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Concern over NHS pressure over the Bank Holiday weekend

Medics have raised concerns over additional pressures in the NHS over the extended bank holiday weekend. Extra strain could lead to longer ambulance waits and long stays in emergency departments, the Society for Acute Medicine said. Many GP ...

02 Jun 2022 at 03:45

Government should declare national NHS major incident, warns health chief

The Government should declare a national NHS major incident to rescue the healthcare system from the current crisis, a senior health official said. It would mean all four UK nations would coordinate their response and allocate resources to ...

01 Jan 2023 at 16:26

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 ...

14 Nov 2024 at 15:22

A&E seeing more people with sore throats, backache, insomnia and coughs

A&E departments are seeing a rise in people attending with sore throats, insomnia, coughs and earache. Data for England analysed by the PA news agency also shows more people going to A&E with complaints such as hiccups, nasal ...

10 Oct 2023 at 00:01

A&Es treating more people with coughs and headaches

A&Es are dealing with a rising number of people seeking emergency care for coughs, headaches and feeling sick. Data for England also shows more people going to A&E with complaints such as hiccups, insomnia and backache. The ...

31 Dec 2024 at 00:01

‘Health MOTs’ to be given to frail patients at A&E entrances

Older and frail patients will be given “health MOTs” at the entrance of emergency departments to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. The approach could be a “lifeline” for many patients, according to NHS England chief ...

12 Jun 2024 at 07:24

‘Hospitals favouring younger emergency patients’

Frail older people are “not being appropriately prioritised” when they attend Accident & Emergency departments, academics have said after a new study found that elderly people are less likely to be seen within target ...

01 Nov 2023 at 09:00

We can and must do better on end-of-life care, says Royal College of Physicians

Doctors are calling for a public campaign on end-of-life care and a national strategy on how such care for dying people can be delivered. It comes amid a warning that too often this phase of someone’s life “is seen ...

08 Aug 2025 at 00:01

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