What does the latest data on ambulance services show? Some 39,000 patients are likely to have experienced potential harm last month as a result of ambulance delays of more than 60 minutes. The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022
Ambulance strike in England and Wales will bring ‘huge risk of harm’ Patients with serious conditions and injuries will have to get themselves to A&E, NHS chiefs say The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022
Revealed: Mental health patients who reported ‘abuse’ ignored by NHS and regulator Investigation: Young girls and their families tried to raise the alarm about a scandal-hit private hospital chain. They tell Rebecca Thomas they did not even receive a response from officials The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022
Why ambulance workers in England and Wales are going on strike Emergency service workers are set to strike on December 21 2022, to demand better pay. The strike action is happening as the UK is witnessing the worst ambulance handover delays on record. Thousands of patients are having to wait outside AEs up and down the country in the back of… The Conversation · Dec 19, 2022
Covid warning for people seeing vulnerable loved ones at Christmas as hospitalisations surge The growing hospitalisations spell disaster for an already ‘creaking’ NHS, experts warn The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2022
Covid and flu jab teams have visited every care home in England, says NHS More than 15,000 premises visited by vaccination teams with 88% of all eligible residents boosted, says NHS England Wales Online · Dec 17, 2022
Every care home in England visited by coronavirus and flu vaccine teams – NHS Some 15,019 care homes across the country have been visited by vaccination teams, NHS England said. The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022
Scramble to free up hospital beds ahead of ambulance strike NHS bosses warn of ’extensive disruption’ as mass walkouts loom The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022
Hospitals urged to free up beds ahead of ambulance crew strikes Ambulance crews in England are set to walk out for two days on December 21 and 28 over pay. The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022
Former Tory ministers join calls for Sunak to negotiate with nurses After first day of strike, NHS leaders and former pay review boss implore PM and Steve Barclay to review offer The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022
One in eight UK adults using private medical care due to NHS delays Patients said delays had made their illness worse, with 20% currently waiting for an appointment, test or treatment The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022
Nurses will step up strikes unless pay offer improved, NHS official warns NHS Employers boss says strikes next month likely to be for longer and to affect more trusts if dispute continues The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022
Number of people in hospital with Covid in England rises 22% in a week Figure rises from 5,501 people on 7 December to 6,720 on 14 December, according to NHS data The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022
Who do you believe: the brilliant NHS staff who treated my cancer, or ministers who spin and lie? A harrowing Guardian report depicts the struggle to deliver care, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022 Decade of neglect means NHS unable to tackle care backlog, report says Exclusive: Government-commissioned paper pinpoints budget squeeze as key reason for service’s loss of capacity
Manchester Evening News · Dec 12, 2022 Former NHS boss to take over scandal-hit Greater Manchester mental health services The trust has also been placed in 'the equivalent of special measures', and is now under the highest level of NHS England intervention
Daily Mirror · Dec 11, 2022 NHS bosses order extra supplies of antibiotics in fight against Strep A Parents demanded action in fight against rise in Strep A cases after shortages in some places of antibiotics including the liquid version of penicillin - often given to children
Liverpool Echo · Dec 10, 2022 Man who thought he wasn't ill had 'life saved' after appointment "I truly believe it has saved my life."
The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022 Revealed: NHS planning to draft thousands of volunteers as it faces winter crisis Leaked report warns NHS performance likely to ‘deteriorate further’ due to cold weather, cost of living crisis and strikes
Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022 Strep A tests free in Wales but not offered by NHS England due to lack of funding A lateral flow test that can quickly detect Strep A, which has now killed 15 children in the UK, is available for free by the NHS in Wales but not in England due to a lack of funding, it is reported
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 Strep A news – live: More child deaths confirmed in the UK Child death toll rises to 15
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022 Mental health staff to work in ambulances and 999 call centres to ease crisis situations Demand for crisis mental health services has doubled since 2017.
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022 NHS 111 crisis adds pressure to health system as Strep A calls spike Exclusive: Holly Ramsey from Kent waited 12 hours for a NHS 111 call back for her children with Scarlet Fever symptoms
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022 NHS England urges most vulnerable to get winter Covid-19 booster More than 16 million people have had a coronavirus booster while 18 million have had a flu jab, NHS England said.
Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2022 BQ1 Omicron: Fears new Covid variant in UK could spark surge in cases A new Covid variant in the UK could fuel a surge in cases and put pressure on the NHS, health bosses have warned.