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Nicola Sturgeon announces £107m funding boost to tackle bed blocking

By The Press Association11th January 2017News Scotland

A £107 million Scottish Government funding boost for health and social care services will cut bed blocking, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister said Scotland’s integrated health and social

Elderly people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E more than doubles

By The Press Association10th January 2017News England

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

Heart attack victims ‘not receiving minimum standard of care’

By The Press Association10th January 2017News England

Heart 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

TV doctor brands Hunt ‘disgusting’ over decision to take children to A&E

By The Press Association10th January 2017News England

TV 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

Red Cross chief defends NHS ‘humanitarian crisis’ remarks despite PMs rejection

By The Press Association9th January 2017News England

The 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

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt ‘completely out of touch with scale of A&E problems’

By The Press Association9th January 2017News England

Jeremy 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

683 people died while waiting to be discharged from Scottish hospitals, Labour says

By The Press Association6th January 2017News Scotland

Nearly 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

Hospital bosses criticised over pregnant woman with learning difficulties

By The Press Association4th January 2017News England

Hospital 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

NHS Forth Valley in apology after missing brain tumour in five-year-old boy

By The Press Association22nd December 2016News Scotland

A 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

Call for inquiry over 70,000 violent assaults against health workers in past year

By The Press Association22nd December 2016News England

The 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

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Elderly people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E more than doubles

Heart attack victims ‘not receiving minimum standard of care’

TV doctor brands Hunt ‘disgusting’ over decision to take children to A&E

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt ‘completely out of touch with scale of A&E problems’

Hospital bosses criticised over pregnant woman with learning difficulties

NHS Forth Valley in apology after missing brain tumour in five-year-old boy

Call for inquiry over 70,000 violent assaults against health workers in past year

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

Nicola Sturgeon announces £107m funding boost to tackle bed blocking

Elderly people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E more than doubles

Heart attack victims ‘not receiving minimum standard of care’

TV doctor brands Hunt ‘disgusting’ over decision to take children to A&E

Red Cross chief defends NHS ‘humanitarian crisis’ remarks despite PMs rejection

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt ‘completely out of touch with scale of A&E problems’

683 people died while waiting to be discharged from Scottish hospitals, Labour says

Hospital bosses criticised over pregnant woman with learning difficulties

NHS Forth Valley in apology after missing brain tumour in five-year-old boy

Call for inquiry over 70,000 violent assaults against health workers in past year