Urgent review of mental health services requested by NHS England
An urgent review of services for people with severe mental health issues, such as psychosis and paranoid schizophrenia, has been … Read more
urgent care
Labour plans for GP shakeup must avoid mistakes of the past
Proposals put forward by the Labour Party to develop a national network of ‘neighbourhood health centers’- should they win the … Read more
Emergency unit faced closure amid ‘significant staffing crisis’
HSJ has seen an email that shows managers wanted to temporarily close Whipps Cross University Hospital Trust same day emergency … Read more
Grim warnings as NHS plunged into another under-funded winter
All last year ministers promised to ensure the NHS was better able to cope this winter than it was last … Read more
Tory ‘neglect’ blamed for 3.6m abandoned calls to NHS 111 in England
An analysis by the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, has found that patients contacting NHS 111 … Read more
Emergency Care Summit – the Lowdown reports
Just over ten years after the Francis Report revealed the full extent of the appalling systems failure that had taken … Read more
Officials sound alarm on ambulance stroke response times
HSJ has seen a report on stroke services by the NHS England Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) programme that … Read more
Kent campaigners fight on for stroke services
Health campaigners in Kent have declared they will fight “tooth and nail” the government decision to endorse a reconfiguration which will mean … Read more
Patient dies in ambulance waiting outside ‘extremely busy’ A&E
A patient waiting outside Addenbrooke Hospital’s A&E in the back of an ambulance has died. The hospital’s A&E department was … Read more
Trusts told to ‘immediately stop all ambulance handover delays’
NHS England and Improvement has told the trusts and integrated care systems are being told by NHS England and Improvement … Read more