A&E performance hits lowest level
NHS performance against the four-hour accident and emergency target hit a record low in January on both the overall and … Read more
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Staff raise concerns over ‘inadequate’ children’s services
Following an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission, children’s and young people’s services at a major acute trust have … Read more
A&E departments working ‘beyond limits of resilience’, emergency chiefs warn as waits grow
‘Large numbers of patients are being cared for in undignified conditions in corridors, at greater risk of hospital acquired infections,’ … Read more
Concerns over birthing options as NHS shuts midwife-led centres
They are places where birth balls, water pools and attentive midwives help women have their baby in a calm atmosphere … Read more
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
National radiotherapy plan ‘impossible to realise’ without more funding
Consolidation of radiotherapy services “will be impossible” without more money, a royal college has warned. The Royal College of Radiologists said … Read more
Just Another Day – Unison report January 2019
This UNISON survey’s purpose was to spot-test a typical 24-hour period in the health service. The union asked people what … Read more
Mental health treatment still failing six years after dramatic change promised, health secretary admits
A 2012 Act pledged ‘parity’ of care with physical health, but Matt Hancock acknowledges: ‘It’s still way off where we need to … Read more
MP Yvette Cooper wants NHS meeting over Pontefract Hospital maternity unit closure
Pontefract and Castleford MP Yvette Cooper is trying to meet with the head of the NHS in England over plans … Read more
Four in ten patients feel their GP practice building is a ‘poor environment’
Four in ten patients feel their GP practice is a poor environment that makes them anxious or stressed, according to … Read more