Why the NHS still wastes billions on patients who don't need to be in hospital

The delayed discharge challenge throws up deeper questions about the care system, co-ordination - and whether some patients ...

Critical incidents declared at four NHS hospital trusts in the South East

The trusts say there has been a surge in complex attendances to ED departments, increases in flu and norovirus cases and a ...

What an NHS critical incident could mean for you as four hospital trusts declare emergency

A critical incident has been declared in four NHS trusts in southern England as A&E departments struggle to cope with ...
The BMJ

Corridor care: Patients collapsing in overcrowded spaces, NHS watchdog warns

Patients waiting in hospital corridors because of overcrowding have collapsed and faced treatment delays as staff couldn’t see them, the NHS’s safety watchdog has warned. The Health Services Safety ...

Emergency departments under 'extreme pressure'

Emergency departments at several Devon hospitals are under "extreme pressure", health bosses have said. The NHS Royal Devon ...
Nursing in Practice

Corridor care pushing nurse morale ‘to the point of no return’, RCN warns

The RCN says corridor care is pushing staff morale ‘to the point of no return’, with some nurses describing the conditions as ...
Southern Daily Echo

Majority back NHS on emergency care

Most people (79%) would prefer to receive treatment for serious or life-threatening illnesses from the NHS rather than a private hospital, a report has found. Doctors who were also questioned for the ...

NHS A&E delays are ‘like torture’ as patients wait days and die in corridors, exhausted nurses warn

NHS A&E delays and corridor care are “a type of torture” for patients, nurses warn. The Royal College of Nursing said its ...