Fatigue threatens patient safety, report finds

Lack of sleep resulting from long shifts and excessive workloads is jeopardising patient safety, the BMA has warned.

NHS minister Philip Dunne sacked

Philip Dunne, who recently received criticism for telling people to sit on seats if there are no hospital beds available, has been fired.

Scottish A&E waits at highest level at the end of 2017

The number of people waiting more than four hours in Scotland’s A&E units reached record high levels in the final week of 2017.

NHS hospital bans sugar from staff’s meals

Tameside hospital has become the first in Britain to ban sugar from its restaurant in an effort to tackle growing concerns about obesity among NHS staff.

NHS sites too expensive for nursing staff

Four out of five homes built on former NHS sites that have been sold off to private developers will cost more than nurses can afford.

Jeremy Hunt's title changes to Health and Social Care Secretary

Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, has had his role changed to Health and Social Care Secretary in Theresa May's latest cabinet reshuffle.

£2.2 million improved male ward completed

The first phase of a major £2.2 million project to improve Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust’s (NSFT) secure services for male patients is now complete.

Northern Ireland 12-hour A&E waits triple in a year

The number of patients who waited over 12 hours at A&E units in Northern Ireland over the Christmas period almost tripled compared to the year before.

NHS walk-in centre closures ‘fuelling winter crisis’

A mass closure of NHS walk-in centres has deprived patients of easy access to medical help and added pressure on A&E units, campaigners say.

Christie Hospital to offer proton beam cancer treatment in 2018

The Christie Hospital in Manchester will soon open the first high-energy proton beam therapy centre run by the NHS.

Flu hospital admissions in England rise sharply

There was a sharp rise in hospital admissions in England for flu cases in the last week of December, new figures show.

York Hospital gets new endoscopy unit

A new endoscopy unit is being built at York Hospital, which will be one of the most modern and largest endoscopy units in England.

Sugary drinks to be banned from NHS hospitals

Sugary drinks will be banned from sale across NHS hospitals in England from July, NHS England has announced.

Councils warn NHS winter crisis should prompt government to fully fund social care

This year’s NHS winter crisis should push government to fully fund our social care system, council leaders have said.

Nurses leaving A&E units to treat patients in ambulances

Nurses have been leaving their busy A&E units to treat patients stuck in the back of ambulances outside in the worst NHS winter crisis since the 1990s.

New community mental health services base

Community mental health services are now being offered from more modern, easily accessible premises in Norwich following a £600,000 refurbishment project by NSFT.

Extreme pressure forces ambulance trust to turn to private services

The EEAST has revealed that it was forced to turn to private ambulance services as the number of calls it received on New Year’s Day was over 50 per cent above normal levels.

Nearly 17,000 people in a week faced ambulance delays

Record numbers of patients were forced to wait in the back of ambulances over Christmas as hospitals in England struggled to cope with demand.

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