Hospitals could see the worst ever performance for A&E waiting times this winter, a think tank has warned. The NHS aims to admit or discharge 95% of patients within four
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The boss of a nursing body has called on the Government to address a perceived lack of NHS care for homeless people ahead of the winter. Janet Davies, chief executive
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People who commit attacks on emergency workers will face tougher sentences under a new law. The legislation was proposed in a private members bill by Labour MP Chris Bryant, who
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Theresa May must pour a £500 million winter bailout fund into the NHS to avoid another seasonal crisis which could leave thousands of people waiting more than four hours for
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There has been a huge jump in the number of patients enduring long waits on trolleys while a hospital bed is found for them, figures show. Data from NHS England
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A care home resident who died after eating bleach tablets that looked like mints waited more than three hours for an ambulance to take him to hospital, an inquest has
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There has been a “worrying” increase in the reliance on emergency care for dementia patients nearing the end of their lives, experts have warned. Researchers have called for better support
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NHS England has launched a national review into schemes to divert patients away from A&E departments. According to the Daily Telegraph, the investigation is in response to the death of
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An extra £9 million of funding has been announced for hospital accident-and-emergency departments in a bid to help them meet waiting-times targets. Health Secretary Shona Robison pledged additional funding for
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Jeremy Corbyn is promising an extra £37 billion for the NHS with measures aimed at improving A&E performance and taking one million patients off waiting lists. The Labour leader will
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