NHS patients have cancer scans cancelled after supplier problems
Concerns have been raised that problems related to the supply of a substance used to screen for cancerous cells is … Read more
waiting times
Expect a rise in patients suing NHS over long waits, watchdog warns
The NHS should expect a surge of medical negligence claims because of longer waiting lists in areas including cancer care … Read more
Cancer treatment waiting times see ‘concerning spike’ as NHS plans to ditch key measures
A quarter of cancer patients in January waited more than two months to start treatment, a concerning rise which means … Read more
NHS waiting times: A&E four-hour target set to be scrapped, plans reveal
The NHS is set to abandon its flagship guarantee that patients at A&E will be treated, admitted or sent home … Read more
Record numbers of patients wait more than four hours at A&E
More patients than ever before had to wait more than four hours for A&E treatment last month as winter put … Read more
NHS England told to act on internal review to end ‘avoidable harm’
Spinal patients have been exposed to “avoidable harm” due to “wholly unacceptable” delays in their treatment, according to an unpublished … Read more
No-deal Brexit could see ops cancelled, NHS trust says
NHS trusts could “quickly run out of vital medicine” in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the chief executive of … Read more
Just Another Day – Unison report January 2019
This UNISON survey’s purpose was to spot-test a typical 24-hour period in the health service. The union asked people what … Read more
NHS financial sustainability – An NAO report
In its annual report on the financial sustainability of the NHS, the NAO concludes that the existence of substantial deficits … Read more
Patients wait twice as long for ambulances when they become seriously ill at the GP, investigation finds
Patients whose GP spots symptoms of serious health problems like heart attacks and sepsis are waiting twice as long for an ambulance as those who … Read more