Jeremy Hunt accused of cover up and conflict of interest in lost NHS patients records scandal
In extraordinary scenes in the House of Commons today, the Health Secretary was accused of a cover up and conflict … Read more
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Leak shows ‘devastating’ impact of planned NHS cuts in London
Patients will be denied treatment, waiting times for operations will lengthen and A&E and maternity units may be shut under … Read more
Cancer patient dies after being denied transfer because of bed shortage
A cancer patient died after he was denied an urgently needed transfer to another hospital because no bed was available, … Read more
Unprecedented winter bed pressure revealed in new stats
Acute bed occupancy hit a record high in the final quarter of 2016-17, while a long-term reduction in the number … Read more
Potentially ‘life threatening’ gaps in care, independent review warns
Disruptions linked to a new care model for Bristol community mental health services “may well have been life threatening”, a … Read more
NHS Ambulances fail to reach most seriously ill and injured patients in time despite efficiency drive
Ambulances are failing to reach thousands of seriously-ill patients within the eight-minute target time, despite a dramatic reduction in the … Read more
Nurses will see their pay ‘cut by 12% over a decade’
NHS workers will have had their pay cut by 12% by the end of the decade because of a government-imposed … Read more
South west London hospital closure threat after NHS bossses spend more than £4m on bed cutting plans
Health bosses have spent more than £4m on developing controversial proposals that could lead to the closure of a major south … Read more
Council and protestors say NHS plan would lead to ‘unsafe cuts’
Protestors from Weston-super-Mare’s Labour Party and Unison were at Weston Town Hall on Tuesday to speak out against cuts to … Read more
“Sickening”: vital healthcare workers who ease hospital bed crisis could be axed in £400k council cuts
“SICKENING, outrageous and ironic.” Those are the words of devastated healthcare workers who face redundancy despite providing vital acute care … Read more