Nearly 30,000 elderly people die waiting for social care

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

Almost 30,000 elderly people died last year before ever receiving the social care for which they were waiting, new analysis has revealed.

Trust in 'critical situation' targets £110m savings

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

An NHS trust whose finances are in a ‘critical situation' is targeting savings of £110m this financial year.

NHS trust 'threatened to confiscate patient's phone' if they complained

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

An NHS trust that is under review by the CQC has been accused of threatening to confiscate a patient's mobile phone if they complained.

ICB transfers community services contract

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

NHS North West London ICB has transferred its community services to West London NHS Trust.

Record waiting lists drive patients to private healthcare

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

Record waiting lists have driven a 30% rise in the use of private healthcare in the UK since the pandemic, a new report has revealed.

GP leaders in England to ballot on industrial action

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

GP leaders in England voted to ballot their members on industrial action in a dispute with NHS England over 2024/25 contract changes.

Deceased patients left to decompose in hospital mortuaries

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

Deceased patients have been left to decompose inside NHS hospital mortuaries due to inadequate storage facilities and a lack of freezer space, inspectors have found.

Trust apologises for care 'mistakes' following coroner's inquest

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

An NHS trust has issued an apology after a coroner's inquest found a 'number of failings' in its care of a six-year-old girl before she died.

Ambient wins Support at Home mental health service contract

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

CQC finds improvements at critical care service at Worcestershire Royal Hospital

By Lee Peart 16 May 2024

The CQC has found improvements at the critical care service at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, run by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, following an inspection in December.