People with non-life-threatening conditions are to be asked to make an appointment ahead of attending Wales’s biggest accident and emergency unit. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is introducing a
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Almost a third of UK paediatricians reported a delay in children seeking emergency care during the coronavirus lockdown, according to a new survey. Some 241 doctors said they had dealt
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Around one in 20 calls made to NHS 111 led to unnecessary emergency department attendances within 24 hours, despite being advised to seek alternative care. The results suggest that women
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Treating A&E patients in corridors is becoming “the norm”, leading nurses have warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said accident and emergency departments are being put under “intolerable pressure”
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Rapid response teams will be rolled out to treat older people in their communities in a bid to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, the NHS said. NHS England is putting £14
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The Welsh NHS recorded its worst ever A&E waiting times figures last month, with just 72.1% of patients seen within four hours. The number of people waiting less than four
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Emergency hospital admissions for people with dementia have risen by more than a third in five years, research by a charity shows. More than 379,000 emergency admissions in England for
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Wales’s health minister has said he is “concerned” about the time it is taking ambulances to hand over patients to A&E departments. Vaughan Gething said a task force would be
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A teenager with a severe nut allergy died after a combination of human and system error, a coroner has ruled. Shante Turay-Thomas (pictured) died after waiting for an ambulance to
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More than 100,000 patients have been referred to pharmacists through a scheme intended to ease the pressure on surgeries and hospitals. Some 114,275 patients with minor illnesses or urgent medication
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