NHS hospital staff absences through Covid quadruple in London, data shows
2 years, 11 months ago

NHS hospital staff absences through Covid quadruple in London, data shows

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy NHS hospital staff absences due to Covid have nearly quadrupled in London since the beginning of December, new figures show. The new figures from NHS England published on Friday, also show that the number reached as high as 5,994 on December 23, but has fallen over Christmas Eve to Boxing Day. The NHS England data also showed that of 13,480 hospital patients in England who were medically fit to leave on Boxing Day, 9,288 were still in hospital. A total of 11,088 delays of 30 minutes or more were recorded across all acute trusts in the week to December 26, representing 13% of all arrivals, according to the NHS England figures.

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Just one in four have faith in getting an ambulance or GP at Christmas, damning study reveals
23 hours, 2 minutes ago

Just one in four have faith in getting an ambulance or GP at Christmas, damning study reveals

Daily Mail  

Britons have lost faith that the NHS will be there for them if they need it this Christmas, a damning study reveals. The health service is gripped in a public confidence crisis, with just one in four adults now believing they could get timely access to an ambulance or GP. As GP surgeries shut their doors and hospitals operate on …

‘Tidal wave of flu’ warning for NHS in England this winter, new figures show
1 week, 5 days ago

‘Tidal wave of flu’ warning for NHS in England this winter, new figures show

The Independent  

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UK health services under strain after record flu, Norovirus cases
2 weeks, 5 days ago

UK health services under strain after record flu, Norovirus cases

Hindustan Times  

The number of people in hospital with flu has more than quadrupled compared to last year, new figures reveal, as NHS leaders warn of a mounting "quad-demic" crisis, driven by rising cases of flu, Covid-19, norovirus, and respiratory syncytial virus. An average of 1,099 flu patients were hospitalized each day last week, including 39 in critical care, a sharp increase …

Flu crisis in numbers: Where cases are rising as NHS struggles under strain
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Flu crisis in numbers: Where cases are rising as NHS struggles under strain

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The latest NHS data released today shows that flu hospitalisations are …

‘Barely a spare bed in the NHS’, nurses warn as flu cases soar and alarm raised over winter crisis
2 weeks, 5 days ago

‘Barely a spare bed in the NHS’, nurses warn as flu cases soar and alarm raised over winter crisis

The Independent  

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Nine hospital trusts responsible for half of patients waiting the longest
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Nine hospital trusts responsible for half of patients waiting the longest

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This can be down to a variety of reasons, including high bed occupancy due …

Covid inquiry: Hospitals ran out of body bags and were close to collapse in pandemic, tearful medic says
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Covid inquiry: Hospitals ran out of body bags and were close to collapse in pandemic, tearful medic says

The Independent  

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How broken NHS is fuelling Britain’s worklessness crisis
3 months, 1 week ago

How broken NHS is fuelling Britain’s worklessness crisis

The Telegraph  

The broken NHS is not only failing its patients – it is also fuelling Britain’s worklessness crisis. A landmark report into the health service’s shortcomings has revealed that more than half of the 6.4 million people on an NHS waiting list are of working age. At the same time, a record 2.8 million people are on long-term sick leave – …

'Burnt out' health workers take record number of sick days as Scotland's NHS crisis deepens
4 months, 1 week ago

'Burnt out' health workers take record number of sick days as Scotland's NHS crisis deepens

Daily Mail  

Record numbers of NHS staff are going off work sick amid the crisis engulfing Scotland’s NHS. The sickness absence rate was 6.21 per cent across the NHS at the end of March, the highest on record It follows warnings from medical and dental leaders that the SNP’s high taxes and NHS working conditions will push doctors into other jobs or …

Undercover footage shows ‘suffering indignity’ faced by patients in emergency care in England
6 months ago

Undercover footage shows ‘suffering indignity’ faced by patients in emergency care in England

The Independent  

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NHS hospital declares rare ‘black alert’ due to high number of unwell patients
8 months, 2 weeks ago

NHS hospital declares rare ‘black alert’ due to high number of unwell patients

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An NHS hospital in Wales has been placed on a rare …

NHS waiting lists fall amid junior doctors’ strikes but patients facing longest wait climbs
9 months, 1 week ago

