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May 2015
A charity has warned that ‘thousands’ of cancer patients are being treated too slowly by the NHS. Although at least 85% of patients should be starting treatment within 62 days of being referred for suspected cancer by their GP, official figures show that this target has been missed for a full 12 months. In the…
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May 2015
Barts Health Trust in London has been rated as inadequate on issues including the number of cancelled operations and staff shortages. The trust was found to be critically understaffed, focused too little on safety, and had too few beds which led to numerous cancelled operations. In the CQC’s report, it said “Overall, this trust was…
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May 2015
A report by the Care Quality Commission has found that only 13% of patients surveyed said that they were attended to straight away. Six per cent of patients said that they waited for longer than five minutes and one per cent said their call bell was not answered at all. Of the nearly 60,000 patients…
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May 2015
NHS England and the Care Quality Commission have warned the General Medical Council that some doctors could be changing medical records to hide mistakes or procedures being carried out without patients’ consents. This warning comes following allegations from the Health Service Journal that rogue doctors have been altering consent forms after procedures have been completed.…
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May 2015
In the first three months of this year, over 20,000 NHS operations were cancelled at the last minute, the highest proportion in the last two years (one in every 100). Although an alternative date or private treatment should be offered within 28 days, the number of patients not being seen is the highest in ten…
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May 2015
Cancer Research UK has warned that increasing pressure on cancer services within the NHS are impacting on the capacity to provide world leading scientific research and life-saving medical breakthroughs. Although there are internationally recognised cancer scientists and specialist centres within the NHS, such as London’s Royal Marsden and Imperial, and Manchester’s Christies hospitals, a survey…
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