Patients’ beds taken DURING operations at Royal London hospital
Patients at the biggest hospital in Europe are returning from operations to find their bed already taken by another person, … Read more
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Theresa May ignores NHS warnings at her peril After years of restraint, it is now imperative to spend more on health – The FT View
Another winter freeze hits Britain, another winter crisis looms in the National Health Service. Hospitals are cancelling outpatient appointments and … Read more
Hospital gripped by winter beds crisis as resilience fund is slashed
THE area’s hospital has been gripped by a beds crisis as shocking new figures reveal the government slashed annual funding … Read more
Hospitals put adults on children’s wards to ease NHS crisis
Two hospitals in London have used children’s wards for adults patients to try and ease the current NHS crisis. Croydon … Read more
‘The worst conditions in memory’: NHS doctors describe a week in A&E
The Guardian asked a number of doctors working in A&E departments across the country to explain how their departments have … Read more
Three patients die at Worcestershire hospital amid NHS winter crisis
Extreme pressures facing NHS accident and emergency departments have been thrown into stark relief by the revelation that two patients … Read more
Thousands forced to wait outside swamped hospitals as cold spell hits
Heaving A&E departments are forcing thousands of patients to wait for hours in ambulances outside hospitals as freezing conditions hit … Read more
NHS spends millions on private companies that block GP referrals, investigation finds
The NHS is spending millions on private companies that stop GPs referring patients to hospitals, an investigation has revealed. Controversial “referral management … Read more
Analysis: STP digital plans need a major reboot
The largely vague and un-costed digital components of the STPs need a substantial upgrade, or the NHS will continue to … Read more
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to close Integrative Care beds
Scotland’s largest health board has voted to close inpatient beds at a Glasgow site which previously operated as the Homeopathic … Read more