NHS Corridor Care Crisis Deepens as Staff Morale Collapses
Corridor care has become so entrenched in NHS hospitals that nursing staff are in danger of losing hope, according to stark new testimony gathered by…
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Vaccine Trial Review Finds That Future Vaccine Trials Must Include Care Home Residents
The first review of vaccine trials conducted in care homes concludes that it is ‘crucial’ that future vaccine trials include care homes residents. Led by…
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“Hospital Bed Crisis Worsens As Norovirus Cases Soar”
With hospital bed capacity is at its worst so far this winter, and the number of patients being hospitalised by certain seasonal illnesses on the…
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New Corridor Care Analysis Reveals “Exponential Increase” in People Aged 65+ Waiting Between One and Three Days in A&E
Shocking new analysis by Age UK in 2024/25 shows there were more than 100,000 instances of over-65s waiting between one day (24hrs) three days (72hrs)…
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Second Biggest Drop In NHS Waiting List In 15 Years Amid Record Number Of Patients
November saw the second biggest drop in the waiting list for 15 years outside of the early days of the pandemic, as new data today…
Read more...Delayed Discharge Costs NHS Scotland £440m A Year
Thousands of medically fit patients remained in hospital beds for an additional 720,000 days during 2024-25 due to delayed discharge arrangements, according to healthcare regulators….
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New Data Shows NHS Staff Pulled Out All The Stops To Keep Care Going During Previous Strikes
Responding to NHS England’s data showing the impact of the latest round of resident doctor strikes, Rory Deighton, acute and community care director at the…
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NHS in ‘Calmer Waters but Not Out of Danger’ Yet as Winter Viruses Still Circulating
Flu cases have begun to steady but hospital cases still surpassed 3,000 in the week before Christmas, a slight fall on the week before, according…
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Thousands of Hospital Bed Days Lost in Yorkshire Due to Lack of Social Care Capacity
Thousands of hospital bed days are being lost each year across Yorkshire because patients who are medically fit to leave hospital cannot be discharged due…
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Rising Flu Cases Pile Pressure on NHS Hospital Services
Flu levels across England continue to rise sharply, with hospitals recording nearly 3,150 patients in beds with the virus each day last week – an…
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Corridor Care Should Be Eradicated, Not Just Mitigated, Says RCN
The RCN is urging the Westminster government and NHS leaders to eradicate corridor care, not just mitigate its impacts, as the updated NHS England (NHSE)…
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New Partnership To Explore The Role Of AI In Mental Health Services
The NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network has announced a new initiative to explore the safe and effective adoption of artificial intelligence across mental health services,…
Read more...NHS Facing ‘Worst Case Scenario’ December Amid ‘Super Flu’ Surge
Flu hospitalisations have surged by more than half in just one week, plunging the NHS into a “worst case scenario” situation for December, new figures…
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Sharp Drop In International Recruitment Slows Overall Growth Of UK Register
The number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates who can practise in the UK has risen to a record 860,801 but growth of the workforce…
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NHS “Ready for Double Whammy” of Winter Flu-demic and Strikes
The NHS is facing an unprecedented flu wave this winter with “no peak in sight yet” according to England’s top emergency care doctor. Latest Figures…
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