Lib Dems and health trusts say patient and staff safety being put at risk by poor state of ageing infrastructureMillions of patients are being put at risk in crumbling hospitals that are unfit for purpose, MPs have said, as figures reveal more than 2,000 NHS buildings are older than the health service itself.Health bosses have repeatedly warned ministers of the urgent need to plough cash into replacing rundown buildings in order to protect the safety of patients and staff. The maintenance...
The number of patients in Wales waiting for treatment hit 591600 in
That’s why the SNP is in such a muddle with their election message, changing it week by week as it seeks relevance. But ultimately, in this contest, the SNP has nothing to offer the people of Scotland that would deliver change. In fact, their 17 years in power in Scotland demonstrates they can only delivered managed decline. For example, the nationalists’ website boasts that the party has “consistently called for greater tax transparency and stronger action from the Tory government on avoidance...
Report by Dr Hilary Cass finds young people being let down by lack of research and evidence on medical interventionsThousands of children ‘let down by NHS’Review has major implications for mental health servicesA review into the NHS’s gender identity services has found that children and young people have been let down by a lack of research and evidence on medical interventions in a debate that has become exceptionally toxic.Dr Hilary Cass said her report was not about defining “what it means to...
Exclusive: Study will be aimed at improving medics’ working lives by reducing frequency and repetition of coursesThe amount of time doctors have to spend doing compulsory training will be cut as part of an NHS drive to improve medics’ working lives, the Guardian can reveal.Concern that doctors have too heavy a burden of mandatory training has prompted NHS England to commission a review, which it is expected to announce imminently. Continue reading
Severely obese pre-schoolers in Somerset are among the first to receive NHS weight management help.
The latest figures show many patients face long waits, but the PM insists headway is being made.
Rishi Sunak makes a series of claims, also covering small boats and defence spending.
Exclusive: Registrars at University Hospitals Sussex NHS trust say they were physically abused by colleague, whom others also accused of bullyingManagers at a hospital where police are investigating dozens of deaths promoted a consultant surgeon months after they allegedly assaulted junior doctors during surgery, the Guardian can reveal.Two female registrars at the University Hospitals Sussex NHS trust in Brighton sent written statements to the trust’s chief medical officer in March 2022...
Cornwall Live's readers debate the state of the area's hospitals
Victoria Atkins is challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to cut waiting lists.
The NHS service in Somerset, called Splash, is one of only a few in the country offering under-fours and their families access to dietary and psychological support.