A&E

NHS waiting list hits record high as more also wait longer in A&E

More people than ever are on the waiting list for NHS treatment and not a single A&E department hit the four-hour target for seeing patients, new figures have shown.

Attendances of homeless people at A&E triple in eight years

Attendances of homeless patients at A&E have at least tripled in eight years, with hundreds stuck in hospitals for long periods of time, figures show.

Conservatives ‘staggeringly out of touch’ on NHS, says Labour

Labour has accused the Tories of being “staggeringly out of touch” after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the NHS was in many ways performing better than ever.

NHS facing ‘one of bleakest winters’ as waits for A&E and cancer treatment mount

The NHS is experiencing its worst ever performance in A&E, and thousands of people face rising waits for operations and cancer treatment, according to the last set of monthly health data before the General Election.

A&E under ‘tremendous pressure’ as more departments require improvement – report

Inspectors say they are increasingly concerned about the pressure on NHS hospitals as new figures show more than half of A&E departments are inadequate or require improvement.

Music has calming influence on elderly dementia patients, study suggests

The use of music playlists in A&E wards was found to have a calming effect on almost all elderly dementia patients in a trial.

Former A&E nurse invents life-saving device that’s due to be launched in Scots hospitals this year

A FORMER A&E nurse has invented a life-saving device that is set to go into to hospitals within weeks.

A&E waiting times performance improves, despite Beast from the East