NHS waiting list plan ‘will fail’ unless pressure on A&E is lifted
The Society for Acute Medicine has warned that the government’s plan to tackle NHS waiting lists “will fail” unless pressure … Read more
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Waiting lists reach record 5.8m people in England
A total of 5.8 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of September, according to figures from NHS … Read more
Nottingham rations cancer care due to lack of staff
More than a decade of frozen funding has brought the NHS to a shocking new stage of crisis, in which … Read more
Hospitals suspend surgery due to bed shortage
All routine inpatient surgery at Pinderfields Hospital in Yorkshire is to be suspended from 16 August to help the hospital trust … Read more
Charity reports NHS England delays could lead to thousands of deaths
The British Heart Foundation has warned that thousands of people with heart problems could die over the next few years … Read more
Patients waiting 10 minutes for 999 calls to be answered
The Independent reports that some people dialling 999 are having to wait up to 10 minutes to get an answer. … Read more
Over 5m people on England’s NHS waiting list
The number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England has exceeded 5 million for the first time. NHS England’s latest … Read more
Record 5 million people now on NHS waiting list for routine treatment
The latest data shows that there are a record 5 million people on the NHS waiting list for routine treatment, … Read more
Urgent action needed for post-pandemic recovery
A new analysis shows that the NHS will be unable to get to grips with post-pandemic health challenges or make … Read more
New plan urgently needed to cope with surge in mental health problems
As the country entered lockdown three it is clear that covid has created a new wave of mental health problems, … Read more