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Number of people waiting longer than two years for routine operations drops

England’s backlog of people waiting long times for routine operations has shrunk from 22,500 at the start of the year to fewer than 200. The NHS figures which have been seen by the BBC exclude more than 2,500 who are complex cases or chose not to ...

09 Aug 2022 at 07:35

Health workers ‘honoured’ to play a role in Queen’s funeral

Health workers and volunteers have described how they are “honoured” to play a role in the Queen’s funeral. Some will march in the funeral procession with the Queen’s coffin as part of the Civilian Services Contingent. Among them will be May ...

19 Sept 2022 at 01:01

NHS steps up vaccination programme against monkeypox in London

The NHS is stepping up its NHS vaccination programme against monkeypox in London as more supplies of a jab come on stream. On Tuesday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it had procured 100,000 more doses of an effective vaccine as ...

22 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Hospital staff absences in England due to Covid-19 jump 31% week-on-week

Staff absences at NHS hospitals in England due to Covid-19 have jumped more than 30% week-on-week, the biggest increase since the start of the year, new figures show. An average of 23,127 staff at hospital trusts in England – 2% of the ...

24 Mar 2022 at 12:25

Government has ‘overseen years of decline in cancer and waiting times targets’

The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has “overseen years of decline” in the performance of NHS cancer and waiting times targets, MPs have said. The cross-party Public Accounts Committee criticised the department and NHS ...

16 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Volunteers to drive ambulances as service continues to face pressure

Volunteers will drive ambulances for some patients in need as part of a pilot scheme due to launch next month. It comes as new figures last week showed ambulance response times and A&E performance in England have dropped to their ...

18 Apr 2022 at 00:55

Volunteers to drive ambulance cars as service continues to face pressure

Volunteers will drive ambulance cars for some patients in need as part of a pilot scheme due to launch next month. It comes as new figures last week showed ambulance response times and A&E performance in England have dropped to ...

18 Apr 2022 at 11:55

Ambulance response times increase across England as waiting list hits 6.1m

The time people spend waiting for an ambulance has risen across England as the overall waiting list hits 6.1m, according to new figures. Data from NHS England shows that people with potentially life-threatening conditions are ...

10 Mar 2022 at 12:55

NHS waiting times to be revealed at the touch of a button

Patients caught up in the record NHS backlog of care will soon be given access to tailored information on how long they could expect to wait and be given self-care tips to use before they get their treatment. Some six ...

24 Feb 2022 at 01:25

NHS calls on ‘reservists’ to bolster staff numbers

The health service is calling on people to sign up as an “NHS reservist” to help bolster staff numbers and tackle the backlog of care. The new programme is not just aimed at former health professionals but also ...

01 Mar 2022 at 15:55

West Midlands Ambulance Service could collapse, nursing director says

A struggling ambulance trust could face a “Titanic moment” and collapse entirely this summer, its nursing director has said, as committee papers warn of an England-wide “catastrophic situation”. Mark Docherty, ...

25 May 2022 at 11:05

Dentistry crisis: Whole county shuts down to new NHS patients, group claims

Residents in the whole county of Somerset are unable to register as new NHS dentist patients for routine care, a patient champion organisation has claimed. One patient in the south-western county has ...

09 May 2022 at 01:25

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