Doctors attack plan to scrap four-hour A&E target
NHS England plan could have ‘near catastrophic’ impact on patient safety, union says NHS bosses are facing a backlash against … Read more
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Trusts ‘limiting access’ to psychosis services
Struggling community teams have resorted to “limiting access” to services for seriously ill patients as investment fails to reach the … Read more
Pharmacists facing ‘massive shortages’ in common medicines across UK, experts warn
Common medicines are in increasingly short supply according to reports from pharmacists who warn they are being forced to pay … Read more
NHS not sustainable and Theresa May’s £20.5bn funding pledge won’t fix it, NAO warns
The NHS is financially “unsustainable” and the government’s much-trumpeted 10-year plan is inadequate to rescue cancer, mental health and social care … Read more
Waiting times for NHS cancer treatment are at worst ever level
Record numbers of patients are not getting vital cancer care on time because NHS England performance against waiting time targets has fallen … Read more
NHS considers scrapping four-hour A&E waiting time targets
NHS leaders are preparing to risk a backlash by relaxing long-established key treatment waiting time targets, including hospitals’ duty to … Read more
Ambulance handover delays down by almost a third last month
Mild weather likely helped local systems maintain better performance against several key winter metrics, including bed occupancy and patient length … Read more
NHS had worst November on record, shows first winter pressures report
The number of A&E patients seen within the four-hour waiting target was the lowest on record last month, according to … Read more
NHS cancer treatment wait statistics ‘set to be worst on record’
Full story The Guardian, 8 November 2018 The NHS is on course for its worst annual cancer waiting statistics on record, official … Read more
Delays in NHS mental health treatment ‘ruining lives’
Full story in The Guardian, 9 October 2018 People with mental health problems are waiting so long for NHS care … Read more