Ministers must immediately enforce “Plan B” coronavirus restrictions or “risk stumbling into a winter crisis”, an NHS leader has warned. Amid rising Covid-19 cases, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the
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Scotland’s accident and emergency departments are “in complete crisis” opposition leaders claimed, as new figures showed a record high of more than 600 people spent more than 12 hours waiting
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A third Scottish health board has requested help from the armed forces as it faces staffing shortages ahead of winter. NHS Grampian has made a formal request for military assistance
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Britons have been warned the coming months will be “challenging” as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Downing Street said an increase in coronavirus cases had been expected over the winter
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Demand for care is rapidly increasing across the NHS, despite already record-high waiting lists, health service leaders have said. A poll for NHS Providers, which represents health trusts and included
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Some workers at a hospital where a radiographer died after contracting Covid-19 did not get adequate help in fitting their face masks properly, an investigation has found. A Health and
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Accident and Emergency waiting times have hit their worst level on record once again, with just 71.3% of patients seen within the four-hour target. The latest weekly statistics reveal that
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Sick children face a postcode lottery in accessing toys and a play specialist during hospital stays, a charity has said. Starlight, which was set up to ensure play opportunities for
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Almost a fifth of the most critically ill coronavirus patients in England in recent months were unvaccinated pregnant women, health officials said as they urged expectant mothers to get their
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Workers at the London health trust that treated the Prime Minister for coronavirus are suffering plunging morale and concerns about patient safety because of staff shortages, according to a report.
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