100-fold rise in patients waiting a year for treatment at NHS hospitals
The number of patients waiting more than a year for NHS treatment has risen 100-fold in a year, new figures show. Across England, 139,545 people had waited more than 52…
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The number of patients waiting more than a year for NHS treatment has risen 100-fold in a year, new figures show. Across England, 139,545 people had waited more than 52…
NHS prescriptions for walks in the park have fewer mental health benefits than spontaneously enjoying nature as they put people under pressure, a study has found. So-called “green prescriptions” are…
Attempts to make the NHS go digital are failing and billions more pounds are at risk of being wasted in the absence of a proper plan, MPs have warned. A…
The health service’s “lack of capacity and lack of flexibility” has been “very, very alarming” over the coronavirus pandemic, according to Telegraph columnist and former editor, Charles Moore. Speaking to…
However, new analysis published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that increasing the wait to surgery from six to 12 weeks would increase the risk of death by around…
The NHS is settling around two multi-million pound payouts every week for failings in maternity care, its head of complaints has told MPs. This year, the largest single sum for…
The Telegraph understands that the Government is considering allowing a Christmas window in which families can meet, with lockdowns on either side of the festive period. Boris Johnson has so…
Britain’s top GP has said “Protect the NHS” was an “unhelpful” message, warning of the risks of virtual consultations amid a rise in suspected cancer cases. Professor Martin Marshall, the…
The team at Glasgow University examined data from 158,445 healthcare workers in Scotland aged between 18 and 65 and 229,905 of their household members, and compared it to members of…
The authors said it was wrong that mothers who gave birth in the middle of the night, or people who had come out of surgery, could often not have a…
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