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Long waits in A&E rise as NHS braces for winter

Long A&E waits in England have soared, new figures show, as NHS leaders warned that the service is heading for winter under “more pressure than ever before”. Performance against key targets fell short in emergency departments and ambulance response ...

14 Nov 2024 at 15:22

Scotland

Ministers accused of being ‘missing in action’ as A&E performance declines

Ministers are “missing in action” over A&E, the Scottish Conservatives have claimed after waiting times worsened. Public Health Scotland statistics released on Tuesday show 62.3% of people were seen within four hours in the week to October 13. The ...

22 Oct 2024 at 12:49

Scotland

Government targets to increase NHS activity may not be achievable, doctor warns

Scottish Government targets to increase NHS activity in a bid to tackle waiting times backlogs may not be achievable, a senior medic has warned. With the number of patients on NHS waiting lists rising, ministers promised £30 million of funding to ...

28 Aug 2024 at 15:36

Scotland

This winter will be worse in A&E departments than last, warns top doctor

Scotland’s emergency departments will likely fare worse this winter than last, a top doctor has said. A&E waiting times in August were the worst on record for that month, with more than a third of patients seeking emergency treatment waiting ...

04 Oct 2024 at 10:43

Scotland

Swinney apologises to former policeman left to lie on floor in A&E for hours

“Colossal” levels of demand for NHS care have made it “very challenging and very difficult” to treat patients, John Swinney told MSPs as he apologised to a retired police officer who spent more than five hours lying on the floor in accident ...

09 Jan 2025 at 13:40

Scotland

NHS must boost treatment by a fifth to eliminate Covid backlog, researchers say

NHS Scotland must treat at least 20% more non-emergency hospital cases over the next three years to eliminate the backlog caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new analysis. The number of referrals waiting to be treated in Scotland ...

09 Jan 2025 at 23:30

Scotland

More than 2,000 operations cancelled at last minute in October, figures show

More than 2,200 planned operations were cancelled at the last minute in one month, figures show. In October, 24,201 operations were planned across Scottish health boards – 8.4% higher than the same period in 2022. However, 2,286 – 9.4% – ...

05 Dec 2023 at 14:32

Scotland

Delayed discharges at record high as ministers urged to act

The number of days spent in hospital by patients who were well enough to leave reached a record high last year – with doctors warning levels of delayed discharge are “deeply concerning”. The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh ...

25 Jun 2024 at 13:28

Scotland

Thousands have waited more than a day in A&E – Sarwar

Almost 9,000 Scots spent more than a day waiting in A&E departments during the first nine months of this year, Anas Sarwar has said as he clashed with John Swinney over the NHS. The Scottish Labour leader raised hospital waiting ...

07 Nov 2024 at 12:59

Scotland

Half-day waits in A&E 139 times higher than in 2008, say Lib Dems

The number of people who waited more than half a day in accident and emergency has reached a new record high this year – with analysis from the Liberal Democrats showing the total is 139 times higher than when the SNP came to ...

08 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Performance against cancer waiting time target falls

Performance against a cancer waiting time target has fallen slightly in the latest quarterly data for Scotland’s NHS. Public Health Scotland’s figures show that between January 1 and the end of March, the targets for the ...

25 Jun 2024 at 10:31

Scotland

NHS will get ‘much worse’ over winter, ministers warned as major reform urged

Scotland’s NHS will become “much worse” over the winter, the head of the doctors’ union has warned after a report said fundamental reform in the health service is needed. The Audit Scotland report said some services may ...

03 Dec 2024 at 09:31

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