A “large number” of hospitals are cancelling cancer operations this winter, the president of the Royal College of Surgeons has said, revealing the extent of the NHS crisis. Clare Marx
Read More
People in North Wales who need treatment for an injury can now get up to the minute information on waiting times at the regions Minor Injuries Units and Emergency Departments.
Read More
Plans for a new network of trauma centres across Scotland have been delayed by at least three years. The Scottish Government said in 2014 that four major trauma centres in
Read More
Experts have warned the Prime Minister that the challenges facing the health and care system are set to “accelerate”. A letter to Theresa May signed by 75 leading health and
Read More
The NHS is dealing with its worst ever winter crisis, the head of the Royal College of Physicians has warned. Professor Jane Dacre said underfunding, lack of staff and problems
Read More
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
Read More
Doctors’ leaders have claimed the Government’s plans to extend access to GPs in England are in “complete disarray”, after a report warned of “difficulties” recruiting and retaining enough family doctors
Read More
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 More
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
Read More
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
Read More