GPs to refer patients for hospital tests avoiding consultants in shake-up aimed at cutting NHS waiting lists
2 days, 20 hours ago

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

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 Patients with symptoms of bowel and lung conditions, cancer and heart failure will be fast-tracked for scans and tests, under government plans to cut NHS waiting times. Non-medical frontline staff such as GP surgery receptionists will also have “customer service” training, the prime minister will say, and hospitals will appoint patients’ experience champions to update and support people on waiting lists. Chancellor Rachel Reeves promised in her Budget an extra £22bn over two years for NHS waiting times, but top doctors said they were not convinced Sir Keir’s new plans would work because of the shortage of staff available. Tim Mitchell, president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, told The Times: “Too many patients are enduring months of pain and anxiety on waiting lists, so a new plan for reducing waiting times will be very welcome,” but added that the government was “likely to fall short” of its target of seeing 92 per cent of patients within 18 weeks at the current pace of improvement.

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Starmer unveils overhaul of NHS – everything you need to know on changes to GPs and hospitals
3 hours, 37 minutes ago

Starmer unveils overhaul of NHS – everything you need to know on changes to GPs and hospitals

The Independent  

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Starmer doesn’t understand the NHS crisis – A&E departments like mine are already broken
9 hours, 55 minutes ago

Starmer doesn’t understand the NHS crisis – A&E departments like mine are already broken

The Independent  

Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled new plans to reduce NHS waiting times from 18 months to 18 weeks over the next five years, thanks to a new partnership with the private healthcare sector. If the government is to pull funding from key areas such as emergency medicine, mental health and community healthcare to fund a political target of 92 per …

Starmer vows millions of new NHS appointments to end 18-month waits for treatment
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23 hours, 10 minutes ago

Starmer vows millions of new NHS appointments to end 18-month waits for treatment

The Independent  

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Streeting vows NHS App upgrade will slash waiting times and give patients more choice
1 day, 21 hours ago

Streeting vows NHS App upgrade will slash waiting times and give patients more choice

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, 6 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 …

Wes Streeting says he feels shame at people being treated in NHS hospital corridors
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Wes Streeting says he feels shame at people being treated in NHS hospital corridors

The Independent  

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The system is broken. Patients should have care closer to home from a familiar face, writes Health Secretary WES STREETING
2 weeks, 2 days ago

The system is broken. Patients should have care closer to home from a familiar face, writes Health Secretary WES STREETING

Daily Mail  

Back in the summer, I pledged to fix the front door to the NHS, making clear to GPs that the cavalry was coming. However, since taking office, we have already significantly increased monthly payments to practices, are investing an extra £100million to upgrade the crumbling GP estate, and we're starting to hire 1,000 extra doctors who, without our action, would …

Top A&E doctors criticise ‘nonsensical’ new NHS guidance
3 weeks ago

Top A&E doctors criticise ‘nonsensical’ new NHS guidance

The Independent  

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AI to be used to stop wasteful A&E visits as NHS faces busiest winter
3 weeks, 4 days ago

AI to be used to stop wasteful A&E visits as NHS faces busiest winter

The Independent  

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NHS uses AI to find ‘frequent attenders’ in A&E
3 weeks, 4 days ago

NHS uses AI to find ‘frequent attenders’ in A&E

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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Wes Streeting plans mass expansion of GP services to tackle NHS staffing crisis
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Wes Streeting plans mass expansion of GP services to tackle NHS staffing crisis

The Independent  

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Top doctor warns deaths will rise this winter after A&E target left off Labour milestones
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Top doctor warns deaths will rise this winter after A&E target left off Labour milestones

The Independent  

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KAROL SIKORA: We know what NHS patients need Mr Streeting: Swift access to a GP, an end to record waiting lists and no more people dying on trolleys in A&E corridors
2 months, 2 weeks ago

KAROL SIKORA: We know what NHS patients need Mr Streeting: Swift access to a GP, an end to record waiting lists and no more people dying on trolleys in A&E corridors

Daily Mail  

Labour has a golden opportunity to fix the broken NHS – a once-in-a-lifetime chance to reform an institution that, until now, has been untouchable. But I could have wept with frustration to hear Health Secretary Wes Streeting declare his solution is to convene a ‘national conversation’, with a promise to ‘rebuild the health service around what patients tell us they …

