Strokes: Offer Patients Three Hours A Day Of Rehab – NHS Urged
Stroke patients should be offered extra rehabilitation on the NHS, according to updated guidelines for England and Wales. The National Institute for... Read More
Newcastle Hospitals Blames Computer Error For Losing Patient Letters
A hospital trust failed to send out 24,000 letters from senior doctors to patients and their GPs after they became lost in... Read More
NHS Introduce Martha’s Rule For Hospital Patients
The health secretary is backing the introduction of “Martha’s Rule”, to ensure hospital patients know they have the right to a second... Read More
NHS To Expand Use Of Private Sector To Tackle Waits
The use of the private sector to tackle the NHS backlog in England is to be expanded, the government says. Ministers say... Read More
NHS Senior-Doctor Strike Disruption Warning For Patients
Patients can expect severe disruption to services as senior hospital doctors in England prepare to strike for 48 hours, from 07:00 Thursday,... Read More
Offer Gene Test To Stroke Patients – NHS
People who have had a stroke caused by a blood clot should have a DNA test to see whether they can be... Read More
General Practice Is Like Calling An Uber – MPs
Patients in England are being put at risk because of the unacceptably poor service they receive from GPs, MPs say. The House... Read More
London Ambulance Service: Workers Face Strike Ballot Over Pay Published 12 Hours Ago
London Ambulance Service (LAS) workers are to vote on whether to strike in a dispute over pay. The GMB Union said its... Read More
Patients Paying For Private Ops To Avoid NHS Waits
Long NHS waiting times appear to be pushing people into paying thousands of pounds for private treatment. There were 69,000 self-funded treatments... Read More
Patients In Pain As Many Struggle to Find Dental Care
People in England are struggling to get dental treatment, as dentists are close to new NHS patients, a watchdog says. Healthwatch England,... Read More
