Ambulances waiting for hours outside Merseyside A&E
Full Story in Liverpool Echo 8 January 2018 Ambulances were left queuing for more than an hour outside Merseyside A&Es … Read more
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‘Extreme pressure’ leads ambulance trust to turn to private services
Full story in the NHE, 4 January 2018 The East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) has revealed it was forced to … Read more
NHS doctor: ‘We are appalled by our own care’
Full story from Sky News, 3 January 2018 A London doctor tells Sky News what it is like to work … Read more
Government is failing to stop NHS crisis, say doctors, patients and opposition parties
Full story in The Guardian, 3 January 2018 NHS providers, doctors and patients have joined opposition parties in accusing the … Read more
Nurses and GPs to be ‘first responders’ to emergency calls as NHS winter crisis deepens
Full story in The Independent, 30 December 2017 Nurses and GPs are to be sent to answer 999 calls ahead of ambulance crews … Read more
Plan to move seriously ill patients by Essex hospitals
Full story on BBC News 15 November 2017 Seriously ill patients face being transferred between three Essex hospitals under plans … Read more
NHS England workforce planning ‘not fit for purpose’, says report
NHS England’s workforce planning is “not fit for purpose”, according to a report that found a high turnover of staff was hurting … Read more
Controversial care plans U-turned by ‘carebnb’ trust
Full story in The HSJ 26 October 2017 The trust involved in a controversial plan to send discharged patients to … Read more
Trust board backs chief nurse over ‘unpopular’ ward closures
A nursing director has warned his trust that more wards may have to close due to a shortage of registered … Read more
Virgin Care ‘asked staff not to report safety concerns’ to health watchdog
A private healthcare firm, which recently took over the contract to run health services on the edge of Bristol, asked … Read more