Why Labour should forget about fining patients for missed appointments
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Labour should forget about fining patients for missed appointments

The Telegraph  

How do you solve a problem like missed NHS appointments? Asked whether he would consider this measure, Wes Streeting told Times Radio: “At this stage, it’s not something I’m looking at doing, but once we’ve got the system working effectively, if we still have this problem of missed appointments then I might be more open-minded.” The Telegraph understands the policy …

NHS is entering winter ‘in bad shape’ as new figures show rising waits
2 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS is entering winter ‘in bad shape’ as new figures show rising waits

The Independent  

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Top A&E doctor accuses NHS leaders of normalising treatment in corridors
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Top A&E doctor accuses NHS leaders of normalising treatment in corridors

The Independent  

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NHS must ‘reform or die’, Sir Keir Starmer says as major report is published
3 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS must ‘reform or die’, Sir Keir Starmer says as major report is published

The Independent  

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Tipping point coming when GPs will no longer deliver most appointments – study
4 months ago

Tipping point coming when GPs will no longer deliver most appointments – study

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Ten-minute appointments: It’s not surprising patients have unfinished business with their GP
4 months ago

Ten-minute appointments: It’s not surprising patients have unfinished business with their GP

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UK falling behind other countries when it comes to hospital waits – report
4 months, 2 weeks ago

UK falling behind other countries when it comes to hospital waits – report

The Independent  

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Moment undercover reporter breaks down in tears inside A&E unit in the grips of NHS care crisis - as footage shows elderly patient forced to urinate in the corridor
6 months, 1 week ago

Moment undercover reporter breaks down in tears inside A&E unit in the grips of NHS care crisis - as footage shows elderly patient forced to urinate in the corridor

Daily Mail  

Emotional footage shows the moment an undercover reporter broke down in tears inside an A&E unit after an elderly man was forced to urinate in a bottle in a corridor in full view of staff and other patients. The distressed elderly patient calls out for someone to help him as he fears he has been 'forgotten' in the corridor Undercover …

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

The Independent  

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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 …

NHS isn't getting better: Hospital waiting lists have RISEN again... and health service is slipping on targets for cancer treatment, new data reveals
6 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS isn't getting better: Hospital waiting lists have RISEN again... and health service is slipping on targets for cancer treatment, new data reveals

Daily Mail  

Hospital waiting lists have risen for the first time in seven months, with the NHS also slipping further from its target on cancer treatments. Separate data showed the proportion of patients being treated within two months of an urgent cancer referral slipped from 68.7 per cent in March to 66.6 per cent in April. Without this, commitments to substantially cut …

Wes Streeting: I will outdo Blair to clear NHS backlog
7 months, 1 week ago

Wes Streeting: I will outdo Blair to clear NHS backlog

The Telegraph  

Labour will also claim on Wednesday that the NHS waiting list will hit 10 million if the Tories remain in power. Labour’s plans to tackle record NHS waits include putting on 40,000 extra appointments each week by utilising weekend and evening slots, as well as doubling the number of scanners available to run diagnostics on patients. Labour’s plan to tackle …

Labour pledges 40,000 extra NHS appointments a week
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour pledges 40,000 extra NHS appointments a week

The Independent  

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Cuts to the NHS waiting list have stalled for second month in a row, new figures show
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Cuts to the NHS waiting list have stalled for second month in a row, new figures show

The Independent  

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Shortages of specially trained doctors stops 1.4 million NHS operations a year, top medics warn
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Shortages of specially trained doctors stops 1.4 million NHS operations a year, top medics warn

The Independent  

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Robotics could help cut NHS waiting lists, medics and experts say
8 months, 1 week ago

Robotics could help cut NHS waiting lists, medics and experts say

The Independent  

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NHS waiting list falls again – but only after thousands excluded from data
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS waiting list falls again – but only after thousands excluded from data

The Telegraph  

The NHS also missed reduced A&E targets despite a £50 million incentive package. Hospitals were told in January they could receive bonuses worth £2 million if, by March, they saw 76 per cent of patients at emergency departments within four hours. There were also similar cash rewards, worth £2 million, on offer for those making the biggest improvements in a …

NHS waiting lists fall amid junior doctors’ strikes but patients facing longest wait climbs
9 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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England's A&E disaster: Dire 12-hour waits 'mean thousands avoid seeking care' - as shock data reveals country's casualty wards are the quietest in the UK, despite having the worst queues
10 months, 1 week ago

