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Long waits persist for Victorian ambulances, surgery

Victoria's ambulance response times and planned surgery waiting list are falling but the health minister admits they won't return to pre-COVID levels overnight.

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‘Misleading’ A&E figures in England hiding poor performance

Emergency doctors say figures are aggregated with those of minor injury centres to get closer to targets

The Guardian - UK

Report slams NHS and Department of Health over poor A&E care

The level of care patients can expect depends on where they live, MPs have said.

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'We are worn out and no one cares': why ambulance staff in UK and Australia are ready to quit the profession

The COVID-19 pandemic may be over, but its scars remain for those on the frontline of the health sector – not least in the ambulance services. And our research conducted separately in the UK and Australia shows things are getting worse across the globe.

The Conversation

NHS struggles with surge in A&E visits for hiccups and sore throats

People urged to seek care for minor ailments elsewhere in health service rather than ‘looking for any port in the storm’

Evening Standard

Ambulance crews back strike action as lack of breaks 'putting lives at risk'

AMBULANCE crews in Scotland have warned a failure to get adequate breaks is putting lives at risk as they overwhelmingly backed strike action.

The National (Scotland)

British Airways plane evacuated after passengers fall ill from ‘fumes’ on flight

Emergency services raced to meet the aircraft at Heathrow Airport

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Row erupts after NHS leaders say doctors strike ‘causing significant risk’ to patients

More than a million operations and appointments have been cancelled since industrial action in the NHS began last December

Evening Standard

Patients at risk, warns London’s top doctor as three-day strike begins

NHS London chief Dr Chris Streather urges both sides to enter ‘urgent talks’ as junior doctors and consultants begin three-day walkout

Evening Standard

Minister tells of own experience of A&Es treating ‘so many’ elderly patients

Helen Whately said she had gained further insight into the healthcare front line after a broken ankle and spending time in hospital with relatives.

The Independent UK

London Ambulance Service to receive 5 million calls a year by 2028

Trust unveils five-year strategy to tackle rising pressure due to capital’s ageing population

Evening Standard

Londoners set to make five million 999 and 111 calls a year by 2028, ambulance service predicts

Call handlers expected to receive about 400,000 more emergency calls every year

Evening Standard

Private hospital criticised for relying on NHS ambulance service to transfer patients

Death of a man who waited 14 hours for a transfer in Norwich highlights growing reliance on private providers in complex cases

The Guardian - UK

Third of life-or-death 999 ambulance calls in England not attended by paramedic

Exclusive: Concerns over patient safety after NHS figures show less-qualified staff attending urgent calls

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The Independent UK

Consultants and junior doctors hold first joint strike

Junior doctors are also due to continue striking on Thursday and Friday this week.

The Independent UK

Patients facing delays as doctors strike urge ‘responsibility’ alongside action

Those affected are worried about who is responsible for patients’ duty of care whilst doctors are on strike.

The Independent UK

Call for more support to help millions caught up in record NHS backlog

It comes as a new poll suggests many have lost confidence they will have timely access to NHS care.

The Guardian - UK

People with mental illness in England face ‘horrifically long’ ambulance delays

Figures reveal services regularly breached response-time targets, with one person waiting three days

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Lib Dems say increasing number of ambulance breakdowns putting patients at risk

One NHS trust said it had a 14-year-old ambulance, according to the Lib Dems

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 7,000 ambulance workers in England left in past year, figures show

Lib Dems say paramedics are ‘voting with their feet’ as number of staff leaving service rises 51% in three years

The Independent UK

Lib Dems demand ambulance staff boost before winter pressures

Figures obtained by the party show a 51% increase in staff departures at all 10 ambulance trusts in England since 2019-20.

The Independent UK

A&E crisis fears as NHS leaders ‘too busy with strikes to prepare for winter’

Exclusive: NHS services ‘need to be preparing for winter... instead they’re preparing for strikes’

The Guardian - UK

Record 7.6 million people in England waiting for NHS treatment

Two in five patients waiting more than 18 weeks and key cancer care targets being missed as junior doctors prepare to strike

Evening Standard

London ambulance response times improve after ‘challenging’ Spring period

Responses to Category One and Two calls both see marked improvement

The Independent UK

NHS announces package of measures to boost performance ahead of winter

The NHS is anticipating a ‘difficult winter’.

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