Is the NHS in crisis?
The chairman of the Leeds Health Scrutiny Board certainly thinks so. In a letter to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Coun … Read more
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Theresa May accused of ‘playing down’ NHS crisis and ‘scapegoating’ GPs
The BMA’s chairman, Dr Mark Porter, said the underfunding of the NHS and “salami slicing” has led to a situation … Read more
Hospitals across UK cancelling ‘urgent’ cancer operations as NHS winter crisis worsens
Hospitals across the UK are cancelling “urgent” cancer operations as the NHS winter crisis worsens. Some patients have reportedly been … Read more
Private beds bought to cope with lack of mental health beds in Devon
Attempts to cope with a lack of mental health hospital beds in Devon, which include purchasing private beds, has been … Read more
193,000 NHS patients a month waiting beyond target time for surgery
An increasing number of patients are having to endure long waits for operations, according to a study that provides the … Read more
GPs asked to come into hospital to discharge patients and take on care
NHS managers in the Midlands have put out an urgent call for GPs to go in to their local hospital … Read more
Social care failings now account for a third of hospital discharge delays
Social care should undergo an ‘urgent’ review before the Spring budget and local authority leaders should play a central part, … Read more
NHS bed-blocking rises 42% in a year, new figures show
Bed-blocking has risen more than 40 per cent in a year as hospitals continue to be overwhelmed with people needing care, … Read more
More than 20 NHS hospitals on ‘black alert’ amid reports of patients left in ambulances
Overcrowding in NHS hospitals has become so severe that last week more than 20 trusts issued ‘black alerts’, meaning they … Read more
Patients’ beds taken DURING operations at Royal London hospital
Patients at the biggest hospital in Europe are returning from operations to find their bed already taken by another person, … Read more