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Nurses give 'devastating testimony' on corridor care

By Lee Peart 16 January 2025

A survey of over 5,000 NHS nursing staff has offered ‘devastating testimony’ of patients dying in corridors, lack of equipment and unsafe practices.

WES STREETING

NHS hospitals record busiest week this winter

By Lee Peart 16 January 2025

NHS hospitals have recorded their busiest week this winter, new data has revealed.

PALLIATIVE CARE

MPs' committee to investigate state of palliative care in England

By Lee Peart 15 January 2025

The Health and Social Care Committee has asked its Expert Panel to undertake an evaluation of the state of palliative care in England.

CARE ENGLAND

Social care on the brink and cannot wait for 2028 reform, report warns

By Lee Peart 14 January 2025

Social care is on the brink of collapse and cannot wait for Government reform in 2028, a report has warned.

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Corridor care becoming 'normalised', say Liberal Democrats

By Lee Peart 13 January 2025

The Liberal Democrats warned corridor care is becoming ‘normalised’ in the NHS as they revealed a record of 518,000 ‘trolley waits’ of 12 hours or more in 2024.

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE COMMITTEE

MPs call for urgent Government update on NHS winter support

By Lee Peart 10 January 2025

The Health and Social Committee has asked health and social care secretary Wes Streeting to provide an ‘urgent update’ on what steps the Government is taking to support the health and social care ...

WAITING LISTS

Winter pressures 'similar to height of pandemic' as virus levels surge

By Lee Peart 09 January 2025

Frontline staff are experiencing pressures ‘similar to the days at the height of the pandemic’ as virus levels surge across the country.

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE COMMITTEE

Adult social care commission 'should complete this year', says Dilnot

By Lee Peart 08 January 2025

Sir Andrew Dilnot has said it is ‘perfectly feasible’ for the adult social care commission’s work on reform to be completed ‘by the end of 2025’.

SOCIAL CARE

Commission must not overshadow need for urgent action on social care, says charity

By Lee Peart 08 January 2025

The head of a health and social care charity has said the Government’s launch of a commission on social care must not ‘overshadow the immediate need for investment’ in the sector.

CRITICAL INCIDENT