A&E in England had worst delays ever in January, leak suggests
A&E patients in England experienced the worst month of delays in January since a four-hour target was introduced 13 years … Read more
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Analysis: A&E performance sinks to record low
Accident and emergency performance for December in England has sunk to its lowest level since the data started being collected … Read more
Revealed: 24 A&Es could be closed or downgraded
HSJ has identified which of the NHS’s circa 175 Type 1 adult emergency departments are at risk of downgrade or … Read more
Is the NHS in crisis?
The chairman of the Leeds Health Scrutiny Board certainly thinks so. In a letter to the Yorkshire Evening Post, Coun … Read more
GP campaign group demands resignation of Jeremy Hunt
A GP campaign group has called on Jeremy Hunt to resign after more than 99% of its members backed a … Read more
Hospitals across UK cancelling ‘urgent’ cancer operations as NHS winter crisis worsens
Hospitals across the UK are cancelling “urgent” cancer operations as the NHS winter crisis worsens. Some patients have reportedly been … Read more
Crisis, what NHS crisis? Theresa May must stop this denial – Jan Filochowski
A few months into my first job in the NHS, some 38 years ago, I watched Prime Minister Jim Callaghan … Read more
Health committee chair Sarah Wollaston demands Theresa May apologise for GP ‘scapegoating’ amid Tory backlash
The head of the Health Select Committee has said Theresa May must apologise for trying to “scapegoat” GPs over overwhelming … Read more
May’s scapegoat attempt could spark mass resignations, says top GP
Dr Kailash Chand says GPs are rightly angry at government effort to shift blame for NHS crisis on to them … Read more
193,000 NHS patients a month waiting beyond target time for surgery
An increasing number of patients are having to endure long waits for operations, according to a study that provides the … Read more