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Cancer recovery target could be pushed back a year as record numbers seek care

The backlog of patients waiting longer than 62 days from an urgent GP referral for suspected cancer is currently 23,500.

The Independent UK

End of 8am rush for GP appointment as patients must now get slot FIRST time they call

NHS England has imposed the stipulation in a new contract of employment for family doctors after talks with the British Medical Association broke down

Daily Mirror

New GP contract ‘will see more GPs quit and patients wait longer for care’

NHS England sent a letter to GPs on Monday imposing a new contract.

The Independent UK

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Matt Hancock plotted to oust NHS England chief, WhatsApp leak shows

Former health secretary conspired with Dominic Cummings to remove Simon Stevens in early 2020

The Guardian - UK

Less than 3% of NHS England trusts hit key cancer waiting-time target

‘Shocking’ analysis reveals only three trusts managed to treat 85% of patients within two months of urgent referral

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock said ousting NHS England chief executive would be ‘massive improvement’

The former health secretary reportedly discussed Simon Stevens, now Lord Stevens, with Boris Johnson’s then chief adviser Dominic Cummings

Wales Online

Hancock said removing NHS England chief executive would be ‘massive improvement’

Leaked messages revealed a desire to oust Simon Stevens.

The Independent UK

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UK health officials spent £42m in a year on ‘golden goodbyes’ and staff payoffs

In the last five years, 324 health sector staff have received payoffs of more than £150,000, according to new figures

The Guardian - UK

NHS officials concerned about ‘impact of strikes’ on emergency care and wait times

“And we know that there will be greater numbers of staff involved – it will be just under half of our medical workforce"

Manchester Evening News

NHS worried about ‘impact of doctor strikes on emergency care’

Junior doctors in England are set to walk out for three days from Monday March 13.

The Independent UK

Maternity units must only remove gas and air as a ‘last resort’

Some NHS trusts have come under fire for the way they communicated the message that gas and air would be suspended.

The Independent UK

Prescriptions for opioids ‘fall by almost half-a-million over last four years’

New figures were published by NHS England.

The Independent UK

NHS in ‘full blown crisis’ and will miss targets to cut cancer waiting lists, MPs warn

’The metrics are going in the wrong direction’

The Independent UK

£14bn plan to reduce NHS cancer backlogs in England is failing, MPs say

Treatment waiting times at worst-ever levels as post-Covid recovery programme ‘falling short’

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The Independent UK

NHS set to miss key targets, including on cancer, MPs say

A report by MPs said waiting times for cancer treatment are ‘especially worrying’.

Wales Online

23,000 people died last year because of long waits at A&E, say experts

The RCEM found that in 2022 some 1,656,206 patients in England waited 12 hours or more from their time of arrival in an emergency department until they were admitted, transferred or discharged

The Independent UK

A&E delays linked to tens of thousands of patient deaths, top doctors claim

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine said the scale was ‘deeply distressing’

The Guardian - UK

One patient dies every 23 minutes in England after long delay in A&E

More than 20,000 people died in 2022 after spending at least 12 hours waiting for care, figures show

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The Independent UK

College claims 23,000 excess deaths in 2022 were ‘linked to A&E waits’

A new briefing paper by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine examined long waits and excess deaths.

The Independent UK

‘How many people will we kill today?’: Shocking reality facing NHS ambulance workers

Exclusive: Better mental health support needed for ambulance workers who are forced to see patients die

Evening Standard

Hospitals ‘suspending gas and air’ for mothers-to-be over midwife safety fears

Hospitals are trying to improve ventilation to reduce risks to staff

The Independent UK

Eye cancer patient says life-saving treatment she needs isn’t on NHS: ‘I am devastated’

A charity supporting eye cancer patients is calling for the matter to be addressed

The Guardian - UK

Barring skilled refugees from work in the UK is a travesty that must be solved

In a country short of doctors, engineers and other professionals, bureaucracy must not deny people the dignity of work

Manchester Evening News

Teenage girl died after doctor shortage left her without the expert desperately needed to save her

The huge national shortage has left the hospital without the ability to recruit the staff needed

The Guardian - UK

Draft of NHS workforce plan calls for doubling of medical school places

Plan expected to be published next month could propose increasing places from 7,500 to 15,000

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