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Patient waits in ambulance for over 8 hours

waiting times

Patient waits in ambulance for over 8 hours

August 11, 2014 by

Ambulances left queuing outside A&E for hours New research shows that around 300,000 ambulances were left queuing outside hospitals last year, with patients waiting to be seen in A&E. One patient waited for over eight hours. The figures, collected by Labour, show that despite the 15 minute nationally agreed standard, patients were kept waiting for … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: ambulance, doctor, hospital, hours, patient, waiting times

Can localised services combat waiting list pressures?

August 5, 2014 by

Healthcare expert pinpoints flexible approach as waiting list solution Vanguard Healthcare chief executive Ian Gillespie believes a locally led approach can combat failed hospital waiting time targets. Writing in the Health Service Journal, Mr Gillespie notes that despite many people claiming recent pressures are seasonal, waiting lists are in fact at an all time high, … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: budget, cost, hospital, NHS, operation, services, surgery, trust, waiting times

Health secretary miscalculates A&E waiting times

July 30, 2014 by

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…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: accident and emergency, David Cameron, health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, NHS, targets, waiting times

Smaller trusts have shorter referral times

June 17, 2014 by

You will wait one day less for treatment if you go to a smaller healthcare trust Smaller hospital trusts are outperforming larger ones, having shorter waiting times between referrals and treatment and a lower day case average. The figures, collected by healthcare data company CHKS, showed that trusts with fewer than 350 beds beat larger … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: hospital, NHS, research, treatment, trusts, waiting times

Cancer waiting times re-evaluated

May 27, 2014 by admin

Wales set to trial new methods of measuring cancer patient waiting times The way cancer waiting times are measured are due to be overhauled across the seven health boards in Wales. Doctors have requested a ‘single cancer pathway’ as opposed to the current NHS system that divides cases into urgent or non-urgent. Details of the … [Read more…]

Posted in: NHS and Industry News Tagged: cancer, hospitals, waiting times, Wales, wards

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