Exemptions for Great Ormond Street amid ‘serious concerns’ about strike impact Union leader Pat Cullen said mitigations were granted on Friday following a request from Great Ormond Street Hospital. The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2023
Royal College of Nursing agrees to supply some staff during strike The RCN has agreed with NHS England that ‘safety critical mitigations may be required for a period to maintain safe patient care’. The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023
More than half feel treated 'differently' by NHS due to race, gender or age 53% said they received a 'different' healthcare experience due to these factors Wales Online · Apr 28, 2023
Searches for sexual health clinics surge 38% after a bank holiday, says NHS Thousands more people look for help the day after a bank holiday Wales Online · Apr 28, 2023
People ‘more likely to seek sexual health services after bank holidays’ An NHS website tool lets people search for a sexual health clinic in their area by entering their town, city or postcode. The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023
Patients in England to receive cancer test results within 10 days NHS England has written to local NHS leaders urging them to speed up test turnaround times. The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023
Child, three, died with cancer when NHS letter was only written in English The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has urged NHS England to bring in new rules Wales Online · Apr 27, 2023
NHS warned over writing to patients in English after child dies Investigators found 34 national database incidents in one year across England related to issues of keeping track of patients The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023
NHS warned over writing to patients only in English after child dies The move comes after a Romanian child died following missed cancer scans. The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023
Why key to curing diabetes could be NHS-prescribed soups and shakes ‘Obesity is a significant factor and cause of several serious diseases’ warns NHS’ diabetes chief The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023
NHS lung cancer trucks boost early diagnoses in deprived areas of England Mobile on-the-spot screening initiative begun in 2018 hailed as having ‘turned a huge corner’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023
Shildon family who lost daughter share 'anger and frustration' over delayed review of ambulance service 'cover-ups' Quinn Evie Milburn-Beadle's parents are frustrated at the delays in publishing a review into alleged North East Ambulance Service cover-ups Chronicle Live · Apr 22, 2023
MPs told of long wait before response to child eating disorders improves Claire Murdoch, NHS England’s national mental health lead, told MPs it will take at least two years for new guidance to be consistently implemented. The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023
Funding and mental health staff retention go ‘hand-in-hand’ – NHS chief NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard told MPs there is a direct link between mental health staff shortages and the funding available. The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023
The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023 Why are vulnerable patients travelling hundreds of miles for mental health treatment? Patients, doctors and families highlight issues with record-keeping and sharing, a lack of continuity of care, and the breakdown of vital relationships between clinicians and patients. Peter Blackburn and Ben Ireland investigate
The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2023 Junior doctors’ April strike led to 195,000 NHS hospital cancellations Figures show ‘colossal impact of industrial action on planned care in NHS’, says medical chief for England
The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023 Why are junior doctors striking? Health secretary Steve Barclay says pay demands ‘unrealistic’ and attacks union’s ‘militant stance’
Nottingham Post · Apr 14, 2023 How Nottinghamshire A&Es compare on patients waiting over 12 hours NHS England has published data for the first time on the number of A&E patients waiting over 12 hours to be admitted, transferred or discharged
The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023 One in 10 A&E patients in England face ‘dangerous’ 12-hour waits NHS data for February shows 125,505 people spent at least 12 hours waiting to be admitted, transferred or discharged
Daily Mirror · Apr 13, 2023 Hospital A&Es where patients have to wait over 12 hours - see if yours is on the list For the first time, NHS England has published data that measures waits of more than 12 hours from the point of arrival at A&E as overall waiting lists have climbed to a new record high
The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023 One in 10 people waiting more than 12 hours from arrival at A&Es The total waiting list for treatment in England has also hit a new record high.
The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023 NHS waiting list hits new record high though longest waits continue to fall The number of people waiting more than a year and a half to start treatment has dropped by 35%.
The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023 10% of A&E patients waiting more than 12 hours, NHS data shows NHS publishes A&E data for first time after The Independent exposed hidden figures
The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023 When is the the junior doctors strike and what does it mean for you? Four days of industrial action begins as worsening dispute over pay threatens huge disruption to NHS
The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023 Why are junior doctors striking? Health secretary Steve Barclay says pay demands ‘unrealistic’ and attacks union’s ‘militant stance’