1 in 5 NHS patients believe delays to treatment made their cancer worse
A recent report by MacMillan Cancer Support found a collapse in waiting time standards since 2014 has resulted in 180,000 … Read more
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Pledge to reduce NHS backlog has been broken
A key government pledge to reduce the size of the NHS’s record-breaking care backlog has been broken, the health secretary has … Read more
Quarter of million children denied mental health care
News about NHS children’s mental health services hit a new low point this month, with research by The House publication finding a … Read more
Eating disorder service in ‘very distressing’ state after 19 deaths
Ombudsman Rob Behrens, the author of a Parliamentary report into ‘failing’ eating disorder services in 2017, says the number of … Read more
The patients with treatable eating disorders who are dying before the NHS can help them
The Independent reports that it has seen leaked data that shows a record number of eating disorder patients are not … Read more
Going private is no workforce strategy
With no long-term NHS workforce strategy on the horizon, the government’s default policy on slashing elective waiting lists – pushing … Read more
To get NHS out of this hole – stop digging
In ten years from 2000 a decade of sustained investment by a New Labour government managed to repair much of the damage … Read more
Bypassing your GP – self referral, good idea?
The Labour leader, Kier Starmer, in a piece published by the Telegraph and on the BBC last weekend said his party was … Read more
Nursing leaders accuse PM of “false promises” in face of worst crisis
Responding to the desperate situation in the NHS, the Prime Minister announced in his first major speech of 2023 that … Read more
A 39% increase in child referrals for mental health care in England in a year
The number of children in England needing treatment for serious mental health problems has risen by 39% in a year, official data … Read more