NHS bed-blocking rises 42% in a year, new figures show
Bed-blocking has risen more than 40 per cent in a year as hospitals continue to be overwhelmed with people needing care, … Read more
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More than 20 NHS hospitals on ‘black alert’ amid reports of patients left in ambulances
Overcrowding in NHS hospitals has become so severe that last week more than 20 trusts issued ‘black alerts’, meaning they … Read more
Patients’ beds taken DURING operations at Royal London hospital
Patients at the biggest hospital in Europe are returning from operations to find their bed already taken by another person, … Read more
Hospitals put adults on children’s wards to ease NHS crisis
Two hospitals in London have used children’s wards for adults patients to try and ease the current NHS crisis. Croydon … Read more
‘The worst conditions in memory’: NHS doctors describe a week in A&E
The Guardian asked a number of doctors working in A&E departments across the country to explain how their departments have … Read more
Controversial health plans ‘could downgrade two hospitals and leave Brent Council crippled by social care costs’
Campaigners fear the NW London Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) could see Charing Cross and Ealing hospitals downgraded which would … Read more
Trusts with dangerous staffing levels face NHS Improvement intervention
Health economies and NHS providers’ plans for major workforce changes will be subject to NHS Improvement checks on safety, its … Read more
13 GP practices to close in single county
Plans are underway to close 13 of the 18 GP practices in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, leaving patients having to travel … Read more
‘Domino effect’ fears as GP practice closes after third provider walks away
An MP has called on NHS managers to resolve problems with primary care in her constituency after the announcement that … Read more
Citizens must get a say in NHS sustainability and transformation plans
The public has been locked out of the plans so far, but it’s not too late to increase engagement in … Read more