Elderly people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E more than doubles
Very long waits of more than 12 hours in A&E among elderly people have more than doubled in two years, figures show. Data from NHS Digital shows a huge jump
Read MoreVery long waits of more than 12 hours in A&E among elderly people have more than doubled in two years, figures show. Data from NHS Digital shows a huge jump
Read MoreHeart attack victims are not receiving the minimum standard of patient care in more than two-thirds of follow-up programmes, research has claimed. A study of 170 cardiac rehabilitation services across
Read MoreTV doctor Dr Ranj Singh agrees there is a “humanitarian crisis” in the NHS and said it was “disgusting” that Jeremy Hunt took his children to A&E because he did
Read MoreThe head of the British Red Cross has stood by his description of a “humanitarian crisis” gripping the NHS after the Prime Minister rejected the suggestion. Mike Adamson, the charity’s
Read MoreJeremy Hunt has been accused of being “completely out of touch” with the scale of the problems facing A&E departments across the country. Dr Mark Holland, president of the Society
Read MoreNearly 700 patients died while waiting to be discharged from Scotland’s hospitals over a 19-month period, figures obtained by Labour have revealed. Health boards said 683 people died in hospital
Read MoreHospital bosses with responsibility for the treatment of a pregnant woman with learning difficulties did not launch legal proceedings quickly enough, a Court of Protection judge has said. Managers had
Read MoreA health board has apologised after a paediatrician failed to diagnose a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour at an earlier stage. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) Jim Martin upheld
Read MoreThe Government is being urged to set up an inquiry into the increasing number of violent assaults against health workers. Unison said incidents had jumped by a fifth in England
Read MoreFamily members of a talented junior doctor who killed herself among crippling self-doubts and anxiety about her performance have called for action to alleviate the “crisis” of staff anxiety and
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