‘Angry’ patients forced to wait for treatment due to backlog at Broomfield Hospital
Full story in Essex Live 2 January 2018 Around 12 to 13 ambulances from the East of England Ambulance Service … Read more
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Care UK gives GPs operation price list
Full story in The Guardian, 5 December 2017 A private healthcare company has sent letters to hundreds of GPs setting … Read more
Lincolnshire hospitals to postpone non-urgent operations due to squeeze on funding
Full story The Guardian, 16 November 2017 The NHS is under fire for forcing patients who need surgery to wait at least … Read more
The NHS needs £24bn more by 2022
Full story The Guardian, 8 November 2017 The NHS will need up to £24bn more by 2022 than Theresa May plans to give … Read more
A&E wait times of more than four hours to affect a million more people
A million more patients could face waits of more than four hours in NHS A&E wards in England by 2019-20 … Read more
Children potentially exposed to severe harm after waiting list blowout
Four children were potentially exposed to severe harm after delays in their treatment, as dozens have been on a surgery … Read more
NHS funding concerns raised after patient’s death
A coroner has raised concerns over the level of funding in mental health services following the death of a patient … Read more
NHS patients waiting for hospital care top 4m for first time in a decade
More than 4 million patients are waiting to be admitted to hospital in England to have surgery, the highest number … Read more
Richards: NHS must protect waiting times and access to treatment
The NHS must protect waiting times for planned treatment and maintain access to evidence based care despite ongoing austerity, the outgoing … Read more
NHS bosses warn of mental health crisis with long waits for treatment
Mental health services are so overwhelmed by soaring demand that patients are facing long delays to access care, a powerful … Read more