“Jeremy Hunt has told NHS hospitals they must get back to meeting the target for seeing patients swiftly in A&E.”
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“Over four in 10 hospitals in England declared a major alert in the first week of the year as they encountered unprecedented pressures.”
“The NHS will pay for 10 blind patients to have "bionic eyes" to help treat an inherited form of blindness.”
“Ambulance services across the UK are facing growing pressures. Demand is increasing, and they are struggling to hit their targets to respond to life-threatening emergency calls.”
“Ambulance services are struggling to reach seriously ill and injured patients quickly enough after rising demand has left the system over-stretched, a BBC investigation has found.”
“Twenty areas across England are to receive funding to provide more support for pregnant women and new mothers with severe mental health problems.”
“Tests for cancer diagnosis are under threat as labs struggle to cope with rising demand, a charity says.”
“The NHS referred 420 patients and staff to police in England and Wales in a year over concerns they were at risk of radicalisation, the BBC has learned.”
“Britain is in danger of "sleepwalking into a social care crisis", a former pensions minister has warned.”
“Patients in England will see rising waiting times, rationing and cuts in the number of staff unless the NHS gets more money, health bosses say.”
“Sore throat sufferers will be encouraged to visit their pharmacist instead of their GP for an on-the-spot test to see if they need antibiotics.”
“NHS chiefs are trying to keep plans to cut hospital services in England secret, an investigation has found.”