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Emergency care to be prioritised during most disruptive industrial action in history

Strike action across England this week will see unprecedented disruption to NHS services, England’s top doctor has warned today. Professor Sir Stephen Powis said that it had been a challenged bank holiday weekend for hospitals in England and that the industrial action by junior doctors, starting at 7am tomorrow, would bring ‘immense pressure’ on services….

A&E patients face long waits as winter bites
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A&E patients face long waits as winter bites

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51046616 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Huge pressures at hospitals across the NHS over the last month have led to long delays for patients seeking emergency care, figures suggest. The NHS England December data showed record delays in A&E with one in five patients waiting more than four hours. A…

NHS four-hour A&E target could be ditched after trials
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NHS four-hour A&E target could be ditched after trials

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/plans-to-ditch-nhs-four-hour-ae-target-11662093 By Paul Kelso, health correspondent Special changes will impact mental health patients, those seeking a cancer diagnosis and heart attack sufferers. The four-hour A&E waiting time target – used as a measure of hospital performance – could be abandoned in favour of a series of new standards under proposals that…

How fast is the ambulance service where you live?
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How fast is the ambulance service where you live?

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47362797 By  Nick Triggle and Christine Jeavans The most critically-injured patients in rural areas are at risk due to the time it takes the ambulance service to reach them, a BBC investigation has found. Some rural communities wait more than 20 minutes on average for 999 crews or trained members of the…

Pollution and flu bring steep rise in lung-related illnesses
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Pollution and flu bring steep rise in lung-related illnesses

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/09/steep-rise-lung-related-illness-hospitals-nhs By Jamie Doward, at the Guardian News Shortage of specialists adds to worries that surge in respiratory diseases is putting pressure on A&Es Accident and emergency departments have seen attendances due to lung-related illnesses almost double in under a decade as increasingly virulent flu strains and a rise in air…