Charity reports NHS England delays could lead to thousands of deaths
The British Heart Foundation has warned that thousands of people with heart problems could die over the next few years … Read more
waiting times
Patients waiting 10 minutes for 999 calls to be answered
The Independent reports that some people dialling 999 are having to wait up to 10 minutes to get an answer. … Read more
Summer crisis for depleted NHS hospitals
While many campaigners’ eyes have been focused on the football, or the ‘dead cat’ of the Health and Care Bill, … Read more
NHS to receive £160m to tackle backlog of care built up during Covid
The Guardian reports that a new £160m NHS initiative has been launched to allow tens of thousands of patients to … Read more
Hospitals battle coronavirus outbreaks as workforce shortages drive cancellation fears
The Independent reports that across the north, hospitals are battling rising numbers of Covid-19 outbreaks that are spreading on their wards, but at … Read more
Lack of beds and staff will hamper NHS clearing backlog
A report from the think-tank Nuffield Trust has found that longterm under-investment in the NHS will hamper its ability to … Read more
‘Corridor nursing’ becoming the new norm in A&Es
A&E units are so crowded that patients are being attended to in hospital corridors, leading to the possibility that they … Read more
A third of patients have to wait a week or more for a GP appointment
More than one in three patients has to wait at least a week to see a GP, and one in … Read more
Report on mental health from Children’s Commissioner shows huge disparity across the country in treatment
On 30 January 2020, Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, published her third annual children’s mental health briefing, ‘The … Read more
Patients in Sunderland sleep overnight in A&E due to bed shortages
A memo leaked to the media and reported in The Guardian revealed that patients have had to sleep overnight in … Read more