‘Urgently investigate 10,000 additional deaths’ in the first weeks of 2018, government told
Full Story in The Independent 15 March 2018 Experts have called on the Government to explain why there were more than 10,000 … Read more
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Council chief says NHS faces year-round crisis over lack of social care
Full Story in The Guardian 12 March 2018 The NHS could be plunged into a year-round crisis because of a … Read more
Trust chief: STP must be reviewed after ‘extraordinary’ winter
Full story in The HSJ, 12 March 2018 The new chief executive of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has said the … Read more
£48 million overspend in Cambridgeshire NHS budget revealed
Winter pressures on NHS services in Cambridgeshire have sent local spending spiralling nearly £50 million over budget. Local health bosses … Read more
The shocking figures that reveal the crisis in Birmingham’s health service
Full story in Birmingham Mail, 1 March 2018 Shocking new figures reveal that waiting lists are soaring across Birmingham’s NHS, … Read more
A ‘staggering increase’ in cancelled operations
Full story in The Independent, 25 February 2018 Patients are facing delays to life-saving treatment amid warnings over a “staggering increase” in cancellations of … Read more
One in 11 posts unfilled in the NHS in England
Full story at The Guardian 21 February 2018 One in 11 posts in NHS England are currently unfilled, equivalent to almost 100,000 … Read more
Ambulances stuck at A&E ‘unable to respond quickly to 999 calls’
Full story in The Guardian, 18 February 2018 Patients who have a stroke or heart attack are at risk of … Read more
For four years running, The Royal Cornwall Hospital has not met its A&E target
Full Story at CornwallLive 11 January 2018 Cornwall’s main hospital has failed to meet its A&E target for four years, … Read more
NHS funding overhaul called for by former minister
Full Story in East Anglian Daily Times 2 February 2018 A former health minister has called for an overhaul of … Read more