A critical incident has been stood down by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust after it reported ‘significant pressures’ at its emergency and clinical decisions units.
A hospital trust has denied claims by campaigners it is closing an A&E department ‘through stealth’.
One in four Brits have avoided calling an ambulance because they feared it would take too long to arrive, according to new figures.
A Government commissioned investigation by Lord Darzi has found the NHS is in a ‘critical condition’.
NHS A&Es have had their busiest summer ever in England with staff managing 6.8m attendances in three months, up almost by almost a quarter of a million on last year.
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of a dozen trusts to benefit from NHS England support to relieve pressure on emergency departments.