What the latest NHS hospital figures for England show A record 61,529 people had to wait more than 12 hours in A&E in January from a decision to admit to actually being admitted. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
Number of patients waiting over 12 hours after A&E admission reaches record high Experts urged the Government to address issues in social care to tackle delayed discharges. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
English dentists ‘walking away’ from NHS work as fees fail to cover costs Exclusive: Surgeries having to ‘operate like a charity’ and subsidise NHS work by £332m a year, says BDA The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025
‘Extraordinary’ increase in abuse aimed at GP teams, top medic says Dr Claire Fuller, primary care medical director for NHS England, said it is not acceptable to ‘bash’ GPs, who are working ‘flat out’. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
The Guardian view on the health service: the problems go deeper than the boss Editorial: MPs are right to push for health service improvements. But it is unclear what recent attacks on Amanda Pritchard will achieve The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025
Coroner highlights pressure in hospitals linked to patients fit to be discharged It comes after the death of a 91-year-old woman who refused to go to A&E because of a poor experience. Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025
What are the symptoms of RSV and who is eligible for a vaccine? RSV might at first seem like a cold but it can quickly become more serious The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025
Patients at risk without better protection for whistleblowers, says ex-NHS hospitals chief Maxwell Mclean says his treatment made ‘an absolute mockery of the freedom to speak up’ in the NHS The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025
1.3m people urged to get RSV jab amid warning it is ‘not just a winter illness’ The virus can lead to serious complications like pneumonia and bronchiolitis. The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025
Children still being sent far from home for mental health care in England Figures show practice continues eight years after pledge to end it, potentially impeding young people’s recovery The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025
Norovirus outbreak closes three wards at London hospital amid vomiting bug surge Health chief warns vomiting bug can ‘rip through our wards like wildfire, making patients even sicker’ Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2025
Hospitals ‘close to full’ as many beds occupied by people fit to be discharged It comes as cases of the winter vomiting bug are on the rise in hospitals. The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025
Triple killer Valdo Calocane may have been spared prison due to incomplete evidence, families say Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after killing Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025
Nottingham knife killer not forced to take long-lasting antipsychotics due to fear of needles, damning report reveals Shocking report finds another patient being treated by the same trust was arrested for stabbing five people in one weekend just months before Calocane’s attacks The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025 Triple killer Valdo Calocane refused medication as he did not like needles, care review finds Review looked into mental health care Calocane received before killing three people in a violent rampage through Nottingham in June 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025 Failings in killer Valdo Calocane’s treatment laid bare in new report Calocane was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after killing three people in Nottingham in June 2023.
Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025 Nottingham knife killer Valdo Calocane wasn't given antipsychotic drugs 'because he didn't like needles', report reveals Calocane was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after killing three people in Nottingham in June 2023
Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025 Valdo Calocane possibly spared prison due to incomplete evidence, families say An independent review of the Nottingham triple killer’s care was published on Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025 Families urge NHS to publish full report into Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane A family spokesperson says it is ‘very much in the public interest’ to publish homicide report in full
Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2025 NHS England urged to reconsider refusal to release full Nottingham killer report A summary of the report into the care received by Valdo Calocane is due to be published later this week.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2025 Scheme to attract trainee doctors to England’s deprived areas at risk, GPs say Royal College of GPs says threat of cut to TERS programme ‘alarming’ and would exacerbate health inequalities
The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025 NHS England told to scrap improvement pledges and prioritise cutting waiting times Plans shelved include earlier cancer diagnosis, boosting women’s health and expanding access to dental care
Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025 NHS ordered to make improvements to patient care while cutting costs Officials have demanded improvements on cancer care, routine hospital treatment and emergency wait times.
Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025 Norovirus hospitalisations hit highest level this winter - how high are cases in your area? NHS England said pressure on hospital capacity remains high
The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025 Norovirus cases in England’s hospitals hit highest level this winter NHS England said pressure on hospital capacity remains high.