Nearly 400,000 people waited for ‘more than a day’ in A&E The Royal College of Emergency Medicine says that it should be a ‘matter of national shame’ The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
400,000 wait more than a day in A&E – figures The Royal College of Emergency Medicine said that it should be a ‘matter of national shame’. The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2023
NHS England patients wait up to two-and-a-half years for an MRI Exclusive: Figures seen by the Guardian show lengthy wait times for diagnostic tests such as ultrasound and CT scans The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023
‘I had surgery on Sunday and was home by Monday’: calls for NHS rollout of gamechanging stroke treatment Doctors and patients are demanding wider access to therapy available only as a postcode lottery The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023
Involve parents before pupils ‘socially transition’ at school, says NHS England Guidance says families should be involved in decisions to refer to child with different name and pronoun or use of different toilets and facilities The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023
Patient safety concerns arise as NHS gears up for its largest strike – what do you need to know? Further joint strikes by consultants and junior doctors are planned for 2, 3 and 4 October The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Junior doctors and consultants both on strike – what do I need to know? Further joint strikes by consultants and junior doctors are planned for October 2, 3 and 4. The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023
Consultants and junior doctors hold first joint strike Junior doctors are also due to continue striking on Thursday and Friday this week. The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023
NHS sinks into £7bn cash crisis as inflation and strikes bite Soaring deficits at health trusts across England cast doubt on Rishi Sunak’s waiting lists pledge The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2023
Unvaccinated children to face isolation for 21 days during measles surge Parents of unvaccinated children in two London boroughs have received the warning as back to school cases rise The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023
How does the NHS waiting list work, and why is it so high? Labour attacks Tory record on cutting NHS waiting lists Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023
Fears over rise in number of stillbirths and babies dying due to unknown causes ‘This requires a comprehensive response from all levels of government that matches the urgency and scale of the issue’ The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023
Government to introduce ‘Martha’s rule’ on patient safety in English hospitals Rule will give patients the right to a second opinion if they believe their concerns are being dismissed by NHS staff Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023
England’s only antidepressant withdrawal helpline to close after funding pulled England’s only NHS helpline for those coming off antidepressants is to close after its funding was withdrawn. Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023 NHS waiting list hits new record high and casts doubt on key Sunak pledge In February 2020, the last full month before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the waiting list stood at 4.57 million
The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023 What the latest NHS performance figures show Some 7,289 people had waited more than 18 months to start treatment at the end of July, up from 7,177 at the end of June.
The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023 NHS waiting lists hit new record high of 7.7 million In February 2020, the last full month before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the waiting list stood at 4.57 million.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023 Starmer calls Tory claim UK would accept 100,000 EU migrants per year under Labour ‘embarrassing nonsense’– as it happened Labour leader says Tory response to his small boats plan shows ‘they’ve nothing sensible to say on issue’
Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2023 PM admits challenge as NHS waiting list reaches new record high of 7.68m people Rishi Sunak blames strikes by doctors for imperilling pre-election vow
The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023 ‘Our health data is about to flow more freely, like it or not’: big tech’s plans for the NHS The long read: The government is about to award a £480m contract to build a vast new database of patient data. But if people don’t trust it, they’ll opt out – I know, because I felt I had to
The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023 NHS winter resilience fund announced by Government It comes amid rising concerns about how the NHS will cope over winter.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2023 Rishi Sunak blocked rebuild of hospitals riddled with crumbling concrete Exclusive: Delay to work on five buildings in 2020 led to warnings of ‘catastrophic’ safety risk
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023 NHS ‘not sufficiently resilient’, says top medic as winter plans discussed NHS England said teams across the service had been planning for a ‘busy’ winter period since the start of summer.
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023 NHS faces ‘MeToo moment’ as female surgeons reveal shocking scale of sexual assaults in hospitals The survey represents ‘MeToo moment for surgery’, says head of Women in Surgery forum
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023 Nearly one in three female NHS surgeons have been sexually assaulted, survey suggests Survey represents ‘#MeToo moment for surgery’, says head of Women in Surgery forum