Witnesses share their harrowing experiences of NHS A&Es this winter
2 years ago

Witnesses share their harrowing experiences of NHS A&Es this winter

Daily Mail  

He said he can no longer face going back into a daily 'war zone' of rationing care One NHS staff member of 17 years also said he was quitting the health service Patients were also lying on the floor or propped up in chairs due to lack of beds Public said they saw 'soul destroying' scenes of nurses overwhelmed by demand England's A&E crisis has seen patients forced to lie on hospital floors for hour and receive treatment in corridors amid waits of up to 30 hours for a bed, doctors and patients have warned. Paramedics have been forced to assemble makeshift wards in corridors of Aintree Hospital A&E due to a surge in demand Some patients were forced to lie on the floor in the busy A&E due to a lack of beds Patients were seen to be lying on the floor at Aintree Hospital's A&E in Wirral Why IS the NHS struggling this winter? One NHS staff member — who is based at neighbouring Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral — revealed five corridors are full of patients waiting on trolleys due to the A&E being overrun. A spokesperson Wirral University Teaching Hospital, which manages Aintree hospital, said: 'As is being experienced nationally we are currently seeing unprecedented demand in the number of patients attending our Emergency Department.

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GPs to refer patients for hospital tests avoiding consultants in shake-up aimed at cutting NHS waiting lists
1 day ago

GPs to refer patients for hospital tests avoiding consultants in shake-up aimed at cutting NHS waiting lists

The Independent  

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A&E departments ‘absolutely full to bursting’ as flu surge worsens already dire situation, top medic warns
1 week, 3 days ago

A&E departments ‘absolutely full to bursting’ as flu surge worsens already dire situation, top medic warns

The Independent  

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Just one in four have faith in getting an ambulance or GP at Christmas, damning study reveals
1 week, 4 days 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 …

NHS ordered to focus on patient safety as hospitals deal with record demand
3 weeks, 5 days ago

NHS ordered to focus on patient safety as hospitals deal with record demand

The Independent  

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UK health services under strain after record flu, Norovirus cases
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

‘Barely a spare bed in the NHS’, nurses warn as flu cases soar and alarm raised over winter crisis
4 weeks, 2 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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How broken NHS is fuelling Britain’s worklessness crisis
3 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 1 week ago

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

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Nearly 19,000 NHS patients waiting for more than three days in A&E
6 months, 1 week ago

Nearly 19,000 NHS patients waiting for more than three days in A&E

The Telegraph  

Both Labour and the Conservatives have pledged to meet NHS targets in their manifestos. Commenting on the new figures, which were obtained as part of an investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches programme which airs on Monday, Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “Spending days in an emergency department is … worse than spending days …

Covid and norovirus hospital admissions soar as NHS leaders issue cold weather warning
11 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Combination of strikes and rise in flu and Covid ‘a perfect storm for the NHS’
11 months, 4 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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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 …

Paying hospitals to clear A&E queues risks patient safety, says medical chief
1 year, 5 months ago

Paying hospitals to clear A&E queues risks patient safety, says medical chief

The Telegraph  

The NHS winter plan to pay hospitals to clear A&E queues risks patient safety, one of the country’s top medics has warned. Cash incentives will be offered to hospitals that overachieve on A&E waiting-time targets, which Dr Boyle warned would encourage hospitals to “game” the system and prioritise treating the least serious patients first. ‘Distasteful’ Criticising the new reward scheme …

Reasons for delays in discharging hundreds of hospital patients in the UK revealed
1 year, 5 months ago

Reasons for delays in discharging hundreds of hospital patients in the UK revealed

The Independent  

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NHS staff taking time off due to poor mental health continues, new data shows
1 year, 6 months ago

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

The Independent  

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10% of A&E patients waiting more than 12 hours, NHS data shows
1 year, 8 months ago

10% of A&E patients waiting more than 12 hours, NHS data shows

The Independent  

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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 …

UK nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health system
1 year, 10 months ago

UK nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health system

Associated Press  

LONDON — Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff walked off the job in the U.K. on Monday in what unions called the biggest strike in the history of the country’s public health system. The walkout is the latest in a wave of strikes that has disrupted Britons’ lives for months, as workers — especially in the public sector …

Ambulance handover delays outside England’s hospitals lower than last winter
1 year, 11 months ago

Ambulance handover delays outside England’s hospitals lower than last winter

The Independent  

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Nurses and ambulance workers continue strikes in England and Wales
1 year, 11 months ago

Nurses and ambulance workers continue strikes in England and Wales

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 …

More misery for NHS patients as thousands of nurses stage two-day strike across England
1 year, 11 months ago

More misery for NHS patients as thousands of nurses stage two-day strike across England

Daily Mail  

An NHS nurse has tearfully described how she is barley living 'pay cheque to pay cheque' as she stood on the picket line during today's nursing strike. NHS physiotherapists hold their first strike action on January 26 and then again on February 9 Her comments, made on the first day of a second round of strikes organised by the Royal …

NHS ‘bed-blocking’ fuelled by 50 steps needed to discharge fit patients
1 year, 11 months ago

NHS ‘bed-blocking’ fuelled by 50 steps needed to discharge fit patients

The Telegraph  

Tara Norman, from Sevenoakes, Kent, said her husband John, 73, was forced to wait nine hours to leave hospital on one occasion after doctors said he was fit to leave. “And all we’d done all day was sit and wait for people to either come and sign a bit of paper, bring him some fairly basic painkillers.” Mr Norman, a …

