NHS England
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NHS England released its NHS Trust performance league tables this month, with many patients all over the country checking to see where their local hospital lies. Ranking at the bottom...
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Sepsis is all too often still the cause of death and severe disablement as a result of delays in diagnosis and treatment. Early detection is vital to a better outcome....
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The BBC has reported that they have analysed cancer waiting times in England for 2023, which are the worst on record. For the last 11 years cancer waiting times have...
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“We’re here for you”. These are the words that greet you on the NHS website. However, the question at the forefront of most patients’ minds is ‘How long is the...
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It is a sad fact that ambulances in England are taking over 90 minutes, on average, to reach those patients who are experiencing the most serious of emergencies, such as...
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The Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) programme and NHS Resolution have together created a new best practice guide for improving patient safety within the NHS. The guide focuses on...
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As part of a new government strategy to address the ‘gender health gap’, women and girls in England are being invited to discuss their healthcare experiences. This strategy will aim...
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An investigation has found that blame was put on mothers for the death of their babies’ and that a number of women died in labour due to negligence at a...
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Nigel Parsley, a Suffolk coroner, has expressed the need for action to be taken against online health providers that dispense medication in order to prevent further deaths from occurring. Debbie...
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It has been revealed that patients in need of a service called Improving Access to Psychological Therapies – NHS England’s talking therapy service – are being left on waiting lists...
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There are three categories in respect of NHS waiting time targets for treatment. These cover A&E, Cancer and routine operations. NHS waiting time targets for Cancer and A&E treatment have...
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A review by Prof Sir Mike Richards has found that in order to increase uptake, the NHS screening programmes in England must improve accessibility to appointments in order to help...
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