England's A&E disaster: Dire 12-hour waits 'mean thousands avoid seeking care' - as shock data reveals country's casualty wards are the quietest in the UK, despite having the worst queues

Daily Mail  

The 'dire' state of A&Es was today exposed in fascinating detail with data showing England fares the worst in the UK. More than 40 per cent of patients attending casualty in England wait at least four hours to be seen — the equivalent of around 900,000 every month. Dennis Reed, of Silver Voices, which campaigns for elderly Brits, told MailOnline: …

Four-week waits for GP appointment at record high, NHS figures show
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Four-week waits for GP appointment at record high, NHS figures show

The Telegraph  

About 50,000 people every day in 2023 had appointments that they had been forced to wait more than a month for, the data showed. “Few medical conditions which are not routine check-ups can sustain a four-week wait without becoming more serious and costing the NHS more in the long term, “Primary care is disintegrating before our eyes and we will …

Record 180,000 patients suffered ‘degrading’ 12 hour waits in A&E last month
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Record 180,000 patients suffered ‘degrading’ 12 hour waits in A&E last month

The Independent  

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Labour pledges to end long NHS waits for children’s care
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour pledges to end long NHS waits for children’s care

The Independent  

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NHS fails to hit key targets despite drop in waiting list
11 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS fails to hit key targets despite drop in waiting list

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. On some measures the situation is better than this time last year, in part …

One in five people on NHS waiting lists in Britain’s worst-hit areas
1 year, 1 month ago

One in five people on NHS waiting lists in Britain’s worst-hit areas

The Telegraph  

The area coping the best, according to the analysis, is Berkshire West, with around one in 16 people waiting for NHS care. The NHS recently revealed that 15 per cent of patients were waiting for more than one appointment or procedure, meaning there are around 6.5 million individuals waiting for 7.8 million appointments. Separate analysis by the Reform think tank …

NHS failing to tackle ‘shameful’ gaps in care which leave poor waiting longer, research shows
1 year, 1 month ago

NHS failing to tackle ‘shameful’ gaps in care which leave poor waiting longer, research shows

The Independent  

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NHS patients waiting longer than nine months to be offered chance to switch hospital
1 year, 2 months ago

NHS patients waiting longer than nine months to be offered chance to switch hospital

The Telegraph  

Amanda Pritchard, the chief executive of NHS England, said: “This new step to offer NHS patients who have been waiting the longest the opportunity to consider travelling for treatment is just another example of how we are introducing new approaches to reduce how long patients wait, while improving the choice and control they have over their own care. “So, whether …

Patients could skip their GP for cancer checks, says Barclay
1 year, 4 months ago

Patients could skip their GP for cancer checks, says Barclay

The Independent  

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Government turns to private clinics to help tackle NHS waiting lists
1 year, 5 months ago

Government turns to private clinics to help tackle NHS waiting lists

The Independent  

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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 …

A chilling warning from Britain’s most senior A&E doctor: Tory winter plan could kill thousands
1 year, 5 months ago

A chilling warning from Britain’s most senior A&E doctor: Tory winter plan could kill thousands

The Independent  

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Thousands of UK hospital doctors walk out in the latest pay dispute, crippling health services
1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands of UK hospital doctors walk out in the latest pay dispute, crippling health services

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of senior doctors in England began a 48-hour walkout Thursday to demand better pay and conditions, paralyzing hospitals and leaving only emergency care covered. The Conservative government has offered a 6% pay increase to the doctors, but the British Medical Association, the doctors’ union known as the BMA, called this “derisory.” It said doctors have seen real-term …

NHS waiting list in England hits record 7.5 million
1 year, 5 months ago

NHS waiting list in England hits record 7.5 million

The Independent  

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NHS doing ‘substantially less well’ than similar countries, says shock report
1 year, 6 months ago

NHS doing ‘substantially less well’ than similar countries, says shock report

The Independent  

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NHS substantially behind similar countries on life expectancy – report
1 year, 6 months ago

NHS substantially behind similar countries on life expectancy – report

The Independent  

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Alarm raised over ‘worsening’ access to vital NHS care as improvement remains a challenge
1 year, 6 months ago

Alarm raised over ‘worsening’ access to vital NHS care as improvement remains a challenge

The Independent  

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