11 h. ago Flu cases at record level as ‘tidal wave’ of illness hits the NHS

Flu cases are 56 per cent higher than this time last year and ten times higher than in 2023

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11 h. ago Why Wes Streeting is unlikely to fulfil his promise to end corridor care

Experts have said that the health secretary’s welcome ambition to end ‘corridor care’ is all-but impossible if the government wants the NHS to make strides on hitting its raft of other targets

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12 h. ago NHS tells England to 'brace for unprecedented flu wave' this winter in new update

Number of flu patients in hospital at record level for time of year

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15 h. ago Flu cases at record levels as ‘tidal wave’ of illness hits the NHS

Flu cases are 56 per cent higher than this time last year and ten times higher than in 2023

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16 h. ago Number of flu patients in hospital at record level for time of year

This year’s flu season started earlier than usual and is yet to reach a peak.

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35 h. ago Leaked report reveals culture of bullying and harassment at scandal

Exclusive: report into Blackpool Victoria hospital by Royal College of Physicians finds systemic failings have affected patient safetyA culture of systemic bullying and harassment has been allowed to flourish among staff at one England’s most scandal-hit hospitals, a damning leaked report reveals.The safety of patients at Blackpool Victoria hospital was affected as a result of the failings, the report by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) found. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Scotland's struggling NHS heading for 'collapse' this winter as flu cases spike by 45 per cent in a week and deaths hit double digits

Flu cases in Scotland have soared by 45 per cent in just a week amid warning the NHS is facing 'collapse' under the pressure.

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2 w. ago Wes Streeting accused of ‘chaotic and incoherent approach’ to NHS reform

Exclusive: thinktank report finds health secretary has failed to improve productivity, with the health service unlikely to meet its targetsWes Streeting has been accused of taking a “chaotic and incoherent approach” to reforming the NHS which makes it unlikely the government will hit its own targets, according to a damning report by the Institute for Government (IfG).The report praises elements of how the health secretary has managed the health service in his first year in office, including improving performance and staff retention in hospitals. Thepay settlement he reached with resident doctors last year avoided a winter plagued by NHS strikes Continue reading...

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3 w. ago NHS will be hit by winter chaos when doctors strike for 5 days from TODAY, health bosses warn

A FIVE-day doctors’ strike which starts today will trigger winter chaos in the NHS, health bosses warn.  Thousands of resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, in the British Medical Association will down tools until Wednesday.  It is the third winter in a row of pay protests and a major blow to hopes of cutting waiting lists....

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3 w. ago Mother, 23, diagnosed with cervical cancer after GP refused to give her a smear test FOURTEEN times

A young mother has hit out at the NHS after she was denied a smear test because of her age-despite heavy bleeding and family history of the condition.

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3 w. ago Named and shamed, the NHS sites failing to hit crucial cancer diagnosis and treatment time targets... so how does YOUR local trust fare?

Under the health service's own rulebook, hospitals are expected to hit three separate targets on catching the disease and starting treatment quickly.

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3 w. ago Lloyds Pharmacy issues flu warning as NHS says flu season 'has come month early'

Lloyds Pharmacy doctor has issued flu advice as early wave hits the NHS

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4 w. ago NHS braced for its worst ever winter with an early flu outbreak expected to kill thousands of patients in the wake of devastating doctors' strike

Sir Jim Mackey, chief executive of NHS England, warned a particularly bad flu season is likely to hit just as the service emerges from a five-day walkout by resident doctors.

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