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‘We’ve paid our taxes’ used to justify attacks on NHS staff, MPs told

By Lizzy Buchan and Jack Maidment28th February 2017News England

Some patients feel entitled to attack and verbally abuse NHS staff because they have paid their taxes, MPs have heard. Conservative Oliver Dowden (Hertsmere) called for tougher powers to punish

Allegations of cover up as NHS reported to have ‘mislaid’ half a million patient records

By Sam Blewett27th February 2017News England

The NHS has mislaid more than half a million pieces of patients’ confidential medical correspondence, including treatment plans and cancer test results. The documents, sent between GPs and hospitals over

Over half of parents with children in mental health hospitals saw no improvement

By Georgina Stubbs27th February 2017News England

More than half of parents with children in mental health hospitals do not feel their condition has improved while being treated, a survey has revealed. The findings are based on

Two-thirds of nurses struggle to find time to care properly for the dying

By Ella Pickover22nd February 2017News England

Many nurses feel they are too busy to give dying patients high-quality care, a new poll suggests. Two-thirds of nurses from across the UK felt they were not given sufficient

Difficult for hospitals to balance books ‘while social care under pressure’

By Ella Pickover20th February 2017News England

NHS hospitals will not be able to balance their books until problems in social care are addressed, health experts have warned. The Health Foundation said the gap in social care

Nurses warn NHS plans could see hospital beds and community services reduced

By Ella Pickover14th February 2017News England

Plans to transform the NHS in England could lead to cuts in hospital beds and community services, leading nurses have warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said proper funding

NHS in England ‘performing at worst ever levels’ on A&E and cancer targets

By Jane Kirby and Ian Jones10th February 2017News England

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

BBC investigation finds medically fit patients waiting months for hospital discharge

By Ella Pickover9th February 2017News England

Almost three quarters of hospitals in England have had patients wait for more than 100 days to be discharged, even though they are medically fit to leave, a report suggests.

Mental health experts warn of unacceptable number of treatments far from home

By The Press Association8th February 2017News England

The number of mental health patients who are being treated in facilities far away from their homes is unacceptably high, experts have warned. The comments from the Royal College of

Number of unexpected mental health patient deaths ‘up 50% in three years’

By Jane Kirby7th February 2017News England

The number of unexpected patient deaths in mental health trusts has risen by almost 50% in three years, data shows. Figures for England obtained by the BBC’s Panorama programme show

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‘We’ve paid our taxes’ used to justify attacks on NHS staff, MPs told

Allegations of cover up as NHS reported to have ‘mislaid’ half a million patient records

Over half of parents with children in mental health hospitals saw no improvement

Two-thirds of nurses struggle to find time to care properly for the dying

Nurses warn NHS plans could see hospital beds and community services reduced

NHS in England ‘performing at worst ever levels’ on A&E and cancer targets

Mental health experts warn of unacceptable number of treatments far from home

Number of unexpected mental health patient deaths ‘up 50% in three years’

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting record 906,000 in 2023

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

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Tag: Hospitals

‘We’ve paid our taxes’ used to justify attacks on NHS staff, MPs told

Allegations of cover up as NHS reported to have ‘mislaid’ half a million patient records

Over half of parents with children in mental health hospitals saw no improvement

Two-thirds of nurses struggle to find time to care properly for the dying

Difficult for hospitals to balance books ‘while social care under pressure’

Nurses warn NHS plans could see hospital beds and community services reduced

NHS in England ‘performing at worst ever levels’ on A&E and cancer targets

BBC investigation finds medically fit patients waiting months for hospital discharge

Mental health experts warn of unacceptable number of treatments far from home

Number of unexpected mental health patient deaths ‘up 50% in three years’