For doctors with depression, A&E can be especially tough. I should know
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For doctors with depression, A&E can be especially tough. I should know

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/views-from-the-nhs-frontline/2018/mar/27/depression-doctor-ae-tough-nhs By Ben Janaway A worsening environment in the NHS is taking its toll, and many of us feel we don’t deserve the help that is offered Depression is difficult. And as other passengers know, a hard day or moment can derail you. Working in A&E with depression can be especially hard. In…

Hospital admission waiting times at record levels
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Hospital admission waiting times at record levels

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://news.sky.com/story/hospital-admission-waiting-times-at-record-levels-11280393 By Sky News In just one month, 1,043 people in England waited half a day to move from A&E to a ward, figures described “disturbing”. More than 1,000 people had to wait more than 12 hours to be admitted after being seen at A&E in January, as waiting times reached…

This winter expected to be worst ever for NHS

This winter expected to be worst ever for NHS

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/this-winter-expected-to-be-worst-ever-for-nhs-11240610 By  Paul Kelso, Health Correspondent Performance figures for January will show how far hospitals are slipping behind performance targets. NHS England will today confirm this winter has been among the most challenging on record. Performance statistics will later be published which will reveal how hospitals have struggled to cope with a…

NHS told to cancel non-urgent operations until mid-January as ‘Christmas crisis’ looms

NHS told to cancel non-urgent operations until mid-January as ‘Christmas crisis’ looms

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-staff-flu-jab-hospitals-christmas-crisis-ill-health-vulnerable-patients-treatment-beds-a8122651.html By: Alex Matthews-King Health Correspondent Tens of thousands of operations to be put on hold to prepare for ‘surge’ of holiday illnesses Hospitals have been told to cancel tens of thousands of non-emergency operations until the New Year as winter pressures keep ratcheting up and MPs warn the NHS is heading for a “Christmas crisis”. The advice followed vaccination figures showing…

NHS to review plans to divert patients from hospital A&E departments

NHS to review plans to divert patients from hospital A&E departments

ByMatthew Betteridge

NHS England has launched a national review into schemes to divert patients away from A&E departments. According to the Daily Telegraph, the investigation is in response to the death of a 44-year-old man who was turned away from a Bristol A&E department while a pilot scheme to ease pressure was in place, and instead seen by…