GP practice forced to stop patients booking appointments in advance
A GP practice in Carlisle has stopped allowing patients to book appointments in advance because of the immense pressure it … Read more
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Lightning Review: Access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services May 2016
This report by The Children’s Commissioner came to the following conclusions: — Access to CAMHS is a post code lottery: … Read more
GPs like me can’t help mental health patients in 10 minutes – it’s cruel
The word compassion in all Latin derived languages combines the prefix, with (com) and the root, to bear or suffering … Read more
GPs like me can’t help mental health patients in 10 minutes – it’s cruel
The word compassion in all Latin derived languages combines the prefix, with (com) and the root, to bear or suffering … Read more
Last-minute hospital operation cancellations at 15-year high
The number of hospital operations cancelled at the last minute because of a lack of staff or beds has risen … Read more
Rise in urgent operations being cancelled
Two trusts cancelled urgent operations at least twice for more than 20 patients, official statistics show. HSJ analysis of NHS … Read more
GP appointment waiting times crisis revealed in Labour research
The number of people having to wait at least a week to see their GP rose by 500,000 last year, … Read more
NHS England records worst performance for second month in a row
The NHS in England has suffered its worst ever performance, for the second successive month, in February. As in January, … Read more
Ambulance privatisation descends into ‘total shambles’
Hundreds of patients including people with cancer and kidney failure have missed important appointments for treatment because ambulances did not … Read more
Cancer wait performance declines significantly in London
The latest cancer data shows a significant decline in waiting times performance for north London boroughs. The five clinical commissioning … Read more