Since the introduction of the National Health Service during the first parliamentary term following the Second World War, it has become an almost universally cherished institution amongst the British population. Unlike many other areas of policy, the NHS seems to be widely supported by most if not all politicians, regardless […]

A recent announcement of NHS figures revealing their failures to meet patients’ needs this year have caused quite an uproar across the country, as well as upset amongst taxpayers. In the three months of April, May and June, it has been revealed that, owing to a series of problems, such […]

NHS Chief Executive, Matthew Kershaw (Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals), has released a statement informing of a “clinical error” which has now left patient, Brian, with terminal lung cancer. In January 2010, Brian was referred to the hospital from his GP as he had severe anaemia. He was a life-long smoker who had […]

In order to stop the healthcare system from “collapsing by 2020”, senior members of the Liberal Democrat Party are predicting that the NHS will require an additional £30bn of funding over the next several years. Despite cuts to most public services since 2008, the Coalition Government has mostly avoided cuts […]

Recently released figures show that 75.5% of hospital trusts did not meet their nurse staffing targets during May this year. Out of the 139 trusts that submitted figures, 105 of these did not meet targets for the number of nursing hours worked across at least one of their hospital sites. […]

In 2012, following the Stafford hospital and other high profile NHS scandals, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) employed 134 additional inspectors despite them failing core competency tests. The Care Quality Commission are the regulatory body in charge of NHS hospitals and at the time of hiring, they were severely under […]

A new report from the Patients Association has found that waiting times for routine procedures, such as knee replacements and hernia repairs, have risen since 2010. The report is based on data from 92 hospital trusts in England and shows that treatment waiting times vary greatly depending on location. Concerns […]

Jeremy Hunt has launched a new assessment exercise for hospital trusts in England to rate the quality of their responses to breaches in patient safety and their openness and honesty in reporting. It comes after the health secretary recently stated that 1 in 5 hospitals were still not taking patient […]

Last week, the results of an investigation into the death of a 3 year old Devonshire boy revealed ‘catastrophic’ failings on the part of the NHS out-of-hours service and other local care providers. Sam Morrish passed away from septic shock in December 2010 after developing what was initially thought to […]