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  • WHAT’S HAPPENING?
    • ICBs aim for £8bn savings, risking NHS staff and delays
    • Enough funding for the NHS?
    • Now Labour is in, press for action to rescue the NHS
    • Battles rage over physician associates
    • Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
    • Key points of the 2023 long-term workforce plan
    • The damaging effects of underfunding
    • Virtual Wards
    • Patient safety: Warnings from all sides
    • Integrated Care Organisations
    • The views of NHS staff
  • WHY?
    • Why are local NHS leaders running out of funds?
    • Staff Shortages
    • International comparison
  • WHAT’S THE CURE?
    • Ten reasons why the NHS needs longterm rises in funding
    • In defence of the NHS
    • Would European style social health insurance be the answer to the problems of the NHS?
    • What’s so good about the NHS?
    • Can the NHS survive in the long-term?
  • WHAT CAN I DO?
    • Find a local campaign group
    • Tell us your experiences of underfunding
    • Donate
  • ARTICLES
    • The Lowdown – home to campaigning articles on the NHS
    • Restoring the People’s NHS
    • BMJ Commission’s call to action to relaunch the NHS
    • Emergency care summit report
    • Recent reports
    • Delays to treatment
    • Staff shortages
    • Integrated Care Systems
    • Reduction in training
    • Rationing
    • Cuts to services
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winter crisis

MP says the ‘shambolic’ state of the ambulance service is ‘putting lives at risk on a daily basis’

Full Story in Manchester Evening News 23 January 2018 The ‘shambolic’ state of the North West Ambulance Service was described … Read more

Categories STPs, Quality of care, Treatment delays Tags A&E, ambulance service, cuts to services, hospitals, safety, STP 7, treatment delays, understaffing, waiting times, winter crisis

Extra NHS funding demanded by Ipswich MP for winter ambulance crisis

Full Story in East Anglian Daily Times 22 January 2018 A Suffolk MP has demanded the Government pledge emergency cash … Read more

Categories Treatment delays Tags A&E, ambulance service, cuts to services, STP 23, treatment delays, underfunding, waiting times, winter crisis

How the winter crisis is impacting Northumberland NHS Trust.

Full Story at The Northumberland Gazette, 22 January 2018 NHS England is publishing data each week which documents how each … Read more

Categories STPs Tags hospitals, STP 1, STPs, waiting times, winter crisis

This winter 100,000 patients waited 30 minutes in an ambulance.

This winter 100,000 patients waited 30 minutes in an ambulance Full story at The Guardian 18 January 2018 More than … Read more

Categories Treatment delays, NATIONAL Tags A&E, ambulance service, hospitals, staff shortage, treatment delays, waiting times, winter crisis

East Surrey Hospital cancels nearly 30 operations in four days

Full story at Get Surrey  17 January 2018 East Surrey Hospital had to cancel 28 operations in four days due … Read more

Categories Quality of care Tags A&E, hospitals, STP 33, surgery, treatment delays, winter crisis

Around 3,000 people left waiting in ambulances outside A&Es in Surrey for over 30 minutes at the end of 2017

Full story at Get Surrey 15 January 2018 Nearly 3,000 patients were left waiting in an ambulance outside A&Es in … Read more

Categories Quality of care Tags A&E, ambulance service, hospitals, STP 33, waiting times, winter crisis

Winter crisis worsens as medical students are urged to volunteer.

Full story at The Guardian 14 January 2018 Medical students are being urged to help relieve the NHS winter crisis … Read more

Categories Staffing Tags hospitals, NHS staff, staff shortage, understaffing, winter crisis

A&E doctors tell Theresa May patients are dying in corridors.

Full story at The Guardian 11 January 2018 Patients are dying in hospital corridors during the ongoing winter crisis because … Read more

Categories Quality of care, NATIONAL Tags A&E, hospitals, safety, underfunding, winter crisis

Epsom and St Helier hospitals A&E at their worst in two years

Full story at GetSurrey 11 January 2018 Epsom and St Helier hospitals reported their worst A&E performance in more than … Read more

Categories Quality of care Tags A&E, hospitals, STP 35, winter crisis

The longest A&E waiting times in all of England is at Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital

Full story in Essex Live 11 January 2018 December saw Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital record the worst waiting times of … Read more

Categories Quality of care, Infrastructure problems, Treatment delays Tags A&E, ambulance service, hospitals, safety, STP 25, treatment delays, underfunding, waiting lists, waiting times, winter crisis
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  • HOME
  • WHAT’S HAPPENING?
    • ICBs aim for £8bn savings, risking NHS staff and delays
    • Enough funding for the NHS?
    • Now Labour is in, press for action to rescue the NHS
    • Battles rage over physician associates
    • Criticism of the long-term workforce plan begins to emerge
    • Key points of the 2023 long-term workforce plan
    • The damaging effects of underfunding
    • Virtual Wards
    • Patient safety: Warnings from all sides
    • Integrated Care Organisations
    • The views of NHS staff
  • WHY?
    • Why are local NHS leaders running out of funds?
    • Staff Shortages
    • International comparison
  • WHAT’S THE CURE?
    • Ten reasons why the NHS needs longterm rises in funding
    • In defence of the NHS
    • Would European style social health insurance be the answer to the problems of the NHS?
    • What’s so good about the NHS?
    • Can the NHS survive in the long-term?
  • WHAT CAN I DO?
    • Find a local campaign group
    • Tell us your experiences of underfunding
    • Donate
  • ARTICLES
    • The Lowdown – home to campaigning articles on the NHS
    • Restoring the People’s NHS
    • BMJ Commission’s call to action to relaunch the NHS
    • Emergency care summit report
    • Recent reports
    • Delays to treatment
    • Staff shortages
    • Integrated Care Systems
    • Reduction in training
    • Rationing
    • Cuts to services
  • DONATE