Tag: NHS

Teenagers are being turned away by the NHS, officials warn

Teenagers with mental health conditions are being turned away by the NHS unless they have tried suicide, officials warn Anne Longfield said clinics were struggling to cope with epidemic of self-harm Her research found a third of health trusts cut children’s mental health funding She said that they are being turned away by the NHS

NHS needs army of volunteers to cope with rising elderly population

NHS needs an army of volunteers to cope with the burden of the UK’s rising elderly population, top doctor says The president of the Royal College of Physicians Professor Andrew Goddard said that it is an ‘inescapable truth’ that the NHS will increasingly require more help He has voiced support for the Daily Mail’s volunteer campaign with

Private NHS consultants are being paid at least £26MILLION

NHS has paid private consultants £26MILLION to ‘review demand’ and ‘support sustainability’ as part of an ‘unacceptable’ shake-up More than 550 non-clinical jobs have been made at a cost of £32million a year British Medical Association warns money is being diverted from patient care Freedom of Information request was sent to NHS bodies in 44

NHS knew ‘for a MONTH’ about cervical cancer screening blunder

NHS knew ‘for a MONTH’ about cervical cancer screening blunder that saw almost 50,000 women miss out on smear test invites and results More than 4,500 women were not sent the results of their screening tests  Whereas more than 40,000 were not sent appointment invitations or reminders  The BMA has called the situation ‘incredibly serious’

NHS could skimp on cyber security

NHS ‘could skimp on cyber security’ as it says £800m to bolster its defences is not ‘value for money’ in the wake of the devastating WannaCry cyber attack NHS Digital documents said a cyber expert’s recommendations were ‘useful’ But it said paying £800m to £1bn for all providers to be protected was too much The

What part of the NHS do people most complain about?

‘Worst ever winter’ for NHS prompted record number of complaints as official figures also reveal the best and worst trusts for care across England (so how does yours rate?) NHS Digital figures showed 49,580 written complaints were made in quarter 4 This is 4,000 more than what was recorded between October and December Most were