Jeremy Hunt’s austerity measures have started to bite – despite the efforts of NHS staff
Ambulance delays and long waiting times are on the rise
Ambulance delays and long waiting times are on the rise
NHS services in England are deteriorating under the coalition in a way not seen since the early 1990s
NHS A&E departments in England have once again failed to meet a target of seeing 95 per cent patients within four hours
NHS accident and emergency departments in England failed to meet a government target of seeing 95 per cent patients within four hours for the twenty-first week in a row
The government’s target for 95 per cent of patients to spend less than for hours waiting has been missed for the 50th week in a row.
Almost three million patients are on an NHS waiting list for the first time in six years, according to new figures released today.
Last year only half of London NHS Trusts were able to ensure 95 per cent of patients attending A&Es were treated within four hours.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has endorsed an article by the party’s health spokesperson which calls for people to be allowed to pay to skip A&E waiting times.
Alex Hern shows quite how long scrapping waiting lists has been a Tory policy, and quite how quickly they scrapped it.
Left Foot Forward’s Alex Hern reports on the massive increase in NHS waiting times.