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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]