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Call for significant social care funds to tackle immediate pressures and help clear NHS backlog

By Jemma Crew, Reporter27th October 2021News England

The NHS backlog will take longer to clear without extra funding for social care in this week’s Budget, bodies representing councils and healthcare groups have warned. The social care sector

Scotland’s A&E waiting times worsen again as performance hits another record low

By The Press Association26th October 2021News Scotland

Accident and emergency waiting times in Scotland have hit their worst level on record once more, with just 70.9% of patients seen in four hours. With 24,116 patients seeking treatment

Half of A&Es and urgent care services ‘require improvement or are inadequate’ – CQC

By Jane Kirby, Reporter22nd October 2021News England

More than half of A&Es and urgent care services require improvement or are inadequate, according to a report. The Care Quality Commission’s State of Care study for 2020/2021 found inspectors

NHS Lanarkshire moves to ‘Code Black’ as every acute hospital at critical occupancy level

By The Press Association22nd October 2021News Scotland

A health board is putting scheduled hospital treatments on hold, including some for cancer patients, as it moves to its highest risk level – dubbed “Code Black”. Bosses at NHS

Welsh NHS boss warns of ‘hardest winters we will have ever faced’ as waiting times hit record levels

By Rod Minchin, Reporter21st October 202121st October 2021News Wales

The Welsh NHS is facing one of the hardest winters it will have ever faced, its chief executive has warned. Dr Andrew Goodall (pictured) said the dual challenge of the

NHS England launch annual recruitment drive with hundreds of roles on offer

By Alan Jones, Reporter21st October 2021News England

The health service in England has launched its annual recruitment drive after experiencing one of its busiest ever summers. There are now 1.3 million people working in the NHS, an

Government accused of being ‘wilfully negligent’ after Sajid Javid ruled out Covid Plan B

By Catherine Wylie, Reporter21st October 2021News England

Doctors have accused ministers of being “wilfully negligent” after the Health Secretary ruled out immediately implementing the Government’s coronavirus “Plan B”. Sajid Javid (pictured) said people must get their Covid-19

New NHS training centre can make immediate difference to NHS crisis – Humza Yousaf

By The Press Association20th October 2021News Scotland

A new NHS training centre could make an immediate impact to tackle the staffing crisis in the Scottish health service ahead of a “really, really difficult winter”, Humza Yousaf has

Parents secure fresh inquest into death of eight-week-old baby son after six years

By Tom Pilgrim, Reporter20th October 2021News England

Olympian Allyn Condon and his wife have secured a new inquest into the death of their eight-week-old son after a six-year battle for “the truth”. Ben Condon, born prematurely, died

Six-hour ambulance waits will be ‘commonplace’ with ‘bleak’ few months ahead, paramedic warns

By Ted Hennessey, Reporter20th October 2021News England

Patients waiting at least six hours for an ambulance will be “commonplace” this winter, a paramedic has warned. The UK faces a “bleak” few months amid reports of increasing waits

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Scotland’s A&E waiting times worsen again as performance hits another record low

Half of A&Es and urgent care services ‘require improvement or are inadequate’ – CQC

NHS Lanarkshire moves to ‘Code Black’ as every acute hospital at critical occupancy level

Welsh NHS boss warns of ‘hardest winters we will have ever faced’ as waiting times hit record levels

NHS England launch annual recruitment drive with hundreds of roles on offer

Government accused of being ‘wilfully negligent’ after Sajid Javid ruled out Covid Plan B

New NHS training centre can make immediate difference to NHS crisis – Humza Yousaf

Parents secure fresh inquest into death of eight-week-old baby son after six years

Six-hour ambulance waits will be ‘commonplace’ with ‘bleak’ few months ahead, paramedic warns

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

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Tag: Hospitals

Call for significant social care funds to tackle immediate pressures and help clear NHS backlog

Scotland’s A&E waiting times worsen again as performance hits another record low

Half of A&Es and urgent care services ‘require improvement or are inadequate’ – CQC

NHS Lanarkshire moves to ‘Code Black’ as every acute hospital at critical occupancy level

Welsh NHS boss warns of ‘hardest winters we will have ever faced’ as waiting times hit record levels

NHS England launch annual recruitment drive with hundreds of roles on offer

Government accused of being ‘wilfully negligent’ after Sajid Javid ruled out Covid Plan B

New NHS training centre can make immediate difference to NHS crisis – Humza Yousaf

Parents secure fresh inquest into death of eight-week-old baby son after six years

Six-hour ambulance waits will be ‘commonplace’ with ‘bleak’ few months ahead, paramedic warns