waiting times Archives • Page 5 of 24 • FUND OUR NHS

Steep rise in summer A&E admissions amongst peak in attendances

NHS emergency departments saw a total of 554,069 emergency admissions in July 2019, which was 4.6% higher than figures in … Read more

Oxford University Hospitals trust in ‘crisis’ as bed occupancy reaches 100 per cent

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH) performance report revealed that John Radcliffe (JR), Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Churchill Hospital and … Read more

6.4% of people needing operations in Dacorum had to wait more than 26 weeks in May 2019

Not only did 6.4% of patients awaiting operations in Dacorum have to wait more than 26 weeks, but 14.1% had … Read more

NHS failure to meet waiting times targets risks patients’ lives

The Public Accounts Committee report on NHS waiting times was released 12 June 2019. In summary, it states that more and … Read more

‘Unacceptable’ cancer and elective waiting times are ‘risking patients’ lives’

Only one in three trusts are meeting cancer waiting time targets. Patients are facing “unacceptable” and “agonising” delays for both … Read more

Sexual health clinics are on the austerity front line – and now STIs are surging

Just hours after the news broke that sexually transmitted infections have reached a 40-year high, another three clinics were shut down, this time … Read more