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
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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
NHS plans to close all local ambulance stations in London
The Guardian has reported that NHS bosses in London plan to shut every local ambulance station in London, prompting fears … Read more
NHS ‘on the edge’ with some patients waiting 48 hours for a bed
NHS officials have warned that the NHS is struggling to cope with growing demand for urgent and emergency care, with … Read more
Urgent support for ambulance staff needed
UNISON has written to ambulance service chiefs calling for urgent support for staff as services face unprecedented 999 call volumes and unsustainable … Read more
Patients waiting 10 minutes for 999 calls to be answered
The Independent reports that some people dialling 999 are having to wait up to 10 minutes to get an answer. … Read more