Massive leap in number of patients enduring long waits for hospital beds
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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Tag: Accident and Emergency
Care home resident waited three hours for ambulance after swallowing bleach tablets
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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Concern at increasing reliance on A&E by dementia patients nearing end of life
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 launches review into plan to divert patients from A&E to ease pressure
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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Scotland’s A&E departments to get £9 million extra to meet waiting-times targets
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 vows NHS ‘for the many’ with £37 billion package of health reforms
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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Warning of more tragedies after elderly woman died waiting hours in ambulance queue
A coroner has warned of the potential for future deaths after a 95-year-old woman died after waiting almost four hours in an ambulance queue outside a hospital. Lilly Baxandall, 95,
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Emergency services face ‘potentially catastrophic’ gap without comms system, MPs warn
Britain’s emergency services face a “potentially catastrophic” six-month gap without a crucial communications system, a Commons report warns. MPs raised the alarm over the impact of allowing a network used
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NHS in England ‘performing at worst ever levels’ on A&E and cancer targets
The NHS in England is performing at its worst ever level against a raft of targets, including A&E, cancer and people forced to wait on trolleys. The number of people
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Smartphone App aims to find people find the quickest care in North Wales
People in North Wales who need treatment for an injury can now get up to the minute information on waiting times at the regions Minor Injuries Units and Emergency Departments.
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