NHS ambulance wait figures prompt call to tackle shortages
NHS figures show that almost a million people waited at least half an hour for an ambulance after having a … Read more
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Lack of beds and staff will hamper NHS clearing backlog
A report from the think-tank Nuffield Trust has found that longterm under-investment in the NHS will hamper its ability to … Read more
Seriously ill patients spending hours on trolleys
The most seriously ill patients are left waiting for hours in corridors or trolleys as the NHS struggles to find … Read more
‘Corridor nursing’ becoming the new norm in A&Es
A&E units are so crowded that patients are being attended to in hospital corridors, leading to the possibility that they … Read more
Report on mental health from Children’s Commissioner shows huge disparity across the country in treatment
On 30 January 2020, Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, published her third annual children’s mental health briefing, ‘The … Read more
Hospitals forced to redeploy nurses to care for patients in corridors
The Guardian reports that hospitals are having to redeploy nurses from wards to look after queues of patients in corridors … Read more
NHS delays are at their worst ever level
Key performance targets for A&E care, access to GPs, cancer care and planned operations are at their worst ever levels, … Read more
NHS performance figures hit new lows
NHS bosses say the NHS is “on its knees” even before winter has begun, as figures for November show it … Read more
Four-year-old boy forced to sleep on hospital floor due to lack of beds
A four-year-old boy was forced to sleep on a hospital floor as he waited for more than eight hours in … Read more
Under-18s being denied urgent mental health treatment, say GPs
A survey of GPs across the UK show that they do not feel confident that a young person will receive … Read more