‘Mayhem’ in A&E: The horrifying reality of Britain’s emergency care crisis
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Mayhem’ in A&E: The horrifying reality of Britain’s emergency care crisis

The Independent  

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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 …

We have not lived in fear of needing medical assistance – until now
2 years ago

We have not lived in fear of needing medical assistance – until now

The Independent  

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‘Extraordinary pressure’: Top NHS children’s doctor warns of unprecedented A&E waits
2 years ago

‘Extraordinary pressure’: Top NHS children’s doctor warns of unprecedented A&E waits

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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UK Ambulance Workers Ready to Join Widening Strikes Amid Protests by Nurse
2 years ago

UK Ambulance Workers Ready to Join Widening Strikes Amid Protests by Nurse

News 18  

UK ambulance workers readied to walk out on Wednesday, a day after nurses staged their second stoppage, in a widening dispute with the government which is refusing to cede to above-inflation demands on pay. On the picket line outside a central London hospital opposite parliament, Mamta Pun, 25, said Sunak’s stance on the pay dispute was “a slap in the …

UK sending 1,200 troops to fill in as ambulance crews strike
2 years ago

UK sending 1,200 troops to fill in as ambulance crews strike

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government said Sunday it will dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in for striking ambulance drivers and border staff as multiple public sector unions walk off the job in the week before Christmas. In the tabloid Sun on Sunday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak branded union chiefs “Grinches that want to steal Christmas for their own political ends.” …

Elderly patients 'will be trapped in hospital at Christmas’ by NHS strikes
2 years ago

Elderly patients 'will be trapped in hospital at Christmas’ by NHS strikes

The Telegraph  

Unions are still negotiating local agreements with ambulance trusts about which calls will be responded to during Wednesday’s strike. Nadra Ahmed, of the National Care Association, said the strike action would “compound” the issue of delayed discharges. Caroline Abrahams, Age UK’s charity director, said there was a “crucial balance” between sending patients home ahead of the strike action and rushing …

Army to cover for striking ambulance and border workers as NHS unions ‘offer way out’
2 years ago

Army to cover for striking ambulance and border workers as NHS unions ‘offer way out’

The Independent  

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Ambulance handover delays are the worst on record
2 years, 1 month ago

Ambulance handover delays are the worst on record

The Telegraph  

Ambulance handover delays have reached the worst level on record, with more than a quarter of patients left stranded outside hospitals, data show. The new figures from NHS England provide the first weekly snapshot of how hospitals are performing this winter, amid record A&E pressures, waiting lists and discharge delays. Service is being ‘severely compromised’ Martin Flaherty, managing director of …

Bed-blocking is a deadly crisis for patients and the NHS – so what’s the cure?
2 years, 1 month ago

Bed-blocking is a deadly crisis for patients and the NHS – so what’s the cure?

The Telegraph  

There is pressure, for example, to create “virtual wards” of patients remotely monitored at home rather than languishing on wards. But actually, for some older people being drowsy is a symptom of them having an infection and based on previous visits we’ll be able to identify that and flag that person as high risk compared to how they normally are.” …

Heart attack responses a ‘shambles’ as patients face eight-hour ambulance waits
2 years, 2 months ago

Heart attack responses a ‘shambles’ as patients face eight-hour ambulance waits

The Independent  

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NHS waiting list hits record high as A&E performance sinks to new low
2 years, 2 months ago

NHS waiting list hits record high as A&E performance sinks to new low

The Independent  

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Almost 300 given medical assistance around route of queue to see the Queen
2 years, 3 months ago

Almost 300 given medical assistance around route of queue to see the Queen

The Independent  

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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  

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London NHS winter crisis plan risks doubling up patients on wards
2 years, 4 months ago

London NHS winter crisis plan risks doubling up patients on wards

The Independent  

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NHS to create thousands more beds and boost 999 staff numbers ahead of winter
2 years, 4 months ago

NHS to create thousands more beds and boost 999 staff numbers ahead of winter

The Independent  

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Ambulance ramping, emergency department strain to be subjects of NSW parliamentary inquiry
2 years, 5 months ago

Ambulance ramping, emergency department strain to be subjects of NSW parliamentary inquiry

ABC  

Gilgandra paramedic Scott Beaton says he recently spent more than two hours waiting at Dubbo Hospital. Key points: Record ambulance waiting times have triggered a parliamentary inquiry Paramedics say patient and crew safety is being compromised They warn limited access to GPs is forcing people to attend emergency departments instead As he waited by his ambulance, two other emergency calls …

Covid-19: Military steps in to support NHS as staff absences jump 59% in a week
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19: Military steps in to support NHS as staff absences jump 59% in a week

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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One in eight hospital beds is being blocked by someone who is fit to leave
3 years ago

One in eight hospital beds is being blocked by someone who is fit to leave

The Telegraph  

More than 8,000 patients waited longer than an hour to be handed over, the figures also show, with 8,401 delays of more than 60 minutes across all acute trusts in the seven days to December 12. “We are looking at probably about 10 per cent of staff, that’s doctors and nurses, who are having to be off and they are …

One in 10 ambulance patients ‘waiting more than an hour’ for A&E handover
3 years ago

One in 10 ambulance patients ‘waiting more than an hour’ for A&E handover

The Independent  

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