Hospital patients forced to sleep in GYM after surge in A&E cases sparks bed shortage
Patients are being put up in a hospital gym after a surge in A&E cases led to a shortage of … Read more
treatment delays
Hundreds more hidden patients waiting 52 weeks for treatment
At least 378 more patients than previously thought have been waiting a year or more for planned treatment, HSJ has … Read more
Why contracting out to private health providers doesn’t always work
The NHS (Reinstatement) bill received its second reading in parliament last week. Its aim is to reverse the creeping privatisation … Read more
Eye risk from ‘overstretched NHS’
Eye specialists say hundreds of patients suffer irreversible sight loss every year in England because services are overstretched and under-resourced. … Read more
NHS records worst ever performance figures
The NHS recorded its worst ever performance in the first month of the year as services struggled to cope with … Read more
Why are more children being prescribed antidepressants? Funding cuts
New research published this week shows that between 2005 and 2013 there was a 54% increase in the number of children and … Read more
Hospital on black alert as patients face diversions and long waits in A&E
A hospital has been placed on the highest level of alert as it battles to control demand from patients and … Read more
Thousands of trained learning disability carers needed
At least 10,000 extra staff will need to be recruited and trained if plans to move people with learning disabilities … Read more
Winter Pressure: What’s going on behind the scenes
Starting in early December each year, so-called NHS ‘winter pressures’ make the headlines. Attention invariably tends to be focused solely … Read more
GPs forced to diagnose mental illness in children ‘outside their competence’
he majority of GPs say they have to diagnose child and adolescent mental health disorders ‘above their level of competence’ … Read more