Performance figures show summer crisis deepens as trolley waits hit new high
Performance figures from NHS England figures have deteriorated to record lows this month as the unprecedented summer NHS crisis deepens, … Read more
waiting times
Data from Trusts reveal thousands of new 12-hour waits
HSJ has reported that several trusts have now started reporting thousands of 12-hour waits in their emergency departments, representing a … Read more
NHS waiting list plan ‘will fail’ unless pressure on A&E is lifted
The Society for Acute Medicine has warned that the government’s plan to tackle NHS waiting lists “will fail” unless pressure … Read more
Waiting lists reach record 5.8m people in England
A total of 5.8 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of September, according to figures from NHS … Read more
Lives at risk from long ambulance waits
The BBC reports that its investigation has found that lives are at risk because patients are facing unacceptably long waits … 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
Patients waiting almost 50 hours for a bed in crowded A&E departments
The Independent has seen records that show patients are waiting almost 50 hours for a bed in accident and emergency … 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