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15 Jan 20
There is no “viable replacement” for the NHS’s four-hour A&E target, a clinicians’ organisation has warned, following suggestions from the health secretary that the standard could be scrapped.
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13 Dec 19
The worst performance figures for emergency departments since records began show the new government must act quickly to protect the service as winter advances.
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10 Dec 19
Different methods of measuring hospital waiting times are hiding the scale of pressure on NHS emergency departments, according to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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11 Oct 19
Doctors are warning the NHS is in “year-round crisis” as figures revealed the worst September on record for A&E departments.
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13 Sep 19
The proportion of patients waiting longer than four hours in A&E reached record highs in the last financial year, figures have shown.
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8 Aug 19
A&E attendances in England were at an all-time high in July with patients waiting longer than ever for elective care and treatment for cancer.
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25 Jul 19
Potentially avoidable ailments like chest infections, pressure sores and urinary tract infections accounted for 41% of hospital admissions in England in 2016-17.
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11 Jul 19
A&Es missed hitting their target of seeing 95% of patients in four hours by a record low in June, NHS England figures have shown.
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2 May 19
The NHS has “plunged deeper into crisis” after services reported the worst performance rates on record over the winter period, a trade body has found.
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24 Jan 19
Problems in A&E departments can not be solved by more re-organisation - misconceptions about emergency healthcare must be acknowledged first, says Imperial College London’s Nick Bosanquet.
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4 Dec 18
The NHS provider sector’s deficit went up 6.8% between July and September 2017 and this year, official figures have revealed.
15 Jan 20There is no “viable replacement” for the NHS’s four-hour A&E target, a clinicians’ organisation has warned, following suggestions from the health secretary that the standard could be scrapped.
13 Dec 19The worst performance figures for emergency departments since records began show the new government must act quickly to protect the service as winter advances.
10 Dec 19Different methods of measuring hospital waiting times are hiding the scale of pressure on NHS emergency departments, according to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
25 Jul 19Potentially avoidable ailments like chest infections, pressure sores and urinary tract infections accounted for 41% of hospital admissions in England in 2016-17.
11 Jul 19A&Es missed hitting their target of seeing 95% of patients in four hours by a record low in June, NHS England figures have shown.
4 Dec 18The NHS provider sector’s deficit went up 6.8% between July and September 2017 and this year, official figures have revealed.
