NHS dental staff 'tired and fed up' as city warned crisis could deepen A NHS England boss has admitted the health service has 'no way' of holding onto dentists Liverpool Echo · Mar 16, 2023
UK Government offers NHS workers in England pay rise that unions say could end strikes and what it means for Wales It is not yet known if Wales will receive more money as a result of the Barnet Formula Wales Online · Mar 16, 2023
'Toxic' hospital compared to the 'mafia' slammed for failing to cooperate with review University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB), which is one of England's biggest hospital trusts, has already come under scrutiny after allegations that doctors were threatened for raising safety concerns Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2023
Scheme putting police in mental health teams must end, says NHS England Critics of SIM monitoring scheme have raised fears that high-risk people are not receiving the care they need The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023
‘Real concerns’ over investigation into patient safety and bullying culture at NHS Trust The Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman said it had received more complaints about the trust in the past three years than any other. The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023
NHS review into scandal-hit hospital condemned by watchdog Robert Behrens says University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust had shown “no evidence” of a willingness to learn from past failings The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023
Junior doctors to launch strike ahead of week of walkouts by several unions Members of several trade unions will strike on Budget day in what will be one of the biggest single days of industrial action for years. The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Junior doctors’ strike will have unprecedented impact on NHS, says top medic Walkout will cause even more disruption than recent action by nurses, ambulance staff and physiotherapists The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2023
NHS England aiming to treat 50,000 people a month in virtual wards in their own home More than 100,000 already treated at home in what officials call a 'real game changer' Wales Online · Mar 11, 2023
More than 100,000 treated on ‘virtual wards’ NHS England said that the ability to treat patients at home is a ‘real game changer’. The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023
Desperate patients and medics march together to back NHS in crisis caused by Tories A major demo over the NHS crisis caused by the Tories takes place tomorrow - the Mirror hears from a nurse who has witnessed decimation and a patient who finds it almost impossible to see her GP Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2023
It could be years before Liverpool patients can see an NHS dentist Healthwatch Liverpool said only a third of adults have been able to get public health care Liverpool Echo · Mar 10, 2023
NHS leaders warn life-saving surgeries and urgent cancer care will be hit during doctors’ strike Exclusive: NHS trusts planning closures and downgrading of A&E departments during strikes, leaked reports reveal The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023
Quarter of ambulance staff to quit in crisis as over 50% witness deaths from NHS delays Almost a quarter of ambulance staff now plan to quit jobs according to the shock national NHS Staff Survey - while a separate poll for Channel 4’s Dispatches found 53% of ambulance workers said they had witnessed a death caused by NHS delays Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2023
Evening Standard · Mar 9, 2023 NHS waiting list at all-time high in London despite fall in longest wait times Latest figures show more than a million Londoners waiting for routine treatment
The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023 NHS waiting list at all-time high despite fall in longest waits The number of people waiting more than a year and a half to start treatment has dropped by 17%.
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023 Senior Tory ‘lobbied head of NHS for company paying him £1,600 a month’ ‘I have been trying for months to help the NHS through a company I am connected with,’ Steve Brine allegedly wrote
Chronicle Live · Mar 7, 2023 GP surgeries must give patients appointment slot first time they call to end 8am rush Following a breakdown in talks with the British Medical Association, NHS England has imposed the strict new stipulation in contracts of employment for family doctors
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023 Cancer recovery target could be pushed back a year as record numbers seek care The backlog of patients waiting longer than 62 days from an urgent GP referral for suspected cancer is currently 23,500.
Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2023 End of 8am rush for GP appointment as patients must now get slot FIRST time they call NHS England has imposed the stipulation in a new contract of employment for family doctors after talks with the British Medical Association broke down
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023 New GP contract ‘will see more GPs quit and patients wait longer for care’ NHS England sent a letter to GPs on Monday imposing a new contract.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023 Matt Hancock plotted to oust NHS England chief, WhatsApp leak shows Former health secretary conspired with Dominic Cummings to remove Simon Stevens in early 2020
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023 Less than 3% of NHS England trusts hit key cancer waiting-time target ‘Shocking’ analysis reveals only three trusts managed to treat 85% of patients within two months of urgent referral
Wales Online · Mar 5, 2023 Matt Hancock said ousting NHS England chief executive would be ‘massive improvement’ The former health secretary reportedly discussed Simon Stevens, now Lord Stevens, with Boris Johnson’s then chief adviser Dominic Cummings
The Independent UK · Mar 5, 2023 Hancock said removing NHS England chief executive would be ‘massive improvement’ Leaked messages revealed a desire to oust Simon Stevens.