Prime Minister David Cameron has said accident and emergency units are 0.3% short of meeting their 95% target of patients waiting four hours maximum before being seen. The PM has admitted the NHS is under pressure and suffering as a result of the influx of patients visiting accident and emergency units. David Cameron acknowledged that … [Read more…]
The ‘cash for diagnosis’ scheme has been officially dropped, following outrage from patient groups and doctors alike. The NHS has announced that the controversial scheme will be dropped in April, 2015. This also happens to be the month during which the Government will remeasure whether diagnosis rates have improved. A total of 50 GPs wrote … [Read more…]
Official figures for NHS Scotland show bed blocking and waiting times are at a four-year high, as a result, Scottish Health Minister, Shona Robison has been urged to take action. Scotland’s new Health Minister is under significant pressure to rescue an NHS that is ‘creaking at the seams’ following the release of figures regarding bed … [Read more…]
David Cameron and Ed Miliband have clashed again regarding Labour’s record running the Welsh NHS at the Prime Minister’s Questions. Mr Miliband told the prime minister that Labour’s mansion tax was needed to fund a health service ‘going backwards on his watch.’ The Labour leader said patients were being failed by the thousand, due to … [Read more…]
NHS bosses warned to “get a grip” Official figures have shown that the NHS in England has worked up a deficit of nearly £500 million within the first few months of the new financial year. The blame for increasing costs was pinned on the rising demand for services, with regulators explaining that hospitals in particular … [Read more…]
Government push on completing “hidden” surgery list The NHS in England has been ordered by government to prioritise patients who have been waiting over a year for routine treatment. Ministers have stated that they want to see over 100,000 procedures carried out over the summer on patients who have had to wait longer than the … [Read more…]
Statistical slip of the tongue from Jeremy Hunt The UK Statistics Authority has warned health secretary Jeremy Hunt, over claims he made about accident and emergency waiting times in England. After reviewing the information, chair of the UK watchdog Sir Andrew Dilnot said Mr Hunt was incorrect to say in Commons that median waiting times … [Read more…]
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