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Standardising our hospital design – a national opportunity

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09 May Health

Standardising our hospital design – a national opportunity

WSP’s UK Head of Healthcare, Anisha Mayor, sets out the case in favour of moving to a standard design for future hospitals.

18 Jan Health

NHS Nurses “Angry” At Health Secretary’s Claim That Pay Rises Could Cut Patient Care

Striking NHS nurses have expressed their frustration at health secretary Steve Barclay’s suggestion that pay rises are “unaffordable” and that repurposing existing budgets to facilitate them would take money away from vital patient care.

A decade on from the Winterbourne scandal and transforming care patients are still trapped in inappropriate settings

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16 Dec 2022 Health

A decade on from the Winterbourne scandal and transforming care patients are still trapped in inappropriate settings

After a decade to the month since Sir Norman Lamb’s report into the Winterbourne View Hospital scandal, Home Group brought together Parliamentarians, families, care services and charities at a roundtable in Parliament to find solutions to a programme that has failed to do what it promised.

08 Dec 2022 Health

Record NHS Hospital Waiting Times, Tory And Labour MPs Suspended, Strikes Disrupt Flights

People waiting for treatment in NHS hospitals in England has reached a record of 7.2m, according to new data released by NHS England, as a winter of strikes is set to disrupt services further.

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31 Oct 2022 Coronavirus

Long Term Thinking: Crohn’s & Colitis

As part of our series on improving care for people with long-term health conditions, Dods Impact and AbbVie explore how we can reach the Crohn’s disease and Colitis patients ‘going missing’ from the system

How we can deliver more beds for our NHS

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27 Sep 2022 Health

How we can deliver more beds for our NHS

The hospital bed remains a core component of acute care in the NHS, and the data suggest that the cuts to bed numbers in the past ten years have gone too far. Full hospitals lead to full emergency departments and delayed ambulance handovers.

24 Nov 2021 Health

We need to look beyond the statistics to help reduce repeat A&E visits among vulnerable patients

Emergency departments are again feeling the pressure. The public see the messages: call 111 first. Don’t come unless you need to. Consider alternatives. But for a small but significant number of people, A&E feels like their best or only option.

Why Peers should reject the Assisted Dying Bill

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15 Oct 2021 Coronavirus

Why Peers should reject the Assisted Dying Bill

Legalising assisted dying is the wrong answer to the right question. Let's change the debate to focus on quality palliative care instead.

16 Jul 2021 Coronavirus

Government Would Consider New Lockdown If Cases Become "Unacceptable", Minister Claims

Solicitor General Lucy Frazer said the government would "look at" introducing new lockdown restrictions if cases hit "unacceptable" levels.

13 Jul 2021 Coronavirus

The Key Scientific Advice Boris Johnson Was Given Before Ending Covid Restrictions

Boris Johnson has toned down his calls for 19 July to be England's "freedom day" after the scientific data concluded the future course of the pandemic will be highly uncertain.

08 Jul 2021 Health

Emergency Departments Face Busiest June On Record As Medics Warn Of "Threat" To Patient Safety

Ministers are being warned of a "looming crisis" in accident and emergency as patient numbers hit highest levels since records began.

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14 Jun 2021 Health

Acute inpatient wards: Time to implement psychological therapies

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended psychological therapies for severe mental health problems.

10 Jun 2021 Coronavirus

Failure To Test Care Home Residents Discharged From Hospital Based On “Clinical Advice”, Matt Hancock Claims

Matt Hancock has claimed the decision not to test care home residents being discharged from hospital was based on “clinical advice”.

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18 Mar 2021 Coronavirus

Do Not Attempt Resuscitation decisions: DNR queries to charity more than doubled in 2020, with majority seeking protection from CPR

22 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Covid Hospitalisations Are Still Just Below The First Peak, Chris Whitty Warns As Lockdown Roadmap Announced

The government’s chief medical adviser has warned hospitalisations from Covid-19 are still only just below the April peak as Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown was announced.

11 Feb 2021 Coronavirus

Almost One Third Of All Covid Patients Requiring Hospital Treatment Were Admitted In The Last Month

Nearly a third of all Covid patients requiring hospital treatment over the course of the pandemic in England were admitted in January, according to new NHS data.

11 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

People Without Covid Are Being Treated On The Same Wards As Infected Patients Because Hospitals Are Overwhelmed

A critical care doctor has told PoliticsHome that patients are being put at risk of catching the coronavirus in hospital because wards are overrun with patients infected with Covid-19.

08 Jan 2021 Coronavirus

The reality of fighting Covid, by an ITU nurse

Morale is devastatingly low. Hospital wards are being turned into ITUs to cope with demand, but there simply isn't enough staff to safely look after the increasing number of patients.

30 Dec 2020 Coronavirus

Ministers Have Announced A New Plan To Boost Numbers Of Covid Vaccinations By Delaying The Timing Of A Second Dose

The government has adopted a new dosing regime to ensure more at-risk people are offered their first coronavirus vaccine sooner rather than holding back stock to deliver a second dose.

14 Dec 2020 Coronavirus

It is vital that Inflammatory Bowel Disease is not put on the back-bench

IBD has for far too long been invisible on the political agenda. It is vital that in the coming months, IBD is not put on the back-bench, as it is extraordinarily stressful for sufferers, and ultimately costly to the NHS.

11 Aug 2020 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson urges Brits to go to hospital if they need to as he reveals extra coronavirus winter cash

Boris Johnson will seek to reassure the British public that accident and emergency departments are safe to use in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

14 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Ministers urged to make ‘intense preparation’ for winter coronavirus surge amid warning of 120,000 deaths

Ministers must make “intense preparation” over the next two months to get the NHS ready for a winter spike of Covid-19 cases “which might be greater than that seen in the spring”, scientific advisers are warning.

04 May 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Downing Street confirms London's NHS Nightingale to be put on 'standby' due to lack of patients

London's NHS Nightingale hospital is to be put on "standby" due to a lack of patients, Downing Street has confirmed.

02 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Labour's Dawn Butler calls for more testing after uncle dies of hospital-acquired coronavirus infection

Labour's Dawn Butler has called for a massive increase in coronavirus testing after her uncle died after contracting the disease in hospital.