NHS consultants run private firms charging to cut waiting lists at their own hospitals Calls for a ban as health trusts award ‘insourcing’ contracts worth millions to tackle backlogs The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023
More than 4,000 ambulance patients forced to wait over an HOUR outside Greater Manchester A&Es Another 4,448 people faced delays of between 30 and 60 minutes Manchester Evening News · Jan 17, 2023
NHS in crisis: How long are A&E, ambulance and hospital waiting lists in your area? Use our gadget to find out Find out the latest delays at your hospital Manchester Evening News · Jan 14, 2023
More than 4,000 ambulance patients hit with hour-long A&E waits outside Greater Manchester hospitals The startling figures come as NHS bosses prepare for further ambulance service strike action Manchester Evening News · Jan 7, 2023
How delayed cancer treatment is in your area as patient faces agonising '10-WEEK wait' 'People could be dead within eight to 10 weeks if their cancer is aggressive enough' Manchester Evening News · Nov 9, 2022
'Critical' IT systems back online at troubled hospitals - but cause of major outage yet to be revealed Patients needing urgent treatment have been rebooked after the weeks of IT chaos, according to a senior NHS source Manchester Evening News · Jun 7, 2022
'Freezing' great-gran, 90, forced to wait in ambulance for 'three HOURS' in agony outside IT chaos-hit hospital Four Greater Manchester hospitals have been plagued by two weeks of IT problems Manchester Evening News · Jun 1, 2022
Dad's 'nightmare' 31-HOUR A&E wait after being 'told his colon might have burst' - only to be sent home 'I had to sit on this hard, plastic chair while I had a really sore stomach' Manchester Evening News · Jun 1, 2022
'Critical incidents' declared at Oldham, Bury and Rochdale hospitals amid major IT failure Hospital bosses are have declared critical incidents at the Royal Oldham Hospital, Bury's Fairfield General and Rochdale Infirmary Manchester Evening News · May 24, 2022
IT system issue causes 'disruption for patients at four hospitals' The IT problems are causing 'disruption to staff and patients', according to one senior Greater Manchester NHS source Manchester Evening News · May 20, 2022