NHS waiting lists fall amid junior doctors’ strikes but patients facing longest wait climbs

The Independent  

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Covid and norovirus hospital admissions soar as NHS leaders issue cold weather warning
11 months ago

Covid and norovirus hospital admissions soar as NHS leaders issue cold weather warning

The Independent  

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Rise in patients with winter viruses puts further pressure on hospitals
11 months, 1 week ago

Rise in patients with winter viruses puts further pressure on hospitals

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An average of 1,548 people were in hospital each day last week with flu, …

Combination of strikes and rise in flu and Covid ‘a perfect storm for the NHS’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Combination of strikes and rise in flu and Covid ‘a perfect storm for the NHS’

The Independent  

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Flu and Covid hospital admissions hit highest level this winter as NHS under strain from strikes
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Flu and Covid hospital admissions hit highest level this winter as NHS under strain from strikes

The Independent  

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Flu patient numbers double in fortnight as NHS faces ‘storm’ of pressures
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Flu patient numbers double in fortnight as NHS faces ‘storm’ of pressures

The Independent  

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Flu admissions double a week before junior doctors’ longest strike
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Flu admissions double a week before junior doctors’ longest strike

The Telegraph  

Flu admissions have more than doubled amid a surge in winter viruses, the week before junior doctors stage their longest strike to date. ‘Many more norovirus cases’ Professor Sir Stephen Powis, NHS medical director, said: “These figures demonstrate the storm of pressure the NHS is facing, with huge rises in flu patients over the last few weeks and many more …

Flu and Covid-19 hospital admissions in England remain lower than last year
1 year, 1 month ago

Flu and Covid-19 hospital admissions in England remain lower than last year

The Independent  

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COVID returns? Hospitalisation hits record high in THIS country | DEETS INSIDE
1 year, 2 months ago

COVID returns? Hospitalisation hits record high in THIS country | DEETS INSIDE

India TV News  

As winter approaches, health authorities in the United Kingdom have issued a warning for its citizens to prepare for another wave of COVID-19. UK Health Security Agency has claimed that the cases will 'further increase' as the season progresses, along with other 'winter respiratory viruses like flu'. As we enter the colder months and people begin to mix more indoors, …

A&E visits hit record high, NHS figures show
1 year, 3 months ago

A&E visits hit record high, NHS figures show

The Telegraph  

Accident and Emergency visits have hit a record high after rising almost a fifth in a decade, official figures show. With general practice and primary care also facing huge demand, we know that patients may turn towards urgent and emergency care should they struggle to get a GP appointment at a time suitable to them.” Providing a ‘safety net’ He …

Covid cases double in a month as scientists warn about spread of new variants
1 year, 4 months ago

Covid cases double in a month as scientists warn about spread of new variants

The Independent  

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UK Covid cases rise amid waning immunity
1 year, 4 months ago

UK Covid cases rise amid waning immunity

The Telegraph  

Official figures for Covid cases in the UK have crept up in recent weeks because of waning immunity and bad weather keeping people indoors, according to experts. Its records show that 3.7 per cent of 4,403 respiratory specimens were identified as Covid, compared with 3.6 per cent of 4,535 cases two weeks earlier. The Zoe Health Study, which takes its …

NHS staff taking time off due to poor mental health continues, new data shows
1 year, 5 months ago

NHS staff taking time off due to poor mental health continues, new data shows

The Independent  

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NHS staff sickness in England reaches record high
1 year, 5 months ago

NHS staff sickness in England reaches record high

The Telegraph  

Levels of staff sickness in the NHS in England have reached a record high, analysis shows. The figures show an absence rate of 5.6 per cent last year - even higher than sickness rates during the pandemic. The figures show staff sickness in the NHS is up 29 per cent on the 4.3 per cent rate it was before the …

Over 175,000 appointments cancelled in junior doctors’ strikes
1 year, 9 months ago

Over 175,000 appointments cancelled in junior doctors’ strikes

The Telegraph  

This week’s junior doctors’ strikes resulted in more than 175,000 operations and appointments being scrapped – more than the winter of walkouts by other NHS workers, official figures have revealed. The data show the devastating impact of industrial action, which saw junior doctors withdraw from A&E and critical care departments in hospitals across England, as well as planned care. Health …

