Thousands of patients denied access to ‘miracle’ stroke treatment Just a quarter of thrombectomy centres operate 24/7 services, while 42% are only open from Monday to Friday during office hours. The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022
‘Persistent’ NHS understaffing ‘poses serious risk to staff and patient safety’ The report said almost every part of the NHS was suffering staff shortages The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022
Covid patient numbers in England starting to fall, NHS figures show Data from NHS England suggests the latest peak of infections may have passed as the number of infected hospital patients falls for the sixth day in a row Liverpool Echo · Jul 26, 2022
Jeremy Hunt admits ‘share of responsibility’ as NHS faces ‘greatest workforce crisis in history’ Projections suggest an extra 475,000 jobs will be needed in health and an extra 490,000 jobs in social care by the early part of the next decade. Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2022
NHS understaffing poses 'serious risk to patient safety', MPs say in damning report Research found that NHS England is short of 12,000 hospital doctors and over 50,000 nurses and midwives Manchester Evening News · Jul 25, 2022
NHS understaffing in England poses ‘serious risk to patient safety’ - MPs Projections suggest an extra 475,000 jobs will be needed in health and an extra 490,000 jobs in social care by the early part of the next decade Wales Online · Jul 25, 2022
‘Persistent’ NHS understaffing ‘poses serious risk to staff and patient safety’ The report said almost every part of the NHS was suffering staff shortages The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022
NHS understaffing poses ‘serious risk to patient safety’ Projections suggest an extra 475,000 jobs will be needed in health and an extra 490,000 jobs in social care by the early part of the next decade. The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022
Support for patients with communication needs ‘worse since start of pandemic’ The NHS has been urged to ‘better support communication needs of deaf people, those with sight loss or mental health issues’. The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022
UK needs urgent vaccine drive to curb monkeypox, campaigners say Terrence Higgins Trust says action must be stepped up to prevent disease becoming endemic The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2022
Children’s health waiting lists rising double the rate of adults, top doctor warns Exclusive: Children’s services in ‘perfect storm’ as summer viruses prevent progress on care and surgery backlog The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022
Cancer backlog ‘vulnerable’ to pay deal cuts at ‘worst possible time’ Proposed diagnostic funding cuts come at ‘worst possible’ time for cancer backlog, senior doctors warns The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022
NHS could face bill of more than £1bn to fund upcoming pay rise Senior figures expect increase of between 4% and 5% but fear they will have to cover costs of anything over the previously agreed 3% The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022
Triple threat of Covid, flu and norovirus could push NHS to the limit this winter in England Health chiefs are warning that hospitals are short of around 14,000 beds and figures show dangerously long ambulance waiting times for heart attacks and strokes Wales Online · Jul 18, 2022
The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022 What is homeopathy? Penny Mordaunt has been criticised for advocating use of homeopathy on NHS
Manchester Evening News · Jul 16, 2022 "We've got 150 patients waiting"..."There aren't enough staff, beds or nursing home places": The two sides of Manchester's ambulance queue crisis "The solutions to this aren't simple, if they were we'd have done them already"
Liverpool Echo · Jul 16, 2022 How long people were forced to wait in A&E last month Statistics have been released for A&E and ambulance wait times in Merseyside
The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022 ‘Single biggest threat to patients’: 200,000 harmed by ambulance delays this year ‘Single biggest’ threat to patients in the NHS is now not getting an ambulance when they need it, ambulance leader warns
Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2022 Covid: Hospital staff absences due to virus are highest for nearly three months Staff absences from all types of sickness have risen to 6% of the total workforce
The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022 Hospital staff absences due to Covid-19 highest for nearly three months Staff absences from all types of sickness have risen to 6% of the total workforce.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022 Patients less satisfied with GPs as NHS waiting lists hit new high in England Figures show 6.6m awaiting treatment and increasing numbers put off trying to book GP appointments
Wales Online · Jul 14, 2022 Latest figures show NHS in England was already under severe pressure before heatwave struck June saw thousands of people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E to be admitted to a ward bed
Manchester Evening News · Jul 14, 2022 What to take when you have Covid - NHS advice on paracetamol and ibuprofen Commons symptoms of Covid such as a high temperature and headache can cause significant discomfort
Chronicle Live · Jul 14, 2022 Number of people waiting for routine NHS treatment at record high, new figures show More than six million people waiting to be seen and 22,000 spent 12 hours in A&E before being admitted
Daily Mirror · Jul 13, 2022 Nurses 'banned from drinking water or using fans' on hospital wards despite heatwave Several nursing staff have reported their clinical areas have already hit a blistering 40C, with some senior managers wrongly believing drinking in these areas poses an infection risk