NHS Health Check: Nine in 10 hospitals ‘overcrowded’ this winter
The number of patients on hospital wards in England has been at unsafe levels at nine out of 10 NHS … Read more
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Doctor shortage left 4m patients without cover last year
At least 4 million people were left without access to an out-of-hours doctor at some point last year because of … Read more
Warning of cuts to family doctors in NHS overhaul
GP leaders have warned that local health chiefs are exploiting plans to overhaul the NHS in order to slash the … Read more
Chief nurse says she will ‘step up efforts’ to increase staffing
NHS Improvement was aware of a significant decline in nurse staffing performance across English hospitals and its nursing director has … Read more
Hospitals cancelled record number of urgent operations last year
Hospitals cancelled a record number of urgent operations last year as bed shortages left them struggling to cope with the … Read more
Concerns for frontline services funding under new contract
Concerns have been raised over the future funding of Liverpool’s troubled community services, as £4.6m is set to be withdrawn … Read more
NHS Hospital wards left with ‘dangerously low levels of nurses’
Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare workers as “stand-ins”, according to a … Read more
May’s scapegoat attempt could spark mass resignations, says top GP
Dr Kailash Chand says GPs are rightly angry at government effort to shift blame for NHS crisis on to them … Read more
GPs asked to come into hospital to discharge patients and take on care
NHS managers in the Midlands have put out an urgent call for GPs to go in to their local hospital … Read more
Social care failings now account for a third of hospital discharge delays
Social care should undergo an ‘urgent’ review before the Spring budget and local authority leaders should play a central part, … Read more