Norovirus warning as cases now twice as high as last year
1 year, 10 months ago

Norovirus warning as cases now twice as high as last year

The Independent  

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Flu hospital admissions drop sharply in fresh sign infections have peaked
1 year, 11 months ago

Flu hospital admissions drop sharply in fresh sign infections have peaked

The Independent  

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'No beds…not enough doctors': What's happening at UK hospitals?
1 year, 11 months ago

'No beds…not enough doctors': What's happening at UK hospitals?

Hindustan Times  

Five-year-old Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died from pneumonia after being sent home, despite a doctor describing his tonsillitis as the worst he had ever seen. "We go to work every day as nurses, and we do our best, and our best isn't enough right now, and that's because our workload keeps increasing and our resources aren't matching that," Orla Dooley, an …

Flu patient numbers in England’s hospitals start to fall after surge
1 year, 11 months ago

Flu patient numbers in England’s hospitals start to fall after surge

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of flu patients in hospital in England has …

Flu epidemic hitting hospitals extra hard due to high absenteeism
1 year, 11 months ago

Flu epidemic hitting hospitals extra hard due to high absenteeism

NL Times  

Hospitals and other care institutions are struggling enormously to cope with the flu epidemic due to increasing staff shortages and high absenteeism in the sector, trade unions NU’91 and FNV Zorg & Welzijn told AD. In a normal situation, Dutch hospitals would be able to handle an epidemic of this size just fine, Elise Merlijn of FNV Zorg & Welzijn …

England's NHS works to move low-risk patients out of hospitals amid difficult winter
1 year, 11 months ago

England's NHS works to move low-risk patients out of hospitals amid difficult winter

ABC  

England's National Health Service aims to begin discharging thousands of patients into care homes and other settings in the next few weeks in an effort to free up desperately needed beds. Key points: The NHS will spend up to $350m so patients with low medical needs can be looked after outside hospitals It also employed the practice during the pandemic …

Britain's NHS nightmare: How COVID-19, cost-cutting and burnout pushed the UK's health system to the brink
1 year, 11 months ago

Britain's NHS nightmare: How COVID-19, cost-cutting and burnout pushed the UK's health system to the brink

ABC  

In a frantic hospital hall in northern England, a 92-year-old woman lay unwell on a trolley waiting for 33 hours to be taken to a bed. "Emergency medicine in the NHS is facing one of its most challenging times in our history," Dr Ian Higginson, vice-president at the Royal College of Emergency Medicine told ABC News. "We're unable to offload …

Christmas Covid infections spiked to highest level since summer
1 year, 11 months ago

Christmas Covid infections spiked to highest level since summer

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Just shy of 6,000 people entered English hospitals with coronavirus in the week to 2 …

Covid hospitalizations jumped 60% in last week of 2022; Hospital total at 8-week high
1 year, 11 months ago

Covid hospitalizations jumped 60% in last week of 2022; Hospital total at 8-week high

NL Times  

A total of 623 people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus entered hospital care in the Netherlands during the final calendar week of 2022, according to the RIVM. The number of new hospitalizations rose by nearly 60 percent compared to the previous week, the Dutch public health institute said on Tuesday in its regular weekly update on the situation. Some 6.7 …

Flu and Covid ‘twindemic’ hits NHS amid spike in hospital admissions
1 year, 11 months ago

Flu and Covid ‘twindemic’ hits NHS amid spike in hospital admissions

The Independent  

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Ambulance handover delays remain high with one in five waiting over an hour
1 year, 11 months ago

Ambulance handover delays remain high with one in five waiting over an hour

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One in five ambulance patients in England waited more than …

Covid cases in your area as hospitalisations rise by a third before Christmas
2 years ago

Covid cases in your area as hospitalisations rise by a third before Christmas

The Independent  

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NHS ‘close to overheating’ as unions announce new strikes for January
2 years ago

