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
9 months, 3 weeks 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: 'These statistics show that relatively fewer patients attend A&E in England than other UK nations, but the waits are longer. England saw the largest increase in the proportion of patients waiting at least four hours over the last decade, the ONS data revealed. Liberal Democrat health and social care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP warned patients were being forced 'through endlessly long waits'.

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AI to be used to stop wasteful A&E visits as NHS faces busiest winter
1 week, 5 days ago

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

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. NHS England said that over 360,000 patients attend A&E more than five times every year, …

Revealed: The hospitals where patients wait more that FOUR hours at A&E...check the delays in your area
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Revealed: The hospitals where patients wait more that FOUR hours at A&E...check the delays in your area

Daily Mail  

A staggering 440,000 patients in England were forced to wait over 12 hours in A&E last year, official figures show. Under health service guidelines, 76 per cent of casualty patients should be admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours of being seen. Under health service guidelines, 76 per cent of casualty patients should be admitted, transferred or discharged within four …

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

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

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. Dr Adrian Boyle, president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has warned NHS guidance …

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 – …

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
5 months, 4 weeks 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
5 months, 4 weeks ago

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

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. Earlier this month, a message sent to Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust staff …

Nearly 19,000 NHS patients waiting for more than three days in A&E
6 months 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 waiting list falls again – but only after thousands excluded from data
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Long A&E waiting times ‘needlessly killing 250 people a week’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Long A&E waiting times ‘needlessly killing 250 people a week’

The Independent  

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Top doctors warn A&E crisis is making patients sicker as corridor care becomes routine
1 year ago

Top doctors warn A&E crisis is making patients sicker as corridor care becomes routine

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. open image in gallery Adrian Boyle, the president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, …

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 …

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  

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. The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England need to wake up …

One in 10 NHS patients facing A&E waits of over 12 hours
1 year, 8 months ago

One in 10 NHS patients facing A&E waits of over 12 hours

The Telegraph  

One in 10 patients is facing “dangerous” waits of more than 12 hours in accident and emergency departments, according to new data revealing the true state of the NHS. In February, before junior doctors went on strike, 126,000 patients waited more than 12 hours from their arrival at A&E – 10.6 per cent of all casualty patients. Health officials said …

NHS told to come clean about A&E waiting times
1 year, 10 months ago

NHS told to come clean about A&E waiting times

The Telegraph  

The NHS will be forced to come clean about the true extent of A&E waits as part of plans to “fix” the NHS crisis. NHS England has been ordered to publish full data, showing exactly how many people are enduring 12-hour waits in A&E. But the statistics only measure the point after a decision is taken to admit patients, with …

Revealed: Ambulance delays cause ‘severe harm’ to record 6,000 patients a month
1 year, 11 months ago

Revealed: Ambulance delays cause ‘severe harm’ to record 6,000 patients a month

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 A record number of patients suffered “severe harm” as a result …

‘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  

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. The Independent also found: An 82-year-old man with chronic kidney disease waited 56 hours on …

Ambulance performance worst on record with some people waiting hours
1 year, 11 months ago

Ambulance performance worst on record with some people waiting hours

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Meanwhile, the waiting list for …

New NHS record as more than 54,000 patients wait 12 hours to get into A&E
1 year, 11 months ago

New NHS record as more than 54,000 patients wait 12 hours to get into A&E

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. The NHS England figures show the average response time in December for ambulances dealing …

Revealed: Record 50,000 patients a week face 12-hour A&E waits
1 year, 11 months ago

Revealed: Record 50,000 patients a week face 12-hour A&E waits

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. Leaked NHS data shows that last month as many as one in eight patients faced …

A&E departments in ‘complete crisis’ as delays kill up to 500 people a week, top expert warns
1 year, 11 months ago

A&E departments in ‘complete crisis’ as delays kill up to 500 people a week, top expert warns

The Independent  

Current pressure on the NHS is “unbearable and unsustainable”, with the crisis likley to continue until Easter, leading medics have said, amid warnings that delays in emergency care could be causing the deaths of up to 500 people each week. He added: “It is disingenuous for the prime minister to talk about ‘backing the NHS’ in his new year message, …

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 …

Up to 500 people dying each week from emergency care delays, doctor says
1 year, 11 months ago

Up to 500 people dying each week from emergency care delays, doctor says

The Telegraph  

Dr Boyle told Times Radio: “If you look at the graphs they all are going the wrong way, and I think there needs to be a real reset. “We need to increase our capacity within our hospitals, we need to make sure that there are alternative ways so that people aren’t all just funnelled into the ambulance service and emergency …

Crisis in A&E departments drives 15,000 deaths
1 year, 11 months ago

Crisis in A&E departments drives 15,000 deaths

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 crisis in Britain’s A&E departments has been linked to more …

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 …

12-hour waits for at least 1,000 A&E patients every day
2 years, 6 months ago

12-hour waits for at least 1,000 A&E patients every day

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The College raised concerns over …

NHS waiting list spikes to ANOTHER record high: Now 6.4MILLION patients are stuck in queues
2 years, 7 months ago

NHS waiting list spikes to ANOTHER record high: Now 6.4MILLION patients are stuck in queues

Daily Mail  

The number of people in the queue for routine NHS treatment in England has soared to another high and record numbers are facing 'frightening waits' in A&E. NHS data shows one in nine people were in the queue for elective operations such as hip and knee replacements and cataracts surgery by March — up from 6.18m in February Separate data …

Patients in ‘danger’ amid rocketing ambulance delays and A&E waits
2 years, 8 months ago

Patients in ‘danger’ amid rocketing ambulance delays and A&E waits

The Independent  

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Doctors warn hospitals ‘not coping’ as study links A&E waits to deaths
2 years, 11 months ago

Doctors warn hospitals ‘not coping’ as study links A&E waits to deaths

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. The study’s findings come as emergency care performance across England continues to deteriorate, and as …

One in 10 people in England now on an NHS waiting list
3 years, 1 month ago

One in 10 people in England now on an NHS waiting list

The Telegraph  

A similar deterioration is seen in the most urgent category, which includes cardiac arrests. The NHS figures show the worst A&E performance on record, with just 73.9 per cent of patients seen within four hours, against a target of 95 per cent. Deborah Ward, senior analyst at the King’s Fund, said: “ stats reveal the worst performance since current records …

Eliminate ambulance queues, hospitals told after deaths linked to handover delays
3 years, 1 month ago

Eliminate ambulance queues, hospitals told after deaths linked to handover delays

The Telegraph  

Hospitals in England have been ordered to “eliminate” ambulance queues after two deaths were linked to handover delays. It came after NHS chiefs warned of “catastrophic harm” being caused to patients in a growing crisis, with some dying before they could be reached because so many ambulances were stuck outside hospitals. Prof Stephen Powis, the national medical director of NHS …

Return to crowded A&Es and long ambulance delays will put patients at risk, warn experts
3 years, 8 months ago

Return to crowded A&Es and long ambulance delays will put patients at risk, warn experts

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. A “system failure” of the wider NHS system to support patients means more people are …

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