NHS straining at the seams year before 70th birthday, finds regulator

NHS straining at the seams year before 70th birthday, finds regulator

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/10/nhs-straining-at-seams-70th-birthday-says-regulator-cqc By:Sarah Marsh Tuesday 10 October 2017 00.01 BST CQC calls for modernisation, saying quality of care maintained because of dedicated staff but future quality is precarious The NHS is in danger of a sharp decline in its services around its 70th birthday next year, with the risk of the quality of care becoming precarious, the…

Warnings on hospital crowding with doubling in legal actions by CQC

Warnings on hospital crowding with doubling in legal actions by CQC

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/08/warnings-hospital-crowding-doubling-legal-actions-cqc/ By:  Laura Donnelly, health editor  8 OCTOBER 2017 • 6:01AM A growing crisis in hospital safety is revealed in official figures showing a doubling in the number of legal warnings issued by NHS watchdogs. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) launched 135 “enforcement actions” against hospitals in 2016/17 – a rise from 58…

‘Antibiotic apocalypse’: doctors sound alarm over drug resistance

‘Antibiotic apocalypse’: doctors sound alarm over drug resistance

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/08/world-faces-antibiotic-apocalypse-says-chief-medical-officer Robin McKie Sunday 8 October 2017 05.59 BST The terrifying prospect that even routine operations will be impossible to perform has been raised by experts alarmed by the rise of drug-resistant genes Scientists attending a recent meeting of the American Society for Microbiology reported they had uncovered a highly disturbing trend. They…

Doctors praise plan for organ donor presumed consent in England

Doctors praise plan for organ donor presumed consent in England

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/05/doctors-praise-plan-for-organ-donor-presumed-consent-in-england By: Denis Campbell Health policy editor Proposal announced in Theresa May’s Tory conference speech is ‘fantastic news’ for people awaiting transplants Transplant doctors and health charities have praised Theresa May’s decision to change how organ donation works in England in an attempt to provide more hearts, kidneys and livers for patients…

NHS patients going blind and missing cancer treatments due to hospital failings, report finds

NHS patients going blind and missing cancer treatments due to hospital failings, report finds

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nhs-patients-care-quality-commission-blind-hospital-failings-royal-cornwall-hospitals-a7983001.html By: Jane Kirby  Long waits for treatment leave people suffering harm as a result, CQC says In cardiology, from December 2016 to June 2017, 554 patients suffered delays while waiting for appointments, the CQC inspection report said. Inspectors added: “We were informed of two patients who had died of cardiac…