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Inside looming NHS winter crisis as hospitals face ‘armageddon’

NHS WINTER CRISIS : Every winter is a challenge for the NHS. But doctors fear this year could be one of the worst yet, as a ‘hugely concerning’ early flu season, a surge in A&E demand and the overhang of a devastating summer put the creaking health service under huge…

The Independent UK

More than 800 excess deaths because of long A&E waits, says medical body

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine found there were 76,510 people who waited longer than 12 hours in A&E last year.

Evening Standard

Long A&E waiting times lead to more than 800 excess deaths, says medical body

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine found there were 76,510 people who waited longer than 12 hours in A&E last year.

The Independent UK

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Long A&E waits for people who have paid into NHS all their lives ‘appalling’

A report from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine shows that rising numbers of elderly and frail people are enduring very long waits.

Evening Standard

Doctors warn of ‘threat to patient safety’ over elderly people stuck in A&E

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine found that the older patients are, the more likely they are to endure a long wait.

The Independent UK

‘Corridor care’ has become an endemic problem in Wales, survey finds

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has called on the Welsh government to prevent corridor care, calling it ‘dangerous, degrading, dehumanising’.

Evening Standard

A&E ‘corridor care’ now normal at NHS hospitals in England, senior doctor says

Consultant’s comments come as north London hospital posts specific ad for corridor care nurses

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Hospital advertises for ‘corridor care’ A&E nurses to ease NHS winter crisis

While some hospitals have stood down critical incident declarations, they said emergency departments remain under unprecedented pressure

The Independent UK

Hospital advertises ‘corridor care’ shifts amid pressure on A&E

Whittington Hospital in Archway, north London, is experiencing ‘very significant pressure’ in its urgent and emergency care, the trust said.

Evening Standard

Urgent safety warning issued over water beads gifts for children

Often marketed as toys, water beads have been linked to child deaths overseas

The Independent UK

Doctors issue warning over potentially fatal children’s Christmas gift

The toys expand inside the body if swallowed

The Independent UK

Popular Christmas gift could be deadly, warn doctors

Emergency doctors have warned that some popular stocking fillers come with ‘hidden hazards’

Evening Standard

Top A&E doctors criticise ‘dangerous’ suggestion that corridor care can be delivered safely

NHS England issued new guidance on the “safest, most effective” way to treat patients in corridors

The Independent UK

‘Dangerous’ to suggest corridor care can be delivered safely – emergency doctors

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has expressed concern about a new NHS England guide on how to treat patients in corridors.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Elderly man not given ‘time-critical’ medicine during three-day stint in A&E

Only eight of 18 doses of Parkinson’s medication were provided to the patient on time.

The Independent UK

Emergency doctors sound the alarm over patient care

Signs of increased pressure are already starting to show in NHS performance data.

The Independent UK

Top A&E doctor accuses NHS leaders of normalising treatment in corridors

NHS plan for winter will do little to stop ‘deadly’ 12 hour waits in A&E, says Dr Adrian Boyle

Evening Standard

More than 250 patients a week ‘die needlessly due to long A&E waits’

Dr Adrian Boyle, president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said excessively long waits continue to put patients at risk of serious harm

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The Independent UK

Top doctors warn A&E crisis is making patients sicker as corridor care becomes routine

Exclusive: Dr Vicky Price says risks to patients will only worsen this winter with one elderly man dying after 40-hour A&E wait

The Independent UK

Nearly 400,000 people waited for ‘more than a day’ in A&E

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine says that it should be a ‘matter of national shame’

The Independent UK

400,000 wait more than a day in A&E – figures

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine said that it should be a ‘matter of national shame’.

The Guardian - UK

NHS in acute condition: the crisis facing the UK’s hospitals

Health professionals fear the country is heading for an autumn of strikes, a funding black hole and long waiting lists that will leave untreated patients in limbo

The Independent UK

More than 23,000 patients died in A&E last year, Labour claims

There were 4,000 more deaths in A&E last year than the year before and 5,500 more than in 2019, Labour said.

The Guardian - UK

A&E staff in England struggling to spot abuse cases in infants, says watchdog

HSIB report identifies several barriers to child safeguarding in hospital emergency departments

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