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‘Dire shortage’ of anaesthetists hitting 1.4m operations a year, report warns

A “dire shortage” of anaesthetists is preventing an estimated 1.4 million NHS operations and procedures from being carried out every year, a report has warned. The issue is leading to “painful delays” for patients, and doctors being “stretched too ...

20 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Safety alert issued over common drug administered to women giving birth

NHS officials have issued a national safety alert after reported overdoses of a common drug used in labour and after childbirth. Oxytocin is a hormone that is used to alter contractions during labour or in significantly higher doses to control ...

24 Sept 2024 at 17:36

Frailty of older patients ‘not being assessed in majority of hospitals’

Older patients who have surgery are not being screened to assess how frail they are in the majority of UK hospitals, a study suggests. Frail people are more likely to stay longer in hospital after an operation and are at greater risk of ...

27 May 2025 at 00:01

Lack of anaesthetists hampering bid to cut surgery waiting lists – study

Patients are “paying the price” for a shortage of anaesthetists, experts have warned as a report laid bare the “growing scale of the workforce challenge” facing UK hospitals. There is a 15% shortfall of anaesthetists – doctors who give ...

30 Oct 2025 at 00:01

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