Articles for Nhs Appointments

One in FOUR elderly Brits fear they will have to resort to DIY dentistry
1 year, 11 months ago

One in FOUR elderly Brits fear they will have to resort to DIY dentistry

Daily Mail  

British dentist body says No10's inaction has left public 'reaching for the pliers' Rates were highest among younger Brits, at 48% compared to 28% of seniors 41% of Brits would opt for DIY dentistry if unable to get an NHS appointment More than a quarter of senior Brits fear they may have to reach for pliers and undertake DIY dentistry …

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137,000 NHS blood donation appointments cancelled due to staff shortages
2 years, 1 month ago

137,000 NHS blood donation appointments cancelled due to staff shortages

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 More than 130,000 blood donation appointments have been cancelled in …

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NHS hospitals are still cancelling more than 22 THOUSAND appointments every day
2 years, 2 months ago

NHS hospitals are still cancelling more than 22 THOUSAND appointments every day

Daily Mail  

More than 22,000 hospital appointments are being cancelled every day — despite waiting lists for treatment standing at a record 6.8million, it emerged today. The Government has pledged to tackle the NHS care backlog but some patients are continuing to see their appointments cancelled multiple times. In the same year, the number of appointments axed 10 or more times was …

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Every patient to have right to see a GP as NHS abandons ‘total triage’
3 years, 7 months ago

Every patient to have right to see a GP as NHS abandons ‘total triage’

The Telegraph  

The NHS on Thursday night performed a climbdown over plans to use online and telephone "screening" for GP appointments and announced that every patient would now have the right to see their doctor face-to-face. The Telegraph revealed on Wednesday that family doctors had been told to introduce a system of "total triage", meaning those seeking to see their GP were …

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