as NHS standards fall
Full story in The Guardian, 28 July 2018 Growing numbers of critically ill patients are coming to harm as a … Read more
Millions of patients denied use of a wheelchair
Full story in The Guardian, 27 July 2018. More than 4 million people a year have been denied the use … Read more
NHS rationing putting hernia patients’ lives at risk, say surgeons
Patients with hernia problems are being left in pain and at risk of needing emergency surgery, and even of death, … Read more
The NHS saves my life every day – we must do everything we can to protect it
Full story in The Independent, 2 July 2018 Free at the point of need. That for me, as we debate … Read more
Doctors living in fear of fatal mistakes due to NHS pressures, says BMA
Full story in The Telegraph, 25 June 2018 NHS doctors are living in fear of making life-threatening mistakes due to … Read more
NHS patient deaths to be investigated by medical examiners
Full story in The Guardian, 11 June 2018 Medical examiners will investigate patient deaths in the NHS as part of … Read more
‘Shocking’ rise in coroner warnings over NHS patient deaths, says Labour
Full story in The Guardian, 27 May 2018 The number of legal warnings issued by coroners over patient deaths in … Read more