22
Dec 2016
According to a leading health statistician, the NHS is being put under increasing pressure by a fall in the number of hospital beds and this is contributing to the number of patient deaths. Although the government’s recommended average occupancy level is 85 per cent, this investigation has revealed that in England, hospital occupancy levels have…
08
Dec 2016
A BBC investigation has found that 25 per cent of women are being transferred from midwife-led units to consultants due to birth complications. As part of the investigation, researchers contacted 139 hospital trusts under the Freedom of Information Act and received responses from 128 midwife-led units throughout England. The recommendation from the National Institute for…
08
Dec 2016
Research by the BBC has shown that almost 475,000 patients faced a wait of over four hours for a hospital bed following emergency admissions in 2015-16, which was nearly a five-fold increase since 2010-11. Three quarters of hospitals are reporting a shortage of beds this winter and doctors are complaining that hospitals are now dangerously…
07
Dec 2016
A survey conducted by the BMA doctors’ union has revealed that 27 per cent of practices throughout Yorkshire are unable to fill their GP vacancies, and that 18 per cent of practices are taking up to six months to recruit new GPs. With a fifth of Huddersfield GPs approaching retirement age (figures obtained from the…
30
Nov 2016
A survey based on a poll of over 5,000 members of the British Medical Association, has found that 84 per cent of GPs are concerned that their high workload is affecting their standard of care and only 10 per cent believe they are able to offer a safe service. GP surgeries are undergoing a recruitment…
30
Nov 2016
An investigation by the BBC has found that paramedics are struggling to get to seriously injured and ill patients fast enough, with only one of the UK’s 13 ambulance services meeting its target. Pressure on the system and rising demand are being blamed for the crisis, with the situation so critical that it is not…
© Copyright 2025. Website design by Fantastic Media.
*The following are trading names/styles of Chadwick Lawrence LLP, Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors, Chadwick Lawrence, Yorkshire’s Legal People, Chadlaw, Acclaim
