GPs decry Capita’s privatised backup services as ‘shambles’
Family doctors have criticised the “shambles” that has ensued after the firm Capita was handed a £700m contract to provide … Read more
waiting times
The gap between funds and delivery is a chasm in the NHS: something has to give
Waiting lists are at their highest in eight years. In the absence of extra money, we need an open and … Read more
Out-of-hours services ‘broken’ as single GP regularly covers 370,000 patients
Out-of-hours services in Northern Ireland are on the verge of collapse, with individual GPs regularly having to cover populations of … Read more
NHS ‘in perpetual winter of Narnia’ as waiting list reaches record 3.9m
The NHS is missing so many of its key performance targets that it has entered “the perpetual winter of Narnia”, … Read more
GPs told to refer patients to private sector in bid to cut local trust’s waiting times
GPs in Hertfordshire have been told to refer patients to private hospitals in a bid to control soaring waiting times … Read more
NHS problems only going to get worse, says Patients Association
Problems within the NHS are only going to get worse, the Patients Association has warned, after a study showed that … Read more
A national disgrace: NHS fails to treat child mental health
A whole generation of children is being failed by mental health services, say GPs who struggle to access specialist help … Read more
Two-thirds of GP referrals for child mental health lead to no treatment
An increasing number of vulnerable children are being refused vital mental health treatment that is recommended by their GP, finds … Read more
NHS child mental health services are failing the next generation, say GPs
Up to four in five children with mental health problems are being denied access to treatment they urgently need in … Read more
Teaching hospital discovers dozens of year-plus waiters
Imperial College Healthcare Trust has declared 47 patients who have waited more than a year for elective treatment, latest board … Read more