Multiple NHS hospitals in locations including Plymouth, Birmingham, Hampshire and Liverpool have declared critical incidents due to high demand driven by surging winter viruses and recent cold weather. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust said its situation is down to “ extreme pressures ” across services.... Chief nurse Margaret Garbett said the hospital was seeing" exceptional numbers of patients with flu requiring admission to hospital". She added:" This has now reached 311 i

The NHS will rely on private hospitals to ease a growing crisis under plans being considered by the Government. The ￡1 billion rescue plan to clear waiting list backlogs would result in the independent sector funding the biggest expansion in healthcare since Sir Tony Blair’s premiership. Cancer checks, surgery and intensive care for NHS patients would increasingly take place in private hospitals, under proposals submitted to the Treasury ahead of the Budget.A source said the Government would “ g

One of those was United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, where “ extreme and unprecedented ” staff shortages were expected to result in “ compromised care ”.... And he added in his statement that some non-urgent operations and procedures would be suspended.He said the escalation “ allows us to be able to take additional steps to maintain safe services for our patients and help us cope with the growing pressures ”.... I don’t like the idea of having face masks in( the) classroom any more than

Research by the MS Society found less than half of NHS clinical commissioning groups( CCGs) were funding the treatment, which can reduce painful muscle spasms in people with multiple sclerosis. Following our campaign, NHS England's chief pharmaceutical officer raised the issue in a letter to trusts and CCGs.Dr Keith Ridge reminded them of guidance published in November 2019 by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence( Nice).It recommended offering a four-week trial of Sativex to adu

The NHS plans to treat up to 25, 000 hospital patients at home in “ virtual wards ” to help clear the backlog caused by the pandemic, the “ living with Covid ” plan has revealed. Patients will be offered acute clinical care at home, including remote monitoring and treatment, as an alternative to hospital stays. Consultants or GPs will review patients daily via digital platforms and phone calls.... In some cases, patients will be provided with a wearable device to continuously monitor and report

Hospitals warned to' urgently' place orders for chemo therapy drugs( Image: Getty) The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England sent out an alert warning to hospital drug buyers to order unlicensed imports of cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin “ to meet the needs of patients ”.... More infoSUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.... This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based o

The NHS can take over private sector hospitals if it becomes overwhelmed, with a new deal aimed at managing pressures in the coming weeks. Under the three-month agreement, the NHS will be able to use private sector spare capacity to outsource operations and appointments which would otherwise have been delayed, including treatment for cancer and other urgent cases.A letter from NHS chiefs says that ultimately the health service can commandeer private hospitals and suspend their routine services i

NHS leaders have been accused of downplaying the impact of the Covid crisis and putting hospitals under scrutiny for declaring critical incidents and postponing surgeries.A leaked email urges hospitals to use the “ correct terminology ” and make NHS leaders aware when declaring their status.... Every NHS patient and health worker can see for themselves that this is a health service struggling under the full weight of the Omicron wave.... One trust chief said: “ We are finding we’re having to g

Read ourprivacy notice Thanks for signing up to theBreaking News email{{# verifyErrors}}{{ message}}{{/ verifyErrors}}{{^ verifyErrors}} Something went wrong.... Diane Sarkar, chief nursing and quality officer for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust which runs Southend Hospital, said that “ our heartfelt condolences go out to William’s family ”.... It's now possibleTechno Mag| Sponsored Sponsored Learn More Undo StreetInsider. com Nobody Knew This Existed Until A Drone Took This PictureSt

The number of NHS hospital staff in England absent due to Covid-19 has nearly doubled since the start of the month, new figures show. Some 24, 632 staff at NHS hospital trusts were ill with coronavirus or having to self-isolate on Boxing Day, up 31% from 18, 829 a week earlier and nearly double the 12, 508 at the start of the month. The new NHS England data comes after separate figures showed that the number of Covid patients in hospital in England had climbed to 11, 452 on Thursday, the highest