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Catch-up plan needed for NHS in Scotland, says Scottish Labour

Scottish Labour has called for a “real catch-up plan” for the NHS in Scotland as it claimed diagnostic waiting times north of the border are falling behind those in England. The party said analysis of Public Health Scotland (PHS) data showed that at ...

17 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Ambulance and A&E performance drop to lowest levels on record as backlog grows

Ambulance response times and A&E performance in England have dropped to their lowest levels on record while the backlog of patients waiting for care has continued to grow, new figures show. The latest data from NHS England shows the number of ...

14 Apr 2022 at 12:25

First Dates’ Merlin Griffiths thanks NHS for ‘saving my life’ after tumour op

First Dates barman Merlin Griffiths has thanked the NHS for “literally saving my life” following surgery to remove a tumour. The 46-year-old Channel 4 star announced in September that he had been diagnosed with bowel cancer. View this post ...

21 Apr 2022 at 11:25

NHS urges people to take up lung cancer check as 600 diagnosed in mobile trucks

NHS chiefs are urging people to take up invitations for lung cancer check-ups after hundreds were diagnosed with the disease in mobile trucks. The NHS said teams have diagnosed 600 people with the disease in travelling trucks, which visit ...

19 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

NHS boost as hundreds recruited to work in Scotland’s hospitals

Scotland’s hospitals have been given a recruitment boost as hundreds of additional healthcare support staff and overseas nurses are recruited to help the NHS through “unprecedented challenges”. More than 1,000 support staff will work in ...

19 Apr 2022 at 01:25

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Sinn Féin pledge to inject extra £1billion into Health Service

Sinn Féin’s Ciara Ferguson has said the party will prioritise health and invest an extra £1billion into the health service if it is returned to the Executive next May. Ms Ferguson, who is standing in the Foyle seat in the forthcoming ...

15 Apr 2022 at 14:33

What do the latest NHS performance figures show?

Here are the key figures from the latest data on the performance of the NHS in England: – Overall waiting list The number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a new record high. A total of 6....

14 Apr 2022 at 13:55

NHS social distancing requirement scrapped in England

Patients no longer need to be distanced from one another in GP and hospital waiting rooms, according to new NHS guidance. NHS organisations in England have been instructed to “return to pre-pandemic physical distancing in all ...

19 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Daughter of NHS worker who died from Covid-19 ‘distraught’ after inquest ruling

The daughter of an NHS worker who died from Covid-19 has said she is “distraught” after an inquest concluded procedures were in place to keep him safe. Mark Woolcock, 59, of Stratford, died on April 20 2020 at east London’s ...

25 Mar 2022 at 20:25

Only one in 10 patients booking online ‘wants to see GP face-to-face’

Only one in 10 patients using an online system actually requests to see their GP face-to-face, according to study of more than 7.5 million records. The new data, from experts at the Health Foundation working in partnership ...

18 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

This week could be worst for health service since pandemic began, warns Sturgeon

Health board bosses believe this week could be the worst since the beginning of the pandemic, the First Minister and Health Secretary have said. A recent spike in cases led to the number of people being admitted to ...

17 Mar 2022 at 15:55

Scotland

Ambulance service recruitment hits new highs

Recruitment for the Scottish Ambulance Service hit its highest level in the past year, new figures show. The ambulance service has faced serious pressure in the past year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the ...

29 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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