NHS ‘close to overheating’ as unions announce new strikes for January

The Independent  

The NHS is close “overheating completely” during one of its darkest ever winters, health leaders have warned, as union leaders stepped up their pay dispute with Rishi Sunak’s government and announced that more strikes are set to take place in January. NHS leaders said there were already signs of pent-up demand putting intense pressure on A&E departments following Wednesday’s strike …

Christmas could be one of the darkest to date for NHS, say health leaders
2 years ago

Christmas could be one of the darkest to date for NHS, say health leaders

The Independent  

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‘A huge burden’: L.A. hospitals strained by COVID surge, very bad flu season
2 years ago

‘A huge burden’: L.A. hospitals strained by COVID surge, very bad flu season

LA Times  

Registered nurse Carolyn Tan checks on a COVID-19 patient at White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights in 2021. A “tripledemic” of COVID-19, the flu and RSV is hitting Southern California hard, sending patients to the emergency room in droves and presenting a steep new challenge for a healthcare system already worn thin by nearly three years of the pandemic. Huntington …

Covid hospital total dips slightly, but new infections could be back on the rise
2 years ago

Covid hospital total dips slightly, but new infections could be back on the rise

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands recorded a 3 percent decrease in the number of patients with Covid-19 being treated as in-patients. Data from the RIVM showed a similar stabilization in the number of hospitalizations related to Covid-19 during the last calendar week. There was also a 5 percent increase in the number of people who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, …

Top doctor ‘desperate’ to keep parents out of ‘lobster trap’ hospitals
2 years, 1 month ago

Top doctor ‘desperate’ to keep parents out of ‘lobster trap’ hospitals

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One of the country’s most senior doctors has said he is …

Covid patient total falls back towards 1,000; Lowest figure since October 7
2 years, 1 month ago

Covid patient total falls back towards 1,000; Lowest figure since October 7

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands were treating 1,010 people with Covid-19 on Tuesday afternoon, according to patient coordination service LCPS. Overall, the patient total fell by 14 percent since last Tuesday. The current figure included 46 patients in intensive care units, down from 55 last week, and 65 at its recent peak. Some 1,172 people with the coronavirus infection were in …

Over 2 million people in the UK Covid positive in October: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Over 2 million people in the UK Covid positive in October: Report

Hindustan Times  

More than 2 million people in the UK are estimated to have had Covid in early October, a report said citing latest figures from the office for national statistics. About one in 30 people in England- 3.1% of the population- had Covid in the week ending 10 October which was an increase from one in 35 a week before, Guardian …

Covid-19 UK: Coronavirus infections jump 29% in a week in England
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 UK: Coronavirus infections jump 29% in a week in England

Daily Mail  

Health chiefs have started cranking up their Covid advice as the virus continues its resurgence ahead of the winter. The figure was up 29 per cent on the 857,400 thought to have the virus daily in the week before Covid was most prevalent in the over-70s, of whom 2.5 per cent tested positive for the virus in the most recent …

Covid hospital total shows sharpest weekend increase since March
2 years, 2 months ago

Covid hospital total shows sharpest weekend increase since March

NL Times  

Hospitals are seeing an increase in the number of patients in care who have tested positive for the coronavirus. They are currently treating 842 people who are infected with the virus, a 40 percent increase in a week, said patient coordination service LCPS. Since Friday, the number of people admitted into care with the infection increased by 146. Since Sunday …

NHS waiting list for routine hospital treatment hits new record high of 6.8 million
2 years, 3 months ago

NHS waiting list for routine hospital treatment hits new record high of 6.8 million

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Figures show that at least 80,107 patients waited 12 hours from a decision to admit …

Fall in hospital admissions is latest sign Covid wave is receding
2 years, 4 months ago

Fall in hospital admissions is latest sign Covid wave is receding

The Independent  

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Queensland COVID-19 hospitalisation numbers increase putting pressure on health care
2 years, 5 months ago

Queensland COVID-19 hospitalisation numbers increase putting pressure on health care

ABC  

The number of Queenslanders in hospital with COVID-19 has risen, continuing to put pressure on health services, Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says. Key points: Health Minister Yvette D'Ath said demand was still outstripping supply in hospitals She is strongly encouraging people to wear masks, especially in healthcare settings Up to 7 per cent of healthcare staff are off sick with …

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