Jeremy Hunt urged to intervene after NHS bar stem cell funding for cancer patients
Jeremy Hunt has been urged to intervene on behalf of cancer patients “abandoned” by the NHS in a row over … Read more
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British Medical Association: ‘NHS at breaking point’ as shortage of beds compounds situation
The NHS is at “breaking point” with a decline in the number of hospital beds compounding the situation, according to … Read more
NHS trusts post ‘unsustainable’ £886m third-quarter deficit
NHS trusts in England posted a deficit of £886m at the end of the third quarter, £300m more than the … 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
Pain-level rationing of hip and knee surgery due to cash crisis, admits NHS
A senior NHS official has admitted that funding shortages mean hip and knee replacements will have to be rationed according … Read more
Hospitals across UK cancelling ‘urgent’ cancer operations as NHS winter crisis worsens
Hospitals across the UK are cancelling “urgent” cancer operations as the NHS winter crisis worsens. Some patients have reportedly been … Read more
193,000 NHS patients a month waiting beyond target time for surgery
An increasing number of patients are having to endure long waits for operations, according to a study that provides the … Read more
Whipps Cross Hospital cancelled 28 operations in November during winter ‘crisis’
An A&E serving thousands of people across Wanstead and Woodford has been hit hard by what one charity executive dubbed … Read more
Commissioners plan children’s surgery shake-up
Two district hospitals would stop providing hyper-acute stroke care and reduce access to paediatric surgery under a proposed shake up … Read more
NHS ‘in perpetual winter of Narnia’ as waiting list reaches record 3.9m
The NHS is missing so many of its key performance targets that it has entered “the perpetual winter of Narnia